Janet Jackson continued her return from a maternity break over the weekend and during her second show on the revamped State of the World tour in Houston on Saturday night (Sept. 9) the 51-year-old singer got unexpectedly emotional. After surprising some victims of Hurricane Harvey on Friday (Sept. 8) with a surprise appearance at the George R. Brown Convention Center, Jackson dedicated Saturday's show to those affected by the massive storm.
But it was her teary-eyed response to performing the 1997 The Velvet Rope track "What About" that made headlines, as the singer broke down in tears while trying to work her way through the track with lyrics detailing an abusive relationship. Jackson, who is in the midst of a divorce from estranged husband Wissam Al Mana, father of her newborn son, Eissa, struggled to get through the lyrics to the defiant tune.