An apology issued on behalf of Janet Jackson after she made comments about Kamala Harris’s racial background was unauthorised, it is understood.

In an interview published in the Guardian, the 58-year-old singer repeated the false claim that the vice president “is not black”.

A statement said to have been shared on Jackson’s behalf later stated her comments were wrong and “based on misinformation”.

The statement had come from Mo Elmasri, who said he was Jackson’s manager.

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