Talk:Ja'Net DuBois

Correct birthday?

The page has her birthday listed as August 5 1938. I don't think that she could have been born in the '30s... Her IMDB page has ber birthday on August 5 1945. I have revised as listed in IMDB.Dreammaker182 04:54, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

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Furthermore according to this line " She usually found herself playing roles which made her seem much older than she was. For example, when Good Times premiered in 1974 she was 36, a few years older than Jimmie Walker" This would make her 76 today and not 68. If she is in fact 68 today, then she was 28 when she first started on Good Times in 1974. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.92.159.42 (talk • contribs) 23:45, 14 March 2014

Tut! Tut! Tut! All these sources in her article to say an incorrect age! According to this source in an article from October 26, 1987, she had a son Raj Kristo Gupta, who died recently at 36. If he died aged 36 in 1987 it means he was born in 1951. If Ja'Net Dubois was born in 1938 or 1945 that would mean she had a baby when she was aged 13 or 6 years old. Mmmm! I think she was born August 5... 1932! (and had a baby aged 19). There are two references I put on his article in french that prove what I advance. A passport in portuguese with his photo (Jeannette Dubois Gupta) for a trip to Sao Paulo in 1959 (found on FamilySearch) that state his birthdate as August 5, 1932 and a document for his return from Sao Paulo to the States made in New York in 1959 (found on Ancestry for those that have a subscription) that state again she was born August 5, 1932 and in Philadelphia (and it adds well since she wasn't found in the birth Index of the town of New York from 1910 to 1965 on ancestry)... --Danielvis08 (talk) 01:39, 11 February 2019 (UTC)

BLP requires better sources that those primary sources. --Ronz (talk) 16:37, 30 October 2019 (UTC)

I was thinking born around 1930. On a side note: I was so happy when she 'liked' something I wrote to her online. :) I was so influenced as an actress by her work. 107.129.97.80 (talk) 01:11, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

With her passing, this appears to be a concern again. Even a DOB of 1938 is a stretch, and 1932 seems more likely. Ideally we need a detailed biography on her, that synchronizes or explains the information we have on her son. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 01:07, 19 February 2020 (UTC)

• https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/02/18/janet-dubois-songwriter-and-star-of-good-times-has-died/

  Highlights how she kept her age secret. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 01:21, 19 February 2020 (UTC)

  • Associated Press announces that the Glendale police has received a call for his death late MONDAY (the 17th). She can't have died today. And they said they have no details available yet about her age (me I still believe she was born in 1932). https://apnews.com/74342f67bebd356e0d2ffe914a690c2c --Danielvis08 (talk) 01:51, 19 February 2020 (UTC)

Here are her public records. Ja'Net Dubois was born Janet Theresa Dubois on August 5, 1932. Listed below are her relatives, such as her daughter Rani. Also, there are businesses that were listed under her professional name, Ja'Net. https://www.truepeoplesearch.com/results?name=Janet Dubois&citystatezip=Glendale, CA&rid=0x0 MsScorpioMoon (talk) 02:47, 19 February 2020 (UTC)

Let's wait to see that the NYT says if they publish an obit. They are usually pretty thorough with this kind of thing. I agree though that 1932 is likely correct, given the son's circa birth year. Connormah (talk) 02:52, 19 February 2020 (UTC)

The New York Times published his obituary https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/19/arts/janet-dubois-dead.html Normally the NYT questions his family, they did. The family said to the NYT she died aged 74, however the NYT states that the records show they are older. At least the NYT state his real birthplace: Philadelphia. And the day she died, Monday the 17th. --Danielvis08 (talk) 13:07, 19 February 2020 (UTC)

IMDB updated her year of birth and birth place. MsScorpioMoon (talk) 00:55, 20 February 2020 (UTC)

• "Ja'Net DuBois starred as a JET pin-up in 1960..." JET, 5 November 1981. I don't know which one of the swimsuit-clad ladies on this page is her, but I doubt she was 15. DavoLWS (talk) 04:59, 24 February 2020 (UTC)

  "When Jet first hit the newstands 30 years ago, Janet DuBois had barely entered those "turbulent" teen years." I'm afraid this is too vague to use without an WP:OR violation (though it suggests 1938 is what Jet was working from). --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 05:24, 24 February 2020 (UTC)

The Brazilian document, the marriage, the birth years of her children all seem document and evidence enough that 1945 and 1938 are functionally impossible birth years. Unless she was married with children at 6 or 13 and she faked her birth on official documents, 1932 is the answer. I don't think it would be wrong to keep the alternate birth years on the page, as it seems to be a compelling detail about her life, the very misreporting of her birth year. But I think it should be re-worded to at least say most likely born in 1932. Are there even any documents in her earlier years supporting the other claimed birth years? A single human being to attest that she was having babies as a child? J1DW (talk) 22:36, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

If we had even one secondary source, it might be worth discussion at WP:ORN--Hipal/Ronz (talk) 22:59, 9 June 2020 (UTC)

I see we don't know how many children she had either.

Is there any way to find that information? 66.162.249.170 (talk) 22:52, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

I've tried, and I assume other editors have as well. We'll just have to keep digging for reliable journalistic / academic / reference sources.--Tenebrae (talk) 23:35, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

Title card

Another editor on May 10 removed the image of the title card, claiming, "fails NFCC#8." It does not: The image is here specifically because it IS supported by NFCC#8: "Non-free content is used only if its presence would significantly increase readers' understanding of the article topic, and its omission would be detrimental to that understanding." This most widely seen version of her name is unquestionably necessary in order to sort out the many variations explicitly given and cited in the lead.

Indeed, it directly supports an article footnote that reads:

Capitalization of "n" in first name is uncertain in Good Times title card, which credits her in capital letters "JA'NET du BOIS". Last name is given as two words, with "du" lowercase.

--Tenebrae (talk) 18:09, 13 May 2018 (UTC)

Rather than discuss on the talk page after his bold edited was reverted, as per WP:BRD, User:Hullaballoo Wolfowitz has elected to edit-war over a WP:BLP issue regarding the subject's name. I ask this editor to follow BRD and discuss the issue on this talk page.--Tenebrae (talk) 18:08, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Recent expansion using poor and unreliable sources

I initially attempted to address these problems directly with the editor here, with little success.

NNDB and Songfacts are not reliable sources and should not be used at all.

Nycmarriageindex and FamilySearch are primary sources and should not be used without being paired with higher quality sources.

If we cannot agree on the above, then it's going to be very difficult to make any other progress here. --Ronz (talk) 02:59, 3 November 2019 (UTC)

Thank you for helping watch over this article, which for some reason seems a hotbed of infrequent editors trying to add uncited or poorly cited claims. I would note that WP:PRIMARY cites are not blanket prohibited, and can be used judiciously on their own. NNDB and Songfacts are, indeed, disallowed. I see no issue with Nycmarriageindex since it's not a primary source (the marriage license itself), but a WP:SECONDARY abstract, like California Birth Index. I didn't see FamilySearch used here.

Without my going to every cite referring to the acting-academy and film-festival claims, what was wrong with the book cite for the acting academy or the festival cite for her festival involvement? --Tenebrae (talk) 19:09, 4 November 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for looking it over.

Can we use Nycmarriageindex alone without any information verifying that it's the same person? I've seen California Birth Index rejected as a source many times.

I've not looked at the rest, hoping the editor would separate it from the disputed information and sourcing. --Ronz (talk) 21:37, 4 November 2019 (UTC)

I don't know Nycmarriageindex, so I can't speak to it. I've found California Birth Index used frequently, and unless there's an issue with an additional source verifying a particular person is indeed the subject, there's no reason to reject it — it's a WP:SECONDARY abstract of WP:PRIMARY and perfectly usable. --Tenebrae (talk) 01:30, 20 November 2019 (UTC)

Her age

To the anon-IP who removed WP:RS WP:SECONDARY sources, like print-encyclopedia entries, wrote in an edit summary that, "Her official biography with her publicist gives her DOB as 1945 when which corresponds correctly with her being 76 years of age, again from her publicist. These other speculation do not belong in any reference material!": First, encyclopedia entries are not "speculation". Second, we do not take a publicist's word as gospel when RS sources contradict it. Lots of celebrities fudge their ages. Until and if definitive sources such as a new report citing her death certificate can confirm, we include all the well-cited dates. Note that even the Associated Press obituary said it couldn't give a definitive age. --65.78.8.103 (talk) 13:58, 19 February 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 February 2020

Ja'Net DuBois was an honorary member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated. 170.94.172.157 (talk) 14:52, 19 February 2020 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. JTP ^{(talk • contribs)} 15:31, 19 February 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 19 February 2020

Was her son adopted or a stepson? Otherwise, if her son was 36 when he died in 1987, he must have been born in 1951. That makes it extremely unlikely that she was born in 1945. 198.179.137.199 (talk) 19:18, 19 February 2020 (UTC)

Absolutely so. Perhaps when her Social Security Death Index becomes public it will hold an answer.--65.78.8.103 (talk) 19:41, 19 February 2020 (UTC)

I have closed this edit request. While the OP brings up a valid point that merits further discussion, there is no specific request to edit the article here. —KuyaBriBri^Talk 19:42, 19 February 2020 (UTC)

Her real birth year is almost certainly 1932, but we can't say that unless secondary sources do. – Thjarkur (talk) 19:44, 19 February 2020 (UTC)

Marriage Records

The New York City Marriage Index has records for DuBois' marriage to Sajit Gupta. It indicates that a marriage license was issued in 1950, but no date of marriage. However, we can't use that source. MsScorpioMoon (talk) 20:10, 19 February 2020 (UTC)

Use of primary sources for birth year and marriage

I think we need to be far more cautious with the recent expansion based upon primary sources only. The 1932 birth year, and the years married to Gupta are all so poorly sourced that they really should be deleted per BLP. There's been a huge amount of work on the article recently, but I don't believe there are any BLP-quality sources for this information. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 16:33, 23 February 2020 (UTC)

We're just working with what's available, because finding a secondary source for a 1932 birth year and her years married to Mr. Gupta would be nearly impossible. Since her Good Times co-star Bern Nadette Stanis stated that Ms. DuBois was secretive about her age (source), DuBois was able to keep her life private (and use 1945 as her birth year) for years until her death. I'm leaning towards 1932 (because I also believe the Brazilian document contains her true birth date). Plus, her deceased son Raj would've been 69 this year, while her other son Provat is about 66/67, according to his Facebook page with a high school graduation year of 1971 (source). Either way 74, 81, or 87, she was a fabulous woman. IcedLemonade (talk) 06:32, 24 February 2020 (UTC)

If what's available isn't up to the required standards, then we don't use them. The New York Times and Associated Press (the LA Times article linked above is the AP piece reprinted) chose not to provide this information. Perhaps a reliable source will appear in the future. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 16:00, 24 February 2020 (UTC)

And a death certificate hosted at TMZ is questionable too. I notice that TMZ didn't correct their previous article, nor note the correct age on their most recent, https://www.tmz.com/2020/03/11/janet-dubois-cardiac-arrest-cause-of-death-certificate-good-times/ . --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 21:15, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

The death certificate hosted by TMZ is definitely questionable for multiple reasons, It lists her race as Mulato, Her father is listed as Cab Calloway, Her daughter's last name Gupta is spelled differently on each line it's listed on, It states Ms. DuBois was never married, which is untrue because there's a source citing her being married to Mr. Gupta in 1950. --KenziChi (talk) 21:17, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

I agree. It should not be used at all.

@Georgia Bird: Please get consensus before using any more primary sources. Please restore the secondary sources we had, or find new ones instead. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 18:02, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Just because something is skeptical to you, does not mean it can't be used. Her death certificate states her birth name and year and I'm going by that. It also matches the information that can be founded publicly. IcedLemonade (talk) 18:59, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Sorry, but consensus is required, as are high-quality sources. Primary sources are not appropriate. That death certificate should not be used. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 19:12, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

But wasn't the death certificate provided from a secondary source, TMZ? IcedLemonade (talk) 19:15, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Looks like garbage to me, and TMZ hasn't corrected her age based upon it.

I've requested help at Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons/Noticeboard#Ja'Net_DuBois. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 19:38, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Fair enough. IcedLemonade (talk) 20:05, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

The death certificate was submitted to TMZ by Ms. Dubois' youngest daughter, Mrs. Kesha Fields. According to her, the details on the death certificate are correct. Hopefully, we'll get more details on the paternity of Ms. Dubois and Mr. Calloway.IcedLemonade (talk) 00:53, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

Source?

If true, that just makes it worse. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 01:31, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

The one and only TMZ. IcedLemonade (talk) 02:28, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

I would like to add, Mr. Gordon and Lillian Dubois were married in 1934, so it's possible that Mrs. Dubois (then Gouedy) was seeing Mr. Calloway prior in the early 1930's. And I found out that Ms. Ja'Net was a dancer/choir girl for Mr. Calloway and performed at his revue in Brazil in 1959. Here's a photo of the flyer, where you can find her name. (Flyer) IcedLemonade (talk) 06:31, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

BLP applies here. If you cannot provide sources, don't mention it. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 17:55, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

Primary sources aren't allowed here, remember? Mr. Gordon and Lillian Dubois were married in 1934 and Ms. Ja'Net was born in 1932, according to Ancestry. I just wanted to point that out due to the possible paternity of Ms. Ja'Net and Mr. Calloway. I have no intentions on including this information in the article. Also, I just provided a flyer image of Mr. Calloway's revue in Brazil in 1959, where Ms. Dubois performed as a choir girl/dancer. That was the purpose of her having a Brazilian passport. IcedLemonade (talk) 18:48, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for indicating sources. Now please revert your recent edit to the article. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 19:19, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for the revert. I've requested full protection for the article. Do we still need it? @KenzieChi:?--Hipal/Ronz (talk) 20:04, 14 March 2020 (UTC)

Her birthname.

Yes, her death certificate is somewhat questionable. However; her public records also states her name as Janet Theresa Dubois. She went by the name Jeannette during her dancing career in the 1950's. IcedLemonade (talk) 18:55, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Public records aren't enough. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 19:13, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

I've already explained why a few primary sources, such as public records, should be used on this particular article. IcedLemonade (talk) 20:15, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

I don't see how we can use them given WP:BLPPRIMARY. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 21:13, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

I've already explained my reasoning. IcedLemonade (talk) 23:42, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

New round of press

There's a new round of press on her, mostly in response to TMZ's report about the death certificate. While we shouldn't use TMZ, the better sources might be used, like the coverage in People maybe. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 19:15, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

Please note, as with the previous round of press, that the better the publisher, the less information they give on her birth while at the same time emphasizing how private she was and how she kept the information to herself. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 19:40, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

I'm still not finding any reliable, secondary sources that give '32 as year of birth. The better sources don't mention any at all, while pointing out how she was secretive about her age. The rest attribute TMZ or the death certificate, which we shouldn't use. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 18:47, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Ms. Dubois' oldest grandson, Raj Jr. (born 1969), reported her age as 88 to the interviewer from Muzique Magazine, which is the age that she would've been this year. However, this is a magazine website without a wiki page Source. IcedLemonade (talk) 04:38, 19 March 2020 (UTC)

Dancer

Beyond the TMZ-related sourcing, all I'm finding are apparently WP:CIRCULAR mentions of her being a dancer. The material from the Hi de Ho blog is probably not usable, though a RSN discussion might help. Even if she was dancing at the Cotton Club, she's certainly not notable for it. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 21:57, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Looking at various images of Calloway's "Cotton Club Revue 1958" album cover, the author of the Hi de Ho blog might be correct that she's on the front and back. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 22:14, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Not sure where I can find a "better" source, as it appears that she kept her dancing career a secret, whether it was because of Mr. Calloway or hiding her actual age. Her name is indeed on the scanned flyer and her Brazilian passport indicates that she used it during her time on the Brazilian Cotton Club revue in 1959. IcedLemonade (talk) 23:18, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

If she had a background in dance, it may have helped her transition to acting, or get acting roles. I've not looked, but did she dance in any of the productions that we currently mention, like Golden Boy (musical)? It's worth looking for details. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 23:53, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

I was able to find a few photos of her from the New York Public Library's digital collection. There was dancing involved in the other photos, but I didn't see her. [Photo 1][Photo 2] [Photo 3] [Photo 4] IcedLemonade (talk) 03:00, 16 March 2020 (UTC)

Death Certificate For Ja'Net DuBois Finally Released

According to her recently released death certificate, Ja'Net DuBois' full name was "Janet T. DuBois", and was also known as "Jeanette T. Calloway-DuBois", but she was never married, and her date of birth was on August 5, 1932, and her place of birth was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, so can anybody here please make that change right away? https://dam.tmz.com/document/c5/o/2020/03/11/c524058645cd44c19325454b899ffb73.pdf — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.70.37.196 (talk) 20:05, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

It's not usable per the discussions above. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 20:09, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

We should use the TMZ source that includes the death certificate within it then. Rusted AutoParts 15:34, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

I don't see how it could be considered reliable given their reporting alone. It's looks even worse when compared to what's reported from the clearly reliable sources. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 16:21, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Dubois' own daughter Keisha confirmed the details to TMZ, and I'm sure she knows more about her own mother than anyone. Journalists didn't even bother to research her age and children, which is public information. IcedLemonade (talk) 17:13, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Sorry, but that she's not a reliable source. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 17:30, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

...how? And in regards to TMZ, what made their reporting bad? And even then the important thing about the TMZ article is the inclusion of the official death certificate. Their reporting is irrelevant as the TMZ link gives access to an official document giving her official details. Rusted AutoParts 18:00, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

@Hipal/Ronz, How is her daughter isn't reliable, but lazy journalists are? Is Cab Calloway the one in question? Because according to Ancestry.com, Dubois' parents, Gordon and Lillian Dubois married in 1934 and share a son named Milton (1936-2018). Her sister Lilian, who is still alive, is possibly younger than Ja'Net as well. I know Ancestry is a primary source, but it somewhat lines up with what Keisha was saying. IcedLemonade (talk) 18:21, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Read what I've written. The better a source is, the less it says on the issues that TMZ addresses, and instead they emphasize that DuBois was private and secretive.

TMZ is low quality per WP:RSP

In this specific set of articles, TMZ has not made corrections for their errors and inconsistencies.

At best, a certificate of death is a poor source, and for limited information. The certificate in this case is questionable across the board.

The personal opinions of a family member are not reliable. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 19:19, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

The objective is to confirm what her date of birth is. A death certificate does just that. We can’t source the certificate by itself but we can link a source that includes the certificate within it. The TMZ source does just that. Whether their initial reports were sloppy or not are irrelevant to a source that includes details included in her certificate. Rusted AutoParts 19:24, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

The objective is to write an encyclopedia article about DuBois from the highest quality sources. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 20:04, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

@Hipal/Ronz The same articles that you've deemed 'reliable' originally listed her fabricated age as 74, now that her true age was revealed via her death certificate, they have stopped including her age. So I don't buy that a variety of journalists emphasized an actress, who is deceased, about her privacy. They were wrong about Ms. Dubois and they've also failed to correct their mistakes and create a proper article for her. This isn't about a family member's opinion, it's what was reported on her death certificate, a legal document. Her date of birth and birth place matches her Brazilian passport, which includes a photo of her. She was 87, not 74 or 81. IcedLemonade (talk) 20:24, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

The same articles that you've deemed... No. Please don't misrepresent my position. Please don't misrepresent the high-quality sources that I've repeatedly referred to. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 20:48, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

A death certificate is as 'usable' as it gets for proof! Other than a birth certif. 107.129.97.80 (talk) 01:16, 24 January 2024 (UTC)

Her death certificate is the best possible source for details such as her actual age given that was something in dispute. Valuing a source that ran with the fabricated age over a source that includes a non arguable certificate is silly and a disservice to accurately reporting details such as date of birth. Rusted AutoParts 22:59, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

We disagree, as I've made clear. Please don't waste our time with repetition.

I believe policy and consensus are strongly against it's use.

Please follow WP:DR rather than waste time with simple repetition. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 23:25, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Then the discussion should be opened up to more editors. Also TMZ is not outright blacklisted, it is needed to weigh it’s due or undue weight. Rusted AutoParts 23:45, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

I got no response at BLPN ( Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons/Noticeboard/Archive300#Ja'Net_DuBois ), though it may be what caught Bbb23's attention.

There's no real proposal in any of the above. The more specific the proposed changes or policy concerns, the easier it is to get others to participate. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 01:59, 24 March 2020 (UTC)

Mr. Sajit Gupta.

Should Mr. Gupta's Indian-American heritage be mentioned in the article? In Rolling Out Magazine, there's an article where his son, Provat Gupta mentioned a curry dish that his mother, Ja'Net cooked in relation to his half-Indian heritage [Source]. For an example; DuBois married Sajit Gupta (b. 1930, not including the birth year), an Indian-American in 1950. Also, I've just found out they were married in Manhattan, New York City. But that's another story. IcedLemonade (talk) 02:58, 24 March 2020 (UTC)

I'm unimpressed with Rolling Out, as are others: Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard#Rolling_Out.

They say she was 74, so not such a great source...

The article is a bunch of statements from family members. I'm not sure any of it is due mention even if the source were far better. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 04:27, 24 March 2020 (UTC)

Yes, I'm aware of that, but her son Povat mentioned his Indian heritage, which was the point that I was making. Mr. Gupta's heritage should be included in Ms. Dubois' article to describe him (more). I personally do not believe a source is necessary since Gupta is a Indian surname. Just a thought. IcedLemonade (talk) 15:38, 24 March 2020 (UTC)

Ja'Net DuBois' Father

According to her death certificate, it looks like that Ja'Net DuBois' father was jazz icon Cab Calloway. Can anybody here please add that to the article? https://www.tmz.com/2020/03/13/janet-dubois-cab-calloway-secret-birth-father-death-certificate/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.70.37.196 (talk) 02:36, 1 April 2020 (UTC)

That's not a reliable source for her birth information, even if there wasn't the possibility of it being a hoax. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 02:48, 1 April 2020 (UTC)

Three different birthdates, why hasn’t this been corrected and how did she die that seems to be missing.

On the article page there are three years that says she could have been born 1932, 1938, 1945 yet how come when she died in 2020, TMZ has a copy of her death certificate that clearly states that she was born in 1932, so the source that is saying she was born in 1932 why not just go with that?

How come the Wikipedia article doesn’t say how she died and where she died? — Preceding unsigned comment added by WQYUTV (talk • contribs) 03:31, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. This has all been discussed above. TMZ appears unreliable on the matter and the supposed "death certificate" has significant problems if it's not an outright hoax. --Hipal (talk) 17:18, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

Concur. It would have been nice if the subject had been more forthright, but she apparently told different outlets different things. All we can do is record what WP:RS sources say, and hope something definitive comes along at some point.--Tenebrae (talk) 23:12, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

3 possible birthdays

There used to be 3 possible years of birth for her. Why were they removed? I think it's much more interesting showing several possibilities that just lusting the day and month. 2601:601:200:1F0:78DF:94A5:5255:C28C (talk) 06:13, 17 January 2023 (UTC)

User TukTucker put the birth years in a note instead of having them all listed, in this edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ja'Net_DuBois&diff=1121766859&oldid=1115274649 i dont know why but he did --FMSky (talk) 06:42, 17 January 2023 (UTC)