These pictures were obviously fabricated from screen shots of the 2003 Super Bowl halftime show — given the crush of media attention resulting from one partially-exposed breast at the 2004 Super Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake immediately after he tore off part of her clothing covering her breast at the end of the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show. The Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show, which was broadcast live on February 1, 2004, from Houston, Texas, on the CBS television network, is notable for a moment in which Janet Jackson's right breast and nipple—adorned with a nipple But that’s exactly how FCC chairman Michael Powell described the 2004 halftime show. Specifically the portion of the show that featured Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, and the wardrobe malfunction seen around the world. The show’s other acts (yes, there were other performers) Kid Rock, P. Diddy and Nelly, all escaped Powell’s ire. This year marks the tenth anniversary of Janet Jackson‘s infamous “wardrobe malfunction” Super Bowl halftime show. But the scandalous event has had a life long beyond the split-second during It was Timberlake, after all, who along with Janet Jackson at the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show gave birth to the phrase “wardrobe malfunction’’ and together were embroiled in “Nipplegate A singularly sensational event occurs during the halftime show of the Super Bowl on February 1, 2004. While performing a duet with Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake briefly exposed one of her Justin Timberlake was the final cameo of Janet Jackson’s 11-minute halftime show at Super Bowl XXXVIII on Feb. 1, 2004. For the next 72 seconds, he pursued her around the stage while singing his On February 1, 2004, Janet Jackson, then 38-years-old, and Justin Timberlake, then 23-years-old, caused a wake of mass cultural hysteria when, at the end of Jackson’s Super Bowl Halftime Nine sixteenths of a second. That's all it took for the world to come crashing down on Janet Jackson during her performance at the Super Bowl XXXVIII Halftime Show on Feb. 1, 2004. Nine sixteenths What happened onstage during the 2004 Super Bowl Halftime show lives in infamy and had far reaching affects for at least one of the people involved. On November 19, FX and Hulu will premiere The New York Times ’ latest documentary, Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson , which will explore “the racial and cultural currents that Sometimes the Super Bowl halftime show is more exciting than the actual game. Here are some moments to remember ahead of Kendrick Lamar's show Sunday. Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson. An Janet Jackson, Beyoncé and Rihanna gave us unforgettable Super Bowl halftime moments: Look back in photos at the stars and their performances Yahoo News Photo Staff February 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM Janet Jackson performs at the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show in 2004 in Houston. (Kevin Mazur/WireImage via Getty Images) Before the Super Bowl halftime show became the spectacle it is today, it While wardrobe malfunctions happen to famous people all the time, few are as highly publicized as Janet Jackson's during the 2004 Super Bowl Halftime Show. S The King of Pop—Michael Jackson—became the first solo performer to play a Super Bowl Halftime Show on Jan. 31, 1993 at Super Bowl XXVII at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. After years of lousy halftime show performances, the NFL brought in music's biggest star to play at halftime of Super Bowl XXVII at the Rose Bowl. Using body doubles, it appeared that Jackson was The 2004 Super Bowl Halftime Show is one of the most iconic moments of the aughts. Featuring Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, P. Diddy, Nelly, Kid Rock, and Jessica Simpson, the NFL show could Before the Super Bowl halftime show became the spectacle it is today, it was often a simple mix of marching bands and variety acts. Over time, it evolved into one of the most-watched musical Singers Janet Jackson and surprise guest Justin Timberlake perform during the halftime show at the Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and the Carolina Panthers at Reliant Stadium Feb. 1
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