The half time shows at Super Bowls have grown more and more spectacular over the years, and Super Bowl XXXVIII topped them all. As Justin Timberlake sang "Rock Your Body" onstage with Janet It's been 20 years since Janet Jackson's bare breast was accidentally exposed to millions of viewers watching Super Bowl XXXVIII and everyone lost their s--t. By Billy Nilles Feb 11, 2024 12:00 PM 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. In 2024, you can go onto YouTube, one of the most popular media distributors in the United States and the world, and you can pull up Janet Jackson’s 2004 performance at the Super Bowl. 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 To sum up briefly: Janet Jackson and her stylist came up with the costume stunt—at least that’s what Salli Frattini, former senior vice president for MTV, believes. The Best Super Bowl Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake's 2004 Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction" is the subject of a new documentary. Learn what really went down and what Jackson and Timberlake have said since. Janet Jackson was one of the most popular pop musicians from the late 1980s to early 2000s. At that time, she sold more than 100 million records worldwide. But Jackson’s superstar status was undone by a fraction of live television — during her “wardrobe malfunction” at the 2004 Super Bowl, known as “Nipplegate.” The New York Times Presents takes on the pearl-clutching aftermath of Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction during the 2004 Super Bowl Halftime Show. By Natalie Finn Nov 19, 2021 12:00 PM Tags The new documentary "Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson" explores the fallout for the music legend after the infamous 2004 Super Bowl halftime show. Some people are still upset about the way Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" was handled after the 2004 Super Bowl. And they're right. Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson during their performance at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2004. (AP Photo/David Phillip, File) The initial announcement sent ripples through the pop culture universe: The New York Time s is developing a documentary on Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl incident. Relive the unforgettable moment when Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunctioned during the Super Bowl halftime show. Join us as we revisit this iconic event that T he Super Bowl Halftime Show is a major American tradition—and, given the blockbuster audiences each year, it’s one rife with opportunities for performers to make a mess of their moment onstage. Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake perform during the halftime show at Super Bowl XXXVIII on February 1, 2004 in Houston, Texas. Photo : Frank Micelotta ( Getty Images ) Another day, another Sorting through the Super Bowl controversy. It's centered on the massively explosive controversy kicked off when surprise guest Justin Timberlake ripped off a piece of Jackson's costume during their performance at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2004, briefly exposing one of her breasts. Maybeeee, just maybe, the "washed-up popstar" label she got is a main factor of her fame to fell out. The malfunction incident is just a mess sprinkled throughout. E: ayy this got downvoted quick lol. Chill out people I just want some enlightenment. I appreciate Janet's music too and I don't wanna drag her. E2: this is gonna be kind of messy. In September 2003, the NFL announced that Jackson would be the headline performer of the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show. Because the event was occurring during an election year , MTV decided that the show's theme would heavily focus on the network's " Choose or Lose " campaign, which encouraged younger viewers to be politically active and What messed Janet up was she didn't tour right after Damita Jo. 9/11 killed the European leg of the AFY tour and this should have been the perfect time to move away from the US market for awhile since they were killing her at the time and focus on the European/ Asia/ South Africa/ Australia markets that missed out on the AFY tour. The Super Bowl was always weirdly conventional, but the commercials were all weirdly edgy. Two years earlier, there was that Coor’s Light Superbowl commercial that was a parody of Tom T Hall’s “I Love (Little Baby Ducks)” but the punchline is having threesome with twins (because lesbianism and incest are comparable, and both acceptable
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