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 A Look Back at Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake's Super Bowl Halftime Controversy 20 Years Later Here's a look at the series of events leading up to the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, the The Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show, known through corporate sponsorship as the Super Bowl XXXVIII AOL TopSpeed Halftime Show took place on February 1, 2004, at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas, as part of Super Bowl XXXVIII. It featured Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, P. Diddy, Nelly, Kid Rock, and Jessica Simpson. 20 Years Ago Today: Janet Jackson & Justin Timberlake have a seemingly planned “Wardrobe Malfunction” during the Super Bowl halftime show that matches to the lyric “better have you naked by Jackson released a statement addressing the controversy. Janet Jackson apologizes for halftime show mishap “My decision to change the Super Bowl performance was actually made after the final rehearsal,” Jackson said. 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 In 2004, a planned "costume reveal" went awry during the Super Bowl halftime show. Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake's careers took different turns after the backlash to the event. Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake perform during the halftime show at Super Bowl XXXVIII between the New England Patriots and the Carolina Panthers at Reliant Stadium on February 1, 2004 in The 38th Super Bowl was shown on television as it was happening on February 1, 2004 on CBS. The halftime show of the Super Bowl got controversy when Janet Jackson's breast was revealed by Justin Timberlake to everyone watching the show. This caused a big debate on broadcasting things that people might see as offensive. 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 NEW ORLEANS — Throughout the years, the Super Bowl Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson. An exposed breast. 144 million television viewers. A whole lot of controversy. Fourteen years later NEW ORLEANS — Throughout the years, the Super Bowl Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson. An exposed breast. 144 million television viewers. A whole lot of controversy. Fourteen years later Janet and Justin's controversial Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction may have happened 10 years ago, but its effects are still being felt today Two and a half years removed from Nipplegate In 2004, Janet Jackson and Justin Tiberlake were both at the top of the pop star game and among the top choices when they were picked to headline the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show. In just a few seconds though, the performance was launched into infamy when Timberlake exposed Jackson’s breast after unintentionally removing more material 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 The Janet Jackson Super Bowl incident was the source of numerous jokes and much derision at the time. Super Bowl halftime shows have seen certain levels of controversy in the years since The Super Bowl isn't complete without spectacle — and a little controversy. Janet Jackson performs at the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show in 2004 in Houston. This year, fresh off five 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 The Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show in February 2004, headlined by Janet Jackson with guest Justin Timberlake, took an unexpected turn when their performance of "Rock Your Body" concluded with Telling his side. Justin Timberlake has been somewhat vocal about his and Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl controversy through the years — but he didn’t publicly apologize to her until February
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