Janet Jackson's Super Bowl 'Wardrobe Malfunction' Janet Jackson's breast was briefly exposed during a halftime performance at Super Bowl XXXVIII. David Mikkelson Published Feb. 1, 2004 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. 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's wardrobe mishap while performing with Justin Timberlake at the 2004 Super Bowl has earned its own documentary. The New York Times and FX special Malfunction: The Dressing Down of 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 In the Beginning, There Was a Nipple Ten years ago, 90 million people watching Super Bowl XXXVIII saw Janet Jackson's breast for nine-sixteenths of a second. Janet Jackson performed at the 2004 Superbowl Halftime show alongside Justin Timberlake. The wardrobe malfunction that occured gave way to a public outcry. Timberlake returned to the Super Bowl halftime show in 2018 as a headliner, upsetting many including Jackson's father, Joe Jackson. "If he’s such a gentleman, he’d make sure Janet is there 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 Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake perform at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2004. Jeff Haynes/AFP via Getty Images This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity. Life isn't fair. Just ask Janet Jackson, whose career-altering 'wardrobe malfunction' at the 2004 Super Bowl is examined in a new FX/Hulu documentary. Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl stylist is speaking out to clarify that the infamous “wardrobe malfunction” at the 2004 halftime show was not his fault. “I was hired to do a job. 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 Originally appeared on E!Online. 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 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 A confession: I watched the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 1, 2004, and I did not notice Janet Jackson's nipple. I don't remember The New York Times Presents series is back with another documentary called “Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson”. The doc will examine the racial and cultural currents that collided on the Super Bowl stage and how the incident impacted Janet Jackson. It will also explore the role former head of CBS, Les Moonves, played in all of it. Janet Jackson’s former stylist has insisted there was no “wardrobe malfunction” when her breast was exposed during the Super Bowl halftime show in 2004. Skip to Content Travel more. Life isn't fair. Just ask Janet Jackson, whose career-altering 'wardrobe malfunction' at the 2004 Super Bowl is examined in a new FX/Hulu documentary.
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