CBS Apologizes for Jackson Breast-Flash
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NEW YORK - CBS and MTV both say they had no idea that their Super Bowl halftime show would wind up with singer Justin Timberlake (news) tearing off part of Janet Jackson (news)'s costume, exposing her breast. Timberlake blamed a "wardrobe malfunction."

"CBS deeply regrets the incident," spokeswoman LeslieAnne Wade said after the network received calls about the Sunday night show.

The two singers were performing a flirtatious duet to end the halftime show, with Timberlake singing, "Rock Your Body," and the lines he sang at the moment of truth were: "I'm gonna have you naked by the end of this song."


With that, Timberlake reached across Jackson's leather gladiator outfit and pulled off the covering to her right breast, which was partially obscured by a sun-shaped, metal nipple decoration.


The network quickly cut away from the shot, and did not mention the exposure on the air.


Messages left with Jackson's record company and her personal publicist were not returned Monday morning.


The Super Bowl halftime show, which also featured P. Diddy, Nelly and Kid Rock, was produced by MTV, CBS' corporate cousin in Viacom.


"We were extremely disappointed by elements of the MTV-produced halftime show," Joe Browne, NFL executive vice president, said. "They were totally inconsistent with assurances our office was given about the content of the show.


"It's unlikely that MTV will produce another Super Bowl halftime."


MTV issued a contrite statement in which it also apologized, saying the incident was "unrehearsed, unplanned, completely unintentional and was inconsistent with assurances we had about the content of the performance."


Timberlake said he did not intend to expose Jackson's breast.


"I am sorry that anyone was offended by the wardrobe malfunction during the halftime performance of the Super Bowl," Timberlake said in a statement. "It was not intentional and is regrettable."


Wade said CBS officials attended rehearsals of the halftime show all week, "and there was no indication any such thing would happen. The moment did not conform to CBS' broadcast standards and we would like to apologize to anyone who was offended."


In an interview posted on MTV.com in the days before the show, Jackson's choreographer, Gil Duldulao, talked about the show, saying: "She's more stylized, she's more feminine, she's more a woman as she dances this time around. There are some shocking moments in there too."

We were extremely disappointed by elements of the MTV-produced halftime show," Joe Browne, NFL executive vice president, said.

What did they expect from MTV

This really has nothing to do with our cause.

It has to do with music. It's sort of like an intermission between all the articles directly related to us. If we were to cut down on everything, the site might be bare.

Of course it was staged. *yawn*

I have to say, the solar nipple jewelry was kinda cool looking, and it made a dull second and third quarter go by that much faster!

hehehehehehehe Couldn't happen to a nicer network either!

I' did not mean to imply that it should not be posted. It is very entertaining as evidenced by the number of posts.

I just want to point out that being critical of MTV because they exhibit some genuine rebeliousness is off point. MTV is evil because they are a monopoly that uses their market advantage to inhibit competition and the free market.

The breast thing was much more entertaining than the lipsynching, crappy songs and Vegas style dance routines.

However, it is a football half time show, it's supposed to suck.

Unfortunately we have not discussed the two Pepsi commercials yet. Both of which are directly on point.

There's an article discussing the Pepsi debacle below.

remember the expression "those in glass houses shouldn't throw stones."

The recording industry has been fighting the P2P network and part of their argument is that P2P exposes our children to Pornography.

This sort of example (along with the Britney and Madonna kiss) show's their hyprocracy. They promote exactly what they criticize us for. If they are going to take the high road, they have to live the high road.

Personally I don't care if they show a breast or two woman kiss. but I get very angry when they paint P2P this way and do the same thing themselves.

That's the point

I think it was great! Soo funny!! Obviously it was staged... "wardrobe malfunction" my ass lol...

Janet's career definitely needs a boost, but I think that creating better music is a better alternative to gettin' nekked.

I know I have saw that sort of coverings before on breast, on I know, on strippers.....

I don't see why we need to be subject to Britany's and Justin's one upmanship. I'm sure thats all it is. Talk about spoiled little brats!

There's no such thing as bad publicity. Really, who gets offended by seeing a blurry breast from a hundred feet away?!?

Did anyone else hear about the federal government getting involved? I'm watching Fox News right now waiting for their segment on it. They said something to that effect...

Here you go undeath

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/02/02/superbowl.jackson/index.html

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1075731289863_24///?hub=TopStories

Undeath, here's your link

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well there's a similtaneous post if ever there was one... ~pepe~

"That's the point"

However, it is not a very good point. It only serves to fuel the puritanical censors who are aligned with our enemies. The pointing out of the irony will be overshadowed by the cry of the zealot censors who will use the incident to attack P2P.

The FCC, I'm inclined to say, is going overboard in this case. But then again, you don't expect it from CBS, and most people didn't know that MTV planned the halftime show and everything. Shame on you, old people channel!

Wardrobe Malfunction: Both sides were supposed to come off. Pity.

The way I see it is:
RIAA has said all along downloading songs is ilegal when done without prior consent from the rights holder, right?
Well, in this case since RIAA also represent singers J. Jackson and Justin T. I'll say my 8 year all daughter's rights to innocence where violated by exposing her to this adult situation and if I am not mistaken that would also be considered as child sexual abuse.
Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Just another ploy of the record companies to try and boost record sales....and they wonder why people ain't buying their CD's! This was obviously "staged". The Rush Limbaugh program today also stated the fact that the record industry is so desperate that they get people with no talent, promote them and come up with things like this to promote sales of their CD's...and then wonder why their sales are down. Most callers calling in to the program also agreed and brought up a lot of good points that most on this website have already brought up.

I think it is a good point. however I don't know how they could possibly use this incident to attack P2P when P2P had nothing to do with it

tiadora...you're absolutely right. This was definitely a "show" of sexual assault. What they did was show that it is ok for kids to do this. But I suppose it will all be blamed on the P2P for such things happening rather than the music and movie industries poor judgement.

comp....I'm sure they will try to find a way, just as they did in the congressional hearings. Note that I said TRY. Don't quite know who they think they are fooling. Congress maybe, but not us.

I'm glad they are taking is seriously because it is a serious matter. I am a bit disappointed, not surprised, that so much effort is being put into this issue and not some of the more pressing issues on the FCC's back. I also find it sick that the only people able to get the attention of the FCC are stars and other big names.

I really don't like the fact that both MTV and everyone else involved is lying through their teeth about the situation. Not surprised mind you.

I find it obsured that they would even make the claim that it was an accident. Her breast was being secured only by that small shred of clothing which was obviously setup in a fashon that enabled a quick release of the garment. Her nipple was covered by that star like object and covered just enough to be legally not an exposure. It was also a similar in color and shape to a nipple so that anyone not paying much attention or with bad reception may think it actually was a nipple. A first reaction would be that it was an exposed nipple until further discover it is not. Kinda like me hanging a sausage out my fly on my pants. No its not what it initially appears to be but it causes the same reaction until investigated. Anyway, the object was exactly what would be used if this were staged.

So the costum was defently perfect for the staging of such an event. This could be coincidence. But the motions of the actors is a dead give away. timberlake (I refuse to use a capital letter in his name) was clearly purposeful in his reach across her chest. He also clearly grabbed something and the motion of his arm back was not a casual pull away as if he was not intending to pull something it was a sharp jerking motion. The garment also left his hand as he threw it towards the floor. This had this been an accident and the garment were, say, stuck to his collar it would not have left his hand so quickly and he would also have been surprised. Which he was not, infact he had quite the cocky look on his face.

Jackson was also not very convincing because he made sure to throw her hair and get a good shot of her face in the scene. Why would someone who had just had their clothes torn off through her head in one direction then swing her hair back out of the way and expose her face. Her only concern was getting a good shot. Anyone else in her position would have immediately attempted to cover up, yet she did not. Her feet stayed planted and she looked out at her audience. She made no motions to imply surprise.

My conclusion is that if this was an accident it was very well acted and either way timberlake should be dragged out into the street and shot and jackson should be forced to break her contracts and go independent. The entirety of MTV should be hung or exported to a small island off the cost of cyberia where they will be forced to write the word "I will not exploit children, I will not shape society to my needs" for the rest of their lives. The RIAA will be forced to pay the bill through labor in special RIAA prisons which play all independent music all day and night. They will work making for p2p networks and will be paid 1 penny per day per person. Their jobs will include resampling indie music into MP3 files manually bit by bit with a pen and paper. Their work will be burnt in front of them inside a sealed room and they will be forced to breath in the smoke until the air has cleared at which point they will be let out for dinner. They will eat microwaved cds. Okay thats cruel, they will eat microwaved cds and multivitamins. They will also need to pay for all their crimes against society with this money. We will keep track of their financial status and with any luck they will be done paying their bills before the sun collapses in on itself.

I agree compmore. These people are such hypocrites. They claim to take the side of morality, extolling the negativity of file sharing. As far as I can see, I'm not hurting anyone by downloading. Almost all the money I would pay for CDs or "legal downloads" goes right into the pockets of the RIAA. And what do they do with all that money? Just watch the Super Bowl Half Time show to see their artists using sex to sell. Whatever, RIAA. This does not only work on me, but I have educated my 9 yr old daughter that dressing like a tramp does not equal good music.

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I can see the RIAA's spin on this already...

"Because of lost revenue due to P2P networks and music piracy, Janet Jackson cannot afford clothing that can withstand force of Justin Timberlake's girly fingers ripping her top. MP3s are evil, I tell you, won't you please think of the children...blah blah blah..."

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Ask yourself one question in regards to things like this...
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Does a publicity stunt like you make you even CONSIDER buying Janet's upcoming CD, or even downloading one of the tracks? Hell, they'd have a better job doing that sort of thing with Jessica Simpson instead of having her just do the introduction

Come on let's cut to the chase here! Jackson and Timberfake are just pawns in an industry that's both creative and morally bankrupted. The facts are the orders for this whole mess came from 70 year old MTV head Sumner Redstone and his puppet Brian Graden. In a just world Timberlake would be flipping burgers while real artists like Guided By Voices and Fugazi would be doing what they do best. Playing great music. It's time to oust the Riaa, Mtv, and it's kind and make the world safe from bad music and sleazy media.

So we got to see some tit during the Superbowl half. I guess our kids don't really have to use P2P to get pornography, do they?

Accident? My bell-bottomed booty! The only accident was that both sides didn't come off. Justin is so lame. Why lie? Lying cancels out anything remotely cool about doing something "shocking." And not much shocks someone who remembers Grace Slick performing with one exposed breast back in 1967. I am really wondering about Janet Jackson's creepy hair that hung in her face like mosquito netting most of the performance. She is far too pretty to hide her face like that...yeah...hides her face, shows her boob. Go figure.

ya know I'm really fucking sick of this site. I have turned in numerous articles to this site concerning gnutella and the record industry, but to log on and see video of some stooge exposing someone elses breasts, while my stories go unpublished, I have to say whoever is running this site and choosing what stories get published is a complete asshole. Did anyone see my story on Peter Gabriel slamming the RIAA and thier practices, and starting his own services? FUCK NO BECAUSE NO ONE PUBLISHED THEM. If you all are more concerned with Britney and Justin, then I would rather not be a part of this anymore, good luck people.

Hey don't blame us cuz your story didn't get posted.

In what way is this any more shocking than Lil'Kim's "dress" worn to the MTV awards in '99? It's pretty sad when society is surprised by something like this. CBS will show Janet's breast but they don't even give a passing glimps of the streaker? What's the fun in that? The game was great and I think that's all that matters. If your kids can watch guys mashing into each other, they sure as heck should be able to handle a brief exposure. Have you noticed how puritan football has gotten? In the '70's the cheerleaders got almost as much exposure as the QB, now we just get a glimps of them in the background (shoulder's up).

What does this have to do with p2p? Nothing really.

How many women you know wear pasties under their bra? Not staged? Right....

....News from the front.....
Patriot Act in Trouble? New England PATRIOTS win...
put up against the dark iconned....Panthers....
Bread and circuses...keep the public misdirected...
have a pop star expose another pop-star's breast with a shiny star shaped
pastie...on national TV...have someone streak during halftime....
Anyone noticed we are losing soldiers every day in Iraq, and now Blair
wants people who say he said there were WMD to apologize...

Bread and circuses...bread and circuses..

Ein-Tier, the Gabriel story was posted here in a couple of different posts. I remember commenting on them myself the other day.

Shmoo

it was ALL FAKE!! Fake hair, fake boobs, fake arses in thongs, fake stage, fake fans doing fake yells in camera range, (the fans in the stadium were at the bathrooms or yawning in their seats), and all the singers LIP_SYNCED!!, except for poke-your-head-through-the-flag Kid Rock. Sad.. all that money and it was still boorriinnnggg!! I agree with the honchos who are considering dropping the halftime garbage.. I must admit, I liked the game, tho..

You guys want close up! I think it was staged, clearly intentional. It was tore off at the end of the show and camera fade out, the director of the show knew all about this. As always, MTV is crap.
http://www.drudgereport.com/jjt.jpg

OMG, that looks like it hurts....
So technically she really did show a nipple on live broadcast television during one of the most popular familly events of the year.

Ein-Tier, I submit 1 or 2 articles a week and all but one has been published. I look through all the recent articles to make sure I'm not submitting a duplicate. If your article is relevant and has not already been posted, there's no reason it shouldn't be published.

CodeWarrior said: "Anyone noticed we are losing soldiers every day in Iraq"

What Code said. That is the true outrage. I wish as many people here would get all fired up and worked up about 526 and counting as they do about some has been's sorry ole tit.

http://www.militarycity.com/valor/honor.html

And what are we going to do about it, we cant even get our government to stop attacking us. I would love to get the troops the hell out of iraq, i didn't think they should be there in the first place. Best way I can see of doing it is getting bush ousted from office ASAP.

Also today would have been a good day to post his articles there wasn't a whole lot else today.

purfus said: "And what are we going to do about it, we cant even get our government to stop attacking us."

Tell that to the Kent State protesters against the Vietnam War!!

purfus said: "Best way I can see of doing it is getting bush ousted from office ASAP."

Ya just answered your own question. Pass the word.