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- Janet Jackson was the original choice to perform at the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI, but the NFL ultimately selected U2 after a group of NFL owners and officials attended the band's concert in New York City shortly after the September 11 attacks.
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- January 28, 2004: Janet Jackson's Choreographer Teases "Shocking Moments"
- February 1, 2004: Justin Timberlake and MTV Release Initial Statements
- February 2, 2004: Janet Jackson Releases Initial Statements
- February 3, 2004: Media Places Blame
- February 8, 2004: Justin Timberlake Wins Two Grammy Awards
- March 22, 2004: Janet Jackson Debuts New Album
- February 2005: YouTube Was Created and Inspired by "Nipplegate"
- September 25, 2006: Janet Jackson Opens Up to Oprah Winfrey
- February 4, 2018: Justin Timberlake Headlines The Super Bowl LII Halftime Show
- January 1, 2022: Janet Jackson Releases Janet Documentary Trailer
Details were kept under wraps in the days leading up to the event, but a quote from one of Jackson's choreographers raised eyebrows after she spoke with MTV News. The article, which was published on Jan. 28, 2004, not only revealed that Jessica Simpson, Diddy, Nelly, and Kid Rock would appear as guest performers, but the dancer also teased that "th...
Later that night, Timberlake and MTV issued statements to MTV Newsacknowledging the incident. In his statement, Timberlake said, "I am sorry if anyone was offended by the wardrobe malfunction during the halftime performance at the Super Bowl. It was not intentional and is regrettable." Meanwhile, MTV said, "The tearing of Janet Jackson's costume wa...
Jackson later released her own statement, describing the situation as a planned "costume reveal," in contrast to Timberlake's statement referring to it as "unintentional." "The decision to have a costume reveal at the end of my halftime show performance was made after final rehearsals," said Jackson. "MTV was completely unaware of it. It was not my...
Following the incident, MTV Chief Executive Tom Freston claimed that "Janet Jackson engineered it" in an interview with Reuters. While Jackson relentlessly took the heat in the stint's aftermath, Timberlake later opened up about the performanceduring an interview with local TV station KCBS on Feb. 4. He noted that he was "frustrated at the whole si...
The 46th annual Grammy Awardswas significant, yet distinct for both Timberlake and Jackson. Due to CBS's "serious reservations" regarding Jackson and Timberlake's attendance at the Grammys, the network placed the decision in the Recording Academy's hands. Their attendance was contingent upon their decision to make an on-air apology. Per a statement...
In contrast to Timberlake's career high just a month prior, Jackson faced a career low in the wake of her eighth studio album titled Damita Jo. After working on the project for nearly 18 months, it underperformed, making it one of her lowest-selling albums since 1984. The NYT documentary, Malfunction, comprehensively details how the entertainment i...
In 2004, there was no such thing as a "viral video" or a place to rewatch clips online. The "if you missed it, you missed it," phrase was ever so real until Chad Hurley, Steven Cehn, and Jawed Karim came up with a solution: YouTube. The creators of YouTube later noted that they were partially inspired by the Super Bowlincident that took place just ...
Aside from Jackson's personal statement released the day after the Super Bowl, she addressed the performance again during an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Showin 2006. Oprahintroduced the segment by stating, "This will be the first and the last time that [Jackson] ever talks about what happened that day," followed by the question, "Was it planned...
Timberlake returned to the Super Bowl stage in 2018 as the headlining act. Not only did he perform 11 of his songs, in contrast to Jackson's two, but he subtly made reference to the 2004 incident during his performance of "Rock Your Body." However, before delivering the infamous lyric, "Bet I'll have you naked by the end of this song," Timberlake s...
The two-part documentary released its traileron Jan. 1, teasing clips from her controversial Super Bowl halftime performance. In addition to sharing untold stories from her personal life, she's set to address the scandal once again. Janetpremieres Jan. 28 and Jan. 29 on Lifetime and A&E, in honor of the 40th anniversary of her debut album.
Feb 1, 2024 · On February 1, 2004, the now-infamous “Nipplegate” incident occurred at the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show as Janet Jackson performed with Justin Timberlake, crescendoing to a costume...
Nov 19, 2021 · Janet Jackson Once Had 'Control' of the Charts. We Don't Give Her Enough Credit. But the film also implies that the idea for the stunt came from Jackson or one of her staff, quoting former MTV...
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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...
Oct 23, 2017 · 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...
