The Super Bowl, Janet, & Justin!!!
 

Ok...did everybody see the half-time show during the Super Bowl XXXVIII???? I was getting snacks for ny hubby when he told me to come watch Janet perform. P. Diddy, Nelly, and Kid Rock did a few songs as well. What got me was when Janet & Justin "performed" together. I could swear that I saw him touch her top (tug at is a better description) and one of her breast fell out. My husbnd almost choked on his food!!!! She had what looked like a HUGE nipple ring hanging from it. Was I seeing things??? Somebody...please..did you see it????:eek: :eek:

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Check out the AKA forum. I watched Sister Act during halftime so I missed it. I guess. I am sure men all over America are EXCITED.:o

Heres the picks from AP
 

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Lawd Lawd. Look at whats its come to. The SuperBowl used to be a family event. I had my lil cousins and nephews over and I was soo shocked that happened. Its a shame that you cant watch anything these days without something smutty coming on the screen.

I kind of liked it . .. (James whistles innocently)

First of all - - I read an article about this on Yahoo! just a little bit ago. Costume mal-function???? Unintended?? Cuz I'm sure that if I had a get-up like that on that had SNAP-ON CUPS, I suuuuuuuuuuurely souldn't expect ANYTHING like that to happen. Ever. :rolleyes:

Secondly - - Was he checking her out or WHAT??!?! :eek: :o :eek:

Lastly - - OMG That's a nip ring???? It looks more like nip shackles!!!!!

I saw that when it happened and because her nipple jewelry was sooo big thought she MUST have had something on under the costume.

Woooow!

What the heck IS THAT???

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My Husband thanks you for the pictures!!! He printed them out and took them to work.

Well, he did say "gonna have you nekkid by the end of this song." At least he's true to his word.

I think the whole thing was PLANNED to be a big ole slam on Twitney.

It appears to be a pastie. Showgirls, strippers, soccer mom's (that wsa for you James), wear them to cover their nipples when their breasts are exposed. You can purchase them over the internet or at various adult shops such as: http://www.twirlygirl.net/.

I can not imagine that anyone thinks the performance was not planned. They had to do something to make the halftime show entertaining (if that is what you would call it)... that was possibly the WORST show I have seen. The stars for the preshow and Beyonce singing the national anthem was much better. They were in Texas, it is too bad they did not have country music stars during halftime and not just pregame! And what 18 year old has heard of Janet Jackson... and no 40 year old cares about Justin except his mom. IMO: It appeared that MTV through the show together at the LAST MINUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!

He sure did say that and if it wasn't intentional, his timing was PERFECT. I think it was planned cuz why the heck was he touching her breastes anyway? And Janet is a millionaire. Couldn't she afford to have some better constructed clothing. Costumes just don't fall apart. And why did she have a pasty on if she wasn't planning on exposing herself. Annnd the "have you nekkid" punchline....and the way he was STARING at her teet....come on. Unintentional my behind.

Oooh, and plus Janet said there was going to be a special appearance during the pre-game show. I guess the special appearance was her left boob.

I unfortunately saw a close up. It's not a pastie.

It's something like a nipple cuff- the barbell attaching it goes through the nipple to hold the cuff in place. Her nipple sticks up through the middle.

Funky nipple jewelry basically. And reports are saying that her pink bra (which you can see on the other side) was the only thing that should have been exposed.

AFTER FURTHER REVIEW
 

Y'all.. I just went back and viewed the halftime show to see if they did that on purpose... cause when I saw the pics, Janet and Justin looked kinda disturbed/embarrassed.

Y'all.... THEY DID THAT ISH SOOOOOOO ON PURPOSE THAT THEY BOTH NEED THEY ARSE WHUPPED ( maybe by Moet's boy Jermaine Dupre lol ).

Justin was finishing up his "rock ya body" song when he and Janet were grindin' like Luke dancers. And right before he exposed Janet's "White meat", he says the line in his song that goes,"BET I HAVE YA NAKED... BY THE END OF THIS SONG !!!"

NO LIE.. JUKEBOX

my boy's tripping on Janet ha ha
 

YEP.. and speaking of Justin, a few of my patnahz on another listserve have
been having mad fun with there post... check it out..

Just when we were thinking there is no good TV anymore....

Man, sands I know what you are talking about! I have been waiting for that
since Good Times! Now I was already going crazy and hyperventilating when
Janet was grinding on the guy... I was ready and set to use my ballot to
write in Justin for president. But when he exposed the Boobie, I had to
gather a petition to get him put on the next ballot for sainthood.

LONG LIVE JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE !!!!!!!

Men all across the nation have been waiting to see that moment since "Love
will never do without You"...since "Black Cat"....since "Rythm
Nation"....since "That's the way love goes"....since "Anytime Anyplace". And
in one brilliant moment of glory, all was revealed to us in an immaculate
glimpse that would render us speachless, stupid, and illiterate for at least
15 to 20 minutes after we saw it.

And Justin said "Let there be Ta-Ta!!!" And there was Ta-Ta and it was good
and there was much rejoicing in the streets.

Justin Timberlake for PRESIDENT!!!

shameful
 

I think its a shame that this is getting all the press...cause it actually was a good super bowl game...but i guess that's the world we live in.. :rolleyes:

PS - whats the big deal about a nipple ring anyway??

If NPR talks one more time about Janet's nipple, I swear I'm gonna smack somebody. :mad: The media are the ones "shocking" our kids more with the constant replaying/posting of pictures, videos, etc.

I didn't even watch the Superbowl yesterday, but thanks to EVERY media outlets this morning, I got to see Janet's boob in all its glory. :rolleyes:

I guess its "cool" and "hot" for Britney/Madonna/Christina to smooch it up on MTV, but not on CBS. Plus, has anyone seen a daytime soap lately? :eek: Talk about raunchy. If the head of the FCC was to yap about something, let's yap it up about ALL of TV and not just the Superbowl halftime show.

Re: my boy's tripping on Janet ha ha
 

ROTFLMAO!!!!!

My manfriend told me about this last night. He was all giddy, lol. I said, "You happy, huh?" He was like, "H*ll yeah! It was a good superbowl!!" That made me LOL, too.

Re: Re: my boy's tripping on Janet ha ha
 

My boyfriend only saw it because I sent him the pic. His response, "It's only a ______." Yaaaaaaaaaay him, lol.

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Lucky you. My distraction didn't watch the game, but when we talked about it said he would have to look up the pic online. :rolleyes:

I am about 70% sure he was kidding.

I think it was clearly done to promote Janet's new CD. I was just over on mtv.com reading about how it is supposed to be her "sexiest work yet." Now, I have no clue how she will top Would U Mind, but I think this whole debacle was setting the stage for the direction her new album is supposed to take her in.

I agree...but at the expense of some young kids caught off guard:(

Oh...they'll be ok. I've seen worse as a young kid (think Purple Rain) and I turned out ok. :D

You did???

:o :eek: :p

That may be the case...but purple rain isn't a fair comparison to the graphic images that these kids are exposed to on a day to day basis on prime time TV... they have sexual imagery rammed down their throats all the time.... when i was growing up you would have never seen two men/women kiss in primetime....now its all about the bottom dollar...to hell with family values:confused: :(

Janet's bogus apology
 

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Janet Jackson Apologizes for Bared Breast
Feb 2, 7:51 PM EST

Associated Press

Janet Jackson apologized Monday for an incident in which one of her breasts was bared for a moment as she sang with Justin Timberlake during the Super Bowl halftime show Sunday night.

In a statement released Monday night, Jackson said it was a last-minute stunt that went awry.

"The decision to have a costume reveal at the end of my halftime show performance was made after final rehearsals. MTV was completely unaware of it," Jackson said. "It was not my intention that it go as far as it did. I apologize to anyone offended — including the audience, MTV, CBS and the NFL."

Jackson's performance with Timberlake sparked a federal investigation and set new standards for raunch in an entertainment industry that seems to be setting new highs — or lows — every day.

"Every time an artist does something you think they sort of break the barrier, and it keeps getting more and more outrageous," said Tom Poleman, senior vice president of programming at New York City radio station Z100. "I think artists will keep on exploiting every opportunity they can get."

When Timberlake snatched off part of Jackson's bustier, revealing a breast clad only in a sun-shaped "nipple shield," the barrier was shattered before 89 million viewers.

Federal Communications Commission chief Michael Powell said in a statement, "Like millions of Americans, my family and I gathered around the television for a celebration. Instead, that celebration was tainted by a classless, crass and deplorable stunt." He promised an investigation, with potential fines of up to $27,500. If applied to each CBS station, the fine could reach the millions.

Despite the apparent premeditation — the display coincided exactly with Timberlake singing, "I'm gonna have you naked by the end of this song" — all involved denied that the peep show was planned, and Jackson and Timberlake both issued apologies.

"This was done completely without our knowledge," said Chris Ender, entertainment spokesman for CBS, which was deluged with angry calls. "It wasn't rehearsed. It wasn't discussed. It wasn't even hinted at. ... This is something we would have never approved. We are angry and embarrassed."

The NFL said it was "extremely disappointed." Several members of Congress, the Parents Television Council and the Traditional Values Coalition expressed outrage. Even halftime producer and CBS corporate Viacom cousin MTV — the network that has given us "Jackass," Diana Ross fondling Lil Kim's pastied breast and Madonna kissing Britney Spears at last August's MTV Awards — was contrite.

"Unrehearsed, unplanned, completely unintentional," said MTV.

But was it?

Although Timberlake issued a statement shortly after the show blaming the debacle on a "wardrobe malfunction," in comments to the syndicated show "Access Hollywood" right after the incident, he didn't seem too sorry.

"Hey man, we love giving you all something to talk about," he said, laughing.

Jackson's official Web site was bombarded with angry postings. Her spokeswoman, Jennifer Holiner, said a red lace garment was supposed to remain when Timberlake tore off the outer covering.

Holiner said she was not sure whether Jackson's medieval-looking nipple decoration was meant to be seen, but added that the singer does wear such jewelry.

But the display still raised questions such as: If it was an accident, why did a choreographer promise "shocking moments" in an interview with the Web site MTV.com prior to the show? And how could it be a coincidence with the timing of the words to Timberlake's song "Rock Your Body"?

MTV Networks Group President Judy McGrath says the shocker was supposed to be Timberlake's appearance — and not what he did afterward. McGrath was sitting in the audience and didn't see the flash, but said the pair "looked upset" afterward.

While she praised Jackson and Timberlake as artists, she said: "I don't appreciate someone who doesn't communicate what their plans are. I think it was misguided move on their parts."

Whatever the intent of the stunt, it is not the first time Jackson has used her sexuality to grab an audience. Over the years, Jackson, 37, has evolved from a shy innocent who barely showed her ankles to a vamp who has bared almost all on regular basis.

A classic Rolling Stone magazine cover in 1993 showed a topless Jackson, her breasts covered only by the hands of her then-husband. At the time, she was promoting the album "Janet," which was described as her first time exploring sexuality in her music.

She has revisited that theme often. Promoting "The Velvet Rope" album in 1997, she appeared on the cover of Vibe wearing a nipple ring on the outside of her clothing. On her last album, "All for You," she appeared on the album's artwork nude, obscured only by a sheet. And in a recent HBO concert special, Jackson was seen running topless in a waterfall, though her breasts were barely visible.

And of course, Jackson has a new album, "Damita Jo," due out in the spring. The single, "Just a Little While," hit radio late last week. Already, the hype for the album promises a disc in which Jackson explores — what else? — her sexuality.

Asked whether he thought the strip tease was an accident, Z100's Poleman laughed.

"Are you kidding me?" he said.

Over-the-air TV channels cannot air "obscene" material at any time and cannot air "indecent" material between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. The FCC defines obscene as describing sexual conduct "in a patently offensive way" and lacking "serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value." Indecent material is not as offensive but still contains references to sex or excretions.

The FCC has come under fire from lawmakers and outside groups who say the agency hasn't done enough to shield the public from indecent programming. The Bush administration has endorsed a bill raising the $27,500 maximum fine to $275,000.

Over at Z100, whose audience tends to range from 12 to 34 years old, the radio station was playing Jackson's new single every two hours on Monday.

"All of our listeners, they saw right through it," Poleman said. "Nobody is buying for a second that it wasn't a setup, but at the same time, they're cool with it."

So were stores that sell nipple jewelry. In Greenwich Village, Cassioppia Tattoo and Piercing's owner Bianca Bubenik placed a newspaper photo of the singer and her exposed breast in a display case alongside nipple decorations similar to the one Jackson wore.

"She's coming out with a new CD soon," Bubenik said. "We were just discussing it this morning — it's a publicity stunt."

And it has people talking at just the right time about Jackson — until the next celebrity shocker.

Already this year, we've seen Britney's 55-hour marriage, Michael Jackson dancing at his child molestation arraignment and Steve Irwin frolicking with his newborn and a crocodile ... and it's only February.

"Who knows?" said Poleman. "It's up to their imagination."

———

AP writers David Bauder, Christy Lemire and Jonathan D. Salant contributed to this report.



Copyright 2003 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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Apples and oranges
 

Don't think that's a fair comparison. With Purple Rain you knew what you were getting into when you chose to watch it. This was totally off guard and the Super Bowl does not carry a Parental Discretion Advised warning.

As to the act itself. It happened so fast that I did not even see her boob until today on all the webites. It's unfortunate because for once the game itself was exciting enough to hold its own and didn't need all the hoopla - LOL.

Correct me if i'm wrong, but I thought that lady showed her a$$ and her coochie on Purple Rain.

Re: Apples and oranges
 

Sisterfriend,
I have to disagree with you. Your not comparing apples and oranges, your comparing the same fruit. Have you been to Janet's concerts lately? I have and they can get pretty wild. Her Velvet Rope tour, she tied up people and pranced around them and on them in a sexual way. Did you see her HBO special where she was all over the young man and you can hear him saying "I'm so hard?" Have you seen her pictures where they get more and more sexier (remember Rolling Stone and her nipples were covered by her husband? Remember the video were she expose her nipple (but it was covered up by MTV)? Have you read her interviews? Remember the Buster video with her wearing the penis rings. I'm not suprised by what happened. Planned or unplanned it happened and now get over it. Young kids are not having boob nightmares. Masses of kids will not be looking for nipple rings. It happened, these things happen, now people are calling for federal investigations. IT WAS A BREAST PEOPLE, remember we breast feed our kids so at one time or another young children have seen a bare breast. This is why the rest of the world laughs at us because we take incidents like this and take them to the nth degree. Remember, people are still dying in Iraq. But no one is talking about the guy who streaked.

Just My Opinion!!!

Re: Heres the picks from AP
 

I must be in the minority because I honestly think the breast popping out was not part of the act. I believe they plan the bra snatch. But someone should have told Janet that the "leather or vinyl" moves down without support (i.e. the bra).

All my 6th-graders were talking about it in class today...boy, if I had a nickel for each time I heard, "Did you see the Superbowl halftime show where Janet Jackson...?" I saw it, but I couldn't really believe it...neither could anyone else at the party I was at. All eight of us just stopped talking and stared blankly at each other for a minute until we regained control of our faculties, and then we decided that she must've had on a pasty or something...but apparently not. :eek:

I saw more of it from the replays and pictures in the news than when it happened live - it occurred so quickly I thought "did I just see that"? I assumed it was either an accident or that she must have had a see through bodysuit on, until I saw the pics..

But I think the FCC chairman needs to get a grip. I've never viewed the SuperBowl as a "family" event. Personally I was never interested in football until I was in HS, but any young boys watching the game has already seen more "sexually suggestive" moves from cheerleaders (or sideline dancers), or just regular videos and television shows. It really wasn't that deep to me.

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I think you missed Soror Lady Greek's ENTIRE point. She said when you watched the type of things you mentioned..or went to her concerts..YOU KNEW what you were getting into. Watching the SUper Bowl...on a SUnday...at 6pm...it is not fair to expect to see nudity.... Maybe you raise your kids where nudity is ok to be viewed around age 7 or 8..but many folks dont. And many of the instances you are mentioning were either on cable, in a concert, or not on in primetime...

So much filth is thrown around these days..that everything is dumbed down...oh its ok..its just a BREAST!! oh its ok..its just 2 women kissing! OUr kids will see it anyway..:rolleyes:

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Maybe you are missing my point. This was not a Janet Jackson concert, which again like Purple Rain, folx know what they are getting when they choose to attend the concert. This was a the Super Bowl, a football, that had Janet as part of the half-time entertainment like a band would entertain. You would not expect the cheerleaders or band members to expose their breasts or other inappropriate body parts.

So my point is, this is touted as a family activity and what happened was clearly not suitable for family entertainment. Yes, I feel parents should be angry that this happened--especially those parents who do monitor what their children watch on TV or which movies they attend.

By the way, they did not show the guy streaking on TV so I am sure that is why it did has not gotten as much play. But he has been arrested. And yes parents at the game with their children should be just as upset about that, although from what I understand he did not fully expose any sexual body parts because he had on a thong.

And no, I haven't been to any of Janet's concerts and if I had kids younger than 16, I would not allow them to attend either. But just chalk it up to my old fogieness.

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Thank you, Soror.

I didn't know the Superbowl is touted as a "family event" myself. Partially because I don't like football or ever watch it, but mostly because I only know of sports bars/restaurants that have "Big Game Day" celebrations.

Anyway, I still think its stupid to spend money on an investigation of this "incident". If Mr. Powell wants to "clean up" standard TV (i.e ABC, CBS, NBC, etc.) it goes WAYYYYY DEEPER than the 2 to 3 seconds of Janet's boob.

Ok, so we fine CBS and their affiliates, then what? How does that affect the countless other shows on TV (again, I am only speaking of standard TV) that "offend" people. As someone said, the fiflth is EVERYWHERE, not just during a halftime show at the Superbowl.

I hear you..but "2-3 seconds of Janet's boob" is as good a place as any to start. Saying that filth is everywhere is not a good reason to not do anything about it. There are a lot of things on TV that offend people...but they normally come on after 9pm. Whether people consider the Superbowl a family event or not...it was still on CBS during dinner time in many time zones. I guess if you think unexpected partial nudity is ok..then of course you wouldn't see why some people were a little perturbed..but that's what we have a rating system for. Many parents regulate what their children see and the Superbowl halftime show took their rights away as parents to do that. Soror Ladygreek said that maybe she's an old fogie for feeling this way...but I dont think so... I think you are just actually trying to "raise" children the way you see fit...and not let the media do it.

People complain and say parents aren't doing enough when it comes to the images on TV and in radio etc...but then when they do complain...folks say "oh get over it..its just 2-3 seconds of a boob."

On the ensuing outrage-

Although people would have been upset, would it have been different if it had been her top came down because a strap broke or something more accidental than Justin's hand? Sh*t happens sometimes with costumes (I have seen it happen in step shows where you KNOW it was not intentional) so would that be more forgivable than this?

On the topic of the family nature of football- I think the FCC's outrage is somewhat warranted and somewhat hypocritical. Some of the most sexually charged commercials are the ones only shown during football games. I'm bout sick of the "Twins" and while obviously a bare breast is the next level, it is not as though these games are normally taking place with nice clean ads either. While I can understand the shock over it, I think a lot of the most vocal critics (the network, FCC, etc.) are a bunch of big fat hypocrites.

You're right.

I don't think Janet's boob is the best place to start nor will it have any impact on other TV shows. Have you seen daytime television lately? And not to mention, as Kimmie said, the commercials that come on at ALL times of the day. This type of programming is no longer limited to after 9pm. It starts earlier.

You know...I've been thinking about this mess and am realizing that this crap has been blown WAY out of proportion.

OK...did the FCC start suing the news media when they were showing people jumping out of buildings and falling to their deaths on 9-11?

My kids had a WHOLE LOT MORE questions about people jumping to their deaths than they did about Janet Jackson's tittie. Heck, they've seen mine before..WTF is really the big deal here.

There's a bigger issue here - and that's what needs to be focused on.

Now THAT was disturbing. I could not believe that they were showing that on daytime television. Also, the pics of the DEAD Hussien boys. SMH