Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 It’s been a decade since Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake put on the most controversial halftime show in Super Bowl history. Timberlake concluded the show by exposing Jackson’s breast to the shock of the world. In ESPN The Magazine’s ‘Music Issue’, Marin Cogan speaks with several figures who played key roles in the controversy, including ex-FCC chairman Michael Powell. “I think we’ve been removed from this long enough for me to tell you that I had to put my best version of outrage on that I could put on,” Powell says in the exposé In the Beginning, there was a Nipple which hits newsstands Friday. “Part of it was surreal, right? Look, I think it was dumb to happen, and they knew the rules and were flirting with them, and my job is to enforce the rules, but, you know, really? This is what we’re gonna do?” Powell also said the treatment of Jackson and Timberlake – who were lambasted for causing ‘an outrageous stunt’ – was unfair. "I personally thought that was really unfair,’ he said. "It all turned into being about her. In reality, if you slow the thing down, it’s Justin ripping off her breastplate.” Powell and the FCC fined CBS $550,000 for the incident, the largest sum in history at the time. MTV executive producer Salli Frattini, who oversaw the halftime show, wasn’t immediately aware of what had occurred. “We were like, ‘Uh, we’re playing that back right now,’” Frattini says. “There was lots of chaos in the truck, and we played it back and we were like, ‘Oh, [expletive]. What just happened?’ ” Another show producer, Alex Coletti, thinks it was a setup. “Her entire camp stopped answering the phones. I finally got to her tour manager, and they were already at the airport.” Coletti says. “No, she set us up and she’s out of here. That was the last time I’ve seen or heard from Janet Jackson.” You can read the full story in the ‘Music Issue’ which features three different covers with athletes and artists including Kobe Bryant, Nicki Minaj, Chris Paul, Kendrick Lamar, Calvin Johnson, and Eminem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Finally . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasSad Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Now he stands up for her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasSad Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 What did the guy mean it was a setup? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotboy06 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyHood Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 He should thank Janet for the nipplegate IMO. I'm not an American nor am I interested in your version of football but for me Superbowl was a non-event (at least for pop culture fans) until Janet performed in it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedElegance™ Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Do we wait another ten years for them to apologise? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaria Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 It's been 10 years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeJoe Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I'ma need the link to this video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaleidoscope Eyes Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 It's been 10 years? I know, right?! I was like a freshman in high school when it happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escapade Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Welp. 10 years too late. The damage is already done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 It's been 10 years? yep...10 years....Funny How Time Flies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
switchblade330 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 What did the guy mean it was a setup? Michael Powell is a piece of shit!! He was about 2 lose his job w/the FCC when the Janet Superbowl incident happened.....................Due 2 the massive complaints from TV viewers he was pressured...........................by REPUBLICANS including his father[Colin Powell] 2 file charges against CBS/MTV & Janet.......which led 2 Michael holding on 2 his job 4 another 2 yrs. I HATE that MoFo!!! :flipoff: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyHood Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 He should thank Janet for the nipplegate IMO. I'm not an American nor am I interested in your version of football but for me Superbowl was a non-event (at least for pop culture fans) until Janet performed in it. We Should Thank Janet Jackson for Nipplegate - Esquire http://www.esquire.c...l-halftime-show How Nipplegate Led to Halftime Show Greatness Since Jackson's boob came out, the halftime show has been way more cohesive ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Theres so many articles about this - all defending Janet Release that single Janet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasSad Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 The ESPN show Pardon the Interruption called Janet's wardrobe malfunction the greatest moment in SB halftime history. And they phrased it as Timberlake causing the malfunction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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