CBS Apologizes for Jackson's Exposure (MTV will not produce another Halftime show)

Yahoo! News ^ | 2-2-04 | AP

[pseudo-ignatius]

NEW YORK - CBS apologized for an unexpectedly R-rated end to its Super Bowl halftime show, when singer Justin Timberlake (news) tore off part of Janet Jackson (news)'s top, exposing her breast.

The two singers were performing a flirtatious duet to end the halftime show, and at the song's finish, Timberlake reached across Jackson's leather gladiator outfit and pulled off the covering to her right breast.

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

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."

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, saying the incident was "unrehearsed, unplanned, completely unintentional."

[Pharmboy]

From the slackerstalker blog site:

Wednesday, January 29, 2003

A Little on Padiddle




Also: Padaddle, Pididdle, Pediddle, Piddiddle, Piddidle, Perdiddle, etc.




US slang term for car with one headlight. Origin unknown. After a little Googling I've seen it attributed as a term from the mid-1940's, early 1950's, the 1960's, the LATE 1960's, and originating from (or being current in) Maine, Mississippi, Tennessee, Oregon, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Western New York, Connecticut, and the NYC suburbs. Seeing one and saying "padiddle" entitles you to get some good luck, make a wish, touch your car roof, get a kiss, give a slap, or make someone take off an article of clothing, depending on the company with you in the car. The earliest version, however, was not STRIP padiddle, but kissing padiddle. Today you can call "padiddle" if you see a woman with one erect nipple.







One linguist thinks it goes along with the host of candle-related superstitions that originated with carriage travel, when candles were the headlights.






If a candle suddenly goes out by itself, it is an omen of a death in the family.




It seems possible that a passing coach or carriage with an extinguished flame might have required an antidote (the kiss). On the other hand the tradition that an accidentally snuffed candle means an impending wedding might have prompted a kiss for a entirely different reason.






Another linguist went to TOWN trying to figure out the correct (or most correct) way to spell padiddle, which is uniquely suited to many spellings:





How to spell a lax vowel (which, in my /f/ environment, after a fricative and before a stop, may actually devoice or disappear) in a "nonwritten" item is an interesting question. When I stress every syllable, I get an "uh" (the vowel of "nut") in the first syllable. No help for the spelling at all.





In the end the vote went to "padiddle" because it had the most hits on Google. Oh Google, how you've shaped us.




I won't even get into the different words for cars with a broken taillight. OK, OK, I will. It's either "padungle" or "paduncle."




I used to see a car with a headlight out and make a wish. Now I just see a dead light and shudder to think that this driver is someday certainly going to come racing up invisibly on my right at 90 mph in one of the Bay Area's Darwinian Merge Mazes on some rainy night and make me One with My Gods in a big steaming pile of twisted burning metal and rubber. I tried going back to making wishes, and the only one I could articulate in that heartbeat is "oh god let them drive safely and steer clear of me until they get that headlight fixed." California city driving has made me into a total basket case on the road. Being in a slow-speed low-impact 5-car pile up on Highway 80 coming off the bridge at rush hour two weeks ago didn't help.





The American Dialect Society - my source for most of this stuff- has investigated the origins of Padiddle-- their discussion list has a completely and delightfully searchable archive, for hours of entertainment. From the ADS archives:





A collection of "padiddle" references in texts, including an article posing the idea that padiddle comes from "perdido" (Spanish for "lost").





Another collection of links, including a Washington Post article, and another article that links padiddle with perdido, specifically the 1940's song by Duke Ellington of that name.

[BraveMan]

MTV issued a contrite statement dated January 30, 2004, saying the incident was "unrehearsed, unplanned, completely unintentional."

[B.O. Plenty]

This was all instigated by Sumner Redstone IMHO. He is a peverted scumbag of the first order....of course IMHO. He even looks like the creep he is.

[sangoo]

... returns from watching the Super Bowl at a church function...

It amazes me that so many churches arrange their schedules around the Super Bowl. I bet that changes now.

[MissAmericanPie]

What in the heck were they doing being allowed to produce one in the first place?

[shiva]

Yeah, you're right. I went to DU to see what they were thinking. Most of them say showing Toby Keith (the war mongerer) was worse than Janet's breast. One of them said that nipple piercing was the newest thing . Now, that surprised me....ouch! That must hurt.

[TYVets]

"Sue them!"

MTV, CBS, NFL, Budweiser and other sponsors with their provocative ads that brought the R-Rated "Show" to your kids.

Class action lawsuit time?

There are some very deep pockets listed above.

[Ramcat]

It's come to the point that when I'm watching any sporting event with my six year old I sit with the remote in hand and automatically change to a secure network when a commercial comes on. (Between the horrifying movie ads and the Coors Light commercials)

I must say I saw this one coming last evening when I heard the show was being produced by MTV.

[jimt]

"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."

Which is of course why Jackson was wearing a silver pasty.

[Celtic Conservative]

This is going to turn into one of those deals where the lying about it afterwards disgusts people more than the actual event. 32 posted on 02/02/2004 8:53:27 AM EST by Nick Danger

You got that right, nick and that's because a 5 year old child can tell they're lying through their teeth about the whole "accident". Too obvious, and the brazenness of it will seriously piss a lot of people off. But that's really what they're counting on, isn't it?. To create "buzz". But the buzz may turn into a "buzzsaw" if they're not careful.

Slainte,

CC

[DonQ]

I was completely surprised, utterly astonished, totally shocked I tell you, to discover that a member of the Jackson family would do something bizarre and outrageous.

On the other hand, sports shows have gotten dull. So let's have that as the standard cheerleading outfit. That would fill up the stadiums.

[leadpencil1]

I turn the game on one minute before kickoff, off at half time, and I listen to the radio to turn it back on for the second half. Its a football game for gosh sakes.

[smiley]

Here in Indy, they aired "Queer Eye..." on one of our local channels, WISH TV 8 around 7 or 8 p.m......We switched to the Marathon of Murder She Wrote and flipped over occasionally to see the football game...

[PistolPaknMama]

This is all promotional PR for next year. What will they do next?

Feed Christians to the lions.

[IonInsights]

OK, we've all seen breasts before, so seeing this is not what's upsetting me. What's upsetting me is the state of a entertainment and media industry that lectures me about my politics and patroitism, my "hate speech", and continually strives to display the lowest common denominator, e.g., Madonna'a and Britney's kiss, and now this. It's all very tiring, and not entertaining.

[KansasConservative1]

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

Good thing she wore the star over her nipple just in case a "wardrobe malfunction" occured.

[spectre]

CBS and MTV could start to redeem themselves by going after these two. It would send a message they sincerely didn't know about this and are mad as hell and aren't going to take it anymore, EVER again.

I'm waiting.

[SamAdams76]

If anything, that halftime show demonstrates clearly why the RIAA isn't selling as many records as it used to. It's got nothing to do with kids downloading MP3s either.

The "artists" on stage last night were considered to be among the top hitmakers in the pop world today. They are a reflection on how truly awful pop music is today.

While my musical tastes have evolved over the years to more classical and jazz, I still appreciate good pop songs and my record collection includes a lot of guilty pleasures like Journey, Supertramp, The Police/Sting and even The Bee Gees. But looking at the Billboard "Hot 100" today, I see the vast majority of the songs on it to be the kind of angry, nasty, in-your-face, rapped up crap that was on display last night. Can't even go to a record store these days without having this stuff blared at ear-splitting volume. I'd rather be at home digging up old pop songs on Kazaa.

[Dante3]

I agree. Timberlake should be charged. Non-celebrities are charged all the time for less than what he did.

What is also disgusting are the lies. The has been Janet J. was jealous of the attention Britney's sleazy kiss, Kobe, and the Super Bowl got and must have hired consultants to outdo them.