And no advertiser that paid up for time during half-time got their audience - since the rest of the half-time show was SO bad many quit, changed channels, or left for a while!Quiet as it's kept, I'm sure the NFL would have distanced themselves from the halftime show, even if Janet hadn't bared her breast. Most people were so disgusted with the half-assed scattergun approach that MTV took with the show that (as you pointed out) many tuned out entirely.
I'm actually wondering what kind of response AOL has had, as "major sponsor" of the halftime fiasco.
Since you asked about the recation at AOL:
Update from AOL Corporate HQ:
Just got a phone call back from Dottie McCain, a member of an AOL Corporate Committee called 'Escalations'.
A five member committee is investigating the lewd behavior of Jane Jackson & Justin Timberlake at the AOL sponsored Super Bowl half-time show.
Please send your comments to Dottie McCain here:
DCMCCAINJAX@aol.com Also call this number at AOL HQ between 9-5 pm M-F:
1-703-265-1000
Ask the switchboard operator to connect you with 'Escalations'.
She assured me that a live person on the committee would take the call.
I told her that AOL will suffer serious financial losses unless there are consequences for those responsible. And I am contemplating taking a loss of several thousand dollars in a stock sale.
Emails from Freepers who are AOL members and/or stockholders will be most effective but I urge everyone to email & Call ASAP.