[Political Junkie Too]

In a statement released Monday night, Jackson said the stunt that revealed a breast clad only in a sun-shaped "nipple shield" in front of some 89 million viewers went awry after being planned at the last minute.

That doesn't sound like any kind of planning to me. That sounds like two renegades deviating from the plan.

With a cast of thousands, and coordinated lighting, sound, and camera cues to consider, the planning would have included all the performers and crew, with the stage manager calling the shots.

These two chucked the plan and did their own thing contrary to the plan. They played with fire and got burned.

-PJ

[cyncooper]

The fact that her costume,including the red bra obviously,were made to break away demonstrates this was long in the planning.

That, not the piercing, is the proof. Add in the bragging beforehand about how shocking their performance would be and there is zero doubt they are lying now about last minute and/or (take your pick, I guess!) costume malfunctioning.

[bootyist-monk]

More than Timberlake and Jackson were involved in this. Neither of these pampered brats would rig their own wardrobe for breakaway. One of the costumers had to rig Jackson's outfit and bra (undergarments don't tear like that naturally). I'm sure that person just got themselves guaranteed employement for life with Viacom, as long as they forget what they did and who told them to do it.

[NYCVirago]

These two chucked the plan and did their own thing contrary to the plan. They played with fire and got burned.

I don't believe for a minute MTV didn't know about it. They advertised Janet's Shocking Moments on their website before the game (of course, they're now saying that Justin Timberlake was supposed to be the shocking thing; yeah, right.) Besides, if MTV didn't know about it, wouldn't they ban them from ever participating in their reindeer games again, like they did Andrew Dice Clay?

[NYCVirago]

These two chucked the plan and did their own thing contrary to the plan. They played with fire and got burned.

I don't believe for a minute MTV didn't know about it. They advertised Janet's Shocking Moments on their website before the game (of course, they're now saying that Justin Timberlake was supposed to be the shocking thing; yeah, right.) Besides, if MTV didn't know about it, wouldn't they ban them from ever participating in their reindeer games again, like they did Andrew Dice Clay?