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?
Any way they slice it, they're screwed.
-PJ