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."

[Jim Cane]

Are you still here?

Yeah, I guess it's taking a long time. Probably in another hour or so you'll see all these "comments removed" blanks.

At least I can respond for now.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

Men do. Lucky men do often. That's biology.

I bet you have heard that comment more than once from your boyfriend.

[GigaDittos]

And the woman has to do the attracting and selecting. Therefore, the body shape and attributes. That's biology. So let's move on.

[Prolifeconservative]

So, all you saw was 3 seconds? You didn't see the whole trashy event?

"but I have seen the video replays a hundred times..."

A "hundred times" heh...you really have watched it a hundred times? Janet's boob must have really caught your fancy!

[Jim Cane]

Heh heh. Most women I know complain about their husbands or boyfriends suffering from a condition known as "whiskey-d*ck). If it doesn't work when they're, well, half cocked on a six pack, then it's not going to function when they're passed out after losing an argument with a bottle of Hornitos.

[Jim Cane]

I bet you have heard that comment more than once from your boyfriend.

Why drag your mother into this?

[HairOfTheDog]

Ok - so I exaggerate..... but so do all of you!

[genxer]

The apology should not have been for the incident but for who was scheduled in the first place. When you hire trash what do you expect. The lineup was questionable to start with and that is what cbs and anyone else saying its an acciden is guilty of. This is the result. Play with fire your going to get burned. Period.

[Jim Cane]

So let's move on.

Yeah you're right. L8r

[AxelPaulsenJr]

Most women I know complain about their husbands or boyfriends suffering from a condition known as "whiskey-d*ck).

Is this a subject that normally (comes up) in your conversations with women?

[PleaseNoMore]

I don't know if anyone taped the show but, if you look carefully, Jackson actually flips her hair to EXPOSE her breast. The actions of the two leading up to this act and the lyrics of the song "I'll have you naked before the end of this song" ( or whatever they were ) clearly indicates that this was planned. The media moguls think we are so dumb that we can't put 2 and 2 together. To me, that is more of an outrage than the breast baring. It clearly indicates that the powers that be believe that we will fall for whatever comes out of their mouths. I believe that they should be held accountable for the perversions of last night AS WELL AS their lying about it. I did just read that the FCC is "investigating".

[P.O.E.]

There's an old saying: "You sleep with dogs, you wake up with fleas"

[AxelPaulsenJr]

Why drag your mother into this?

LOL my apologies, I had not intended to mention her in front of yours. Or was it behind yours?

[Prolifeconservative]

Do you have kids?

[gathersnomoss]

Talent was just busting out everywhere last night. What do you expect from a pair who had to lip-sync the lyrics?

[HairOfTheDog]

The boob is altogther evil. It cannot be unmade by any craft that we here possess! It must be taken back into the fiery chasm from whence it came!

[Porterville]

Move on old guard, your time has past.

[gathersnomoss]

Yeah it was just a fantastic show for my kids to watch. Since when do I have to monitor what is shown during the Super Bowl Half-Time "show"?

[HairOfTheDog]

No, I don't. But I have been one. I have seen boys sneaking peeks at boobs since National Geographic and Playboy. Most of them grew up to be healthy heterosexual men. The psyche of 'the children' is not nearly as fragile as you think.

[Twinkie]

I guess Janet probably spent too much money on those two
plastic saline bags hanging on her chest not to show them to the world. The Super Bowl people know they have a captive audience, and they also know that audience isn't about to boycott them no matter what they do. Only a few old f*rts like me might boycott, but what does that matter?
- Nope. People will only be watching much closer next year
just in case something interesting happens.