Well, we can hardly either! And because Justin is returning to the big show in , we're taking it all the way back to and reliving the moment as it happened, picture by picture. Janet kicked off the performance, singing "Rhythm Nation" solo, before Justin joined her on stage with "Rock Your Body. When the racy moment was met with outrage by fans and the media, apologies and excuses were made, and the whole thing was deemed a "wardrobe malfunction. While it looked pretty planned to us, Justin still maintains that it was an accident.
'Nipplegate' revisited: What really happened between Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake?
Janet Jackson Superbowl Breast Flash
Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake all say they're sorry - but none of that is deterring the federal government from looking into the Super Bowl's too-revealing halftime show. If applied to each CBS station, the fine could reach into the millions. Instead, that celebration was tainted by a classless, crass and deplorable stunt," Powell said in a statement. He added in interviews Tuesday that other aspects of the racy halftime show, which also featured such performers as Nelly and Kid Rock, also bothered him. The controversy erupted Sunday when Timberlake snatched off part of Jackson's bustier on stage, revealing a breast clad only in a sun-shaped "nipple shield" in front of some 89 million viewers.
Although that really is pretty messed up. It was ultimately thrown out in an appeals court, but the case took an entire eight years to untangle in courts, according to the Daily Beast. There would just be more memes and hashtags about it. She was wearing a red layer of fabric underneath , but when you watch the video, you see that he pulled too much off. Both of the stars look visibly shocked in the flash of her boob hanging out there, with a silver cover over her nipple.
But the game took a back seat to what transpired at the halftime show. On Feb. For a fraction of a second, 71, fans in the stands and 11 million people at home saw her bare breast. Timberlake stood beside Jackson stoically, while Jackson hastily covered herself with her left hand. The camera went wide, fireworks were released and pandemonium ensued.