American Legend, Janet Jackson Apologized for an Act That Even MTV Didn’t Know About

The Super Bowl 38 turned out to be a turning point for Janet Jackson, who was badly impacted due to a half-time show. Only top A-list celebrities get invited to perform on the prestigious platform. Jackson being one among them had an opportunity to set foot in 2004 but turned out to be a nightmare, and eventually had to apologize for her actions.

Even today, Jackson is constantly targeted for the accident where she nearly exposed her breast with co-star Justin Timberlake ripping her outfit.

The wardrobe malfunction was earlier speculated as pre-planned. However, the singers clarified that it was unintentional and apologized for the same. P Diddy, Nelly, Kid Rock, and Jessica Simpson were the other performers in the halftime show. Jackson started her performance with All for You and Rhythm Nation. Soon, Timberlake joined the stage, humming,

“Cause I bet I’ll have you naked by the end of this song,” the lyrics of the song. Simultaneously, he grabbed Jackson’s outfit and ripped it exposing her body, and sparking several controversies. It was meant to be a surprise with Jackson revealing another costume, but the plan miserably failed.

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Broadcast partners like MTV and CBS were not aware of these rehearsals and hence outraged after the incident. “The decision to have a costume reveal at the end of my halftime show performance was made after final rehearsals. MTV was completely unaware of it,” Jackson said in a statement. “It was not my intention that it go as far as it did. I apologize to anyone offended — including the audience, MTV, CBS, and the NFL,” she added.

Janet Jackson had to face the repercussions

The aftermath of this incident certainly proved terrible for the American superstar who got disinvited from the Grammy’s that year. However, Timberlake was still allowed to attend the show and received the award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

On behalf of Jackson and himself, Timberlake used the platform to apologize publicly and claimed that it was unintentional. Per reports, Les Moonves, then CEO of CBS, asked other radio stations and channels to stop playing Jackson’s compositions.

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“Moonves ordered Viacom properties VH1 and MTV, and all Viacom-owned radio stations, to stop playing Jackson’s songs and music videos,” said an outlet. In the two-part documentary that got released portraying the life of Jackson, she narrated the entire story and her life now, where she is being constantly targeted by the people. However, she also mentioned that despite so many backlashes, she and Timberlake are on the same page and have moved on.