Janet Jackson covers her exposed breast immediately after Justin Timberlake tears off part of her wardrobe to expose it

Super Bowl XXXVIII, which was broadcast live on February 1, 2004 from Houston, Texas, was noted for a controversial halftime show in which Janet Jackson's bare breast was exposed by Justin Timberlake in what was referred to as a "wardrobe malfunction".^[1] The incident, sometimes referred to by the portmanteau Nipplegate^{[2] [3]}, was widely discussed. It, along with the rest of the halftime show, led to a crackdown on 'indecency' in the media. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Date February 1, 2004 Stadium Reliant Stadium City Houston, Texas MVP Tom Brady, Quarterback Favorite Patriots by 7 National anthem Beyoncé Coin toss Earl Campbell, Ollie Matson, Don Maynard, Y.A. Tittle, Mike Singletary, Gene Upshaw Referee Ed Hochuli Halftime show Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Outkast, P. Diddy, Kid Rock... Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and/or video signals which transmit programs to an audience. ... is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... “Houston” redirects here. ... A halftime show is a performance given between the first and second halves or the 2nd and 3rd quarters of a sporting event. ... Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, activist, and pop icon. ... Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981[1]), sometimes known as JT, is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... This article is about blends. ...

The incident

Among several other acts, Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake performed a medley/duet of their songs "Rhythm Nation" (Jackson) and "Rock Your Body" (Timberlake) during the halftime show. The performance featured many suggestive dance moves by both singers, and as the song reached the final line, "I'm gonna have you naked by the end of this song," Timberlake pulled off a part of Jackson's costume, revealing her right breast (adorned with a large, sun-shaped nipple shield, a piece of jewelry worn to accentuate the appearance of a nipple piercing). Rhythm Nation was the second single by pop music diva Janet Jackson from her fourth studio album Rhythm Nation 1814. ... Rock Your Body is the third single from Justin Timberlakes solo debut album Justified. ... A pregnant womans breasts. ... Janet Jacksons nipple shield, displayed on national television during the infamous wardrobe malfunction. ... Nipple Piercing A Nipple piercing is a piercing, centered usually at the base of the nipple. ...

In the immediate aftermath, the CBS broadcast cut to an aerial view of the stadium, but was unable to do so before the picture was sent to thousands of viewers' televisions. Many considered this indecent exposure, as a record-breaking 200,000 Americans contacted the Federal Communications Commission to complain, saying it was inappropriate in the context of a football game.^[4] This article is about the broadcast network. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The FCCs official seal. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ...

The halftime show was produced by MTV and aired on the CBS television network. At the time, both MTV and CBS were owned by the media group Viacom (as of January 2006, the companies have been split into separate entities, CBS became self-owned, however MTV became part of the new Viacom group spun off from the old Viacom, now known as CBS Corporation. Both companies are still owned by National Amusements). The controversy prompted tighter control of live television and radio broadcasts in the United States by station owners in fear of high fines that could be levied by the Federal Communications Commission. Following the incident, the NFL announced that MTV, who also produced the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXV, would never be involved in another halftime show. ^[5] This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... Viacom (pronounced with a long i as in eye) began life as CBS Films, the television syndication division of CBS. In 1971, the division was renamed VIACOM (VIdeo & Audio COMmunications), and in 1973 it was spun off, amid new FCC rules forbidding television networks from owning syndication companies (the rules... January 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accuses European nations of trying to complete the Holocaust by creating a Jewish camp Israel in the Middle East. ... Viacom (NYSE: VIA) (NYSE: VIAb) is an American media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable and satellite television networks (MTV Networks and BET), and movie production and distribution (the Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks movie studios). ... CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS, NYSE: CBSA) is an American media conglomerate focused on broadcasting, publishing, billboards, and television production, with most of its operations in the United States. ... National Amusements, Inc. ... The FCCs official seal. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... Date January 28, 2001 Stadium Raymond James Stadium City Tampa, Florida MVP Ray Lewis, Linebacker Favorite Ravens by 3 National anthem Backstreet Boys Coin toss Marcus Allen, Ottis Anderson, Tom Flores, Bill Parcells Referee Gerald Austin Halftime show Aerosmith, Britney Spears, Nelly, Mary J. Blige and *NSYNC Attendance 71,921...

Besides Jackson's exposure, the show featured numerous dancers, alongside rappers Sean "Diddy" Combs (who was nicknamed "P. Diddy" at the time) and Nelly, who were grabbing their crotches^[6], along with other participants in costumes, such as Kid Rock wearing an American flag with holes for the sleeves and collar, which some viewers felt was offensive due to the "difficult times of war" going on.^[7] A contemporary dancer rehearsing in a dance studio Dance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ... Sean Diddy Combs Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969, aka Sean Puffy Combs, Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, Diddy) is a record producer, entrepreneur, and rapper. ... For other uses, see Nelly (disambiguation). ... Look up Crotch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Robert James Ritchie (born January 17, 1971), best known as Kid Rock, is an American rapper, singer and rock musician most notable for his albums Devil Without a Cause and Cocky and his hit singles Bawitdaba and Picture. ... Flag ratio: 7:12; nicknames: Stars and Stripes, Old Glory The flag of the United States of America consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars... For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ...

Public reaction

In the United States, the exposure of Jackson's breast led to much controversy and headlines, being the fifth-ranked story on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann on the day after the Super Bowl.^[8] Conservative media watchdog group Parents Television Council issued a statement that same day condemning the halftime show, announcing that their members would file indecency complaints with the Federal Communications Commission and the council supported the FCC's decision to investigate the halftime show immediately. ^[9] Therefore, the PTC created a section in their web site where its members and other visitors could complain about the show.^[10] In addition, the Federal Communications Commission received nearly 540,000 complaints from Americans^[5], with about 65,000 of them coming from the PTC.^[11] Many parents also expressed their disappointment towards the Super Bowl, claiming that they expected it to be a family-friendly event but instead had to be subjected to the sexually charged content. ^[12] However, an Associated Press poll found that only 18% of Americans supported the FCC's investigation.^[13] Justin Timberlake told KCBS-TV a few days following the Super Bowl that his own family was offended by the Super Bowl mishap. ^[14] MSNBC, a combination of MSN and NBC, is a 24-hour cable news channel in the United States and Canada, and a news website. ... Countdown with Keith Olbermann is an hour-long nightly newscast on MSNBC which airs live at 8:00 p. ... The Parents Television Council (PTC) is a US-based self-proclaimed nonpartisan[1], nonprofit organization founded by conservative activist L. Brent Bozell III whose stated goal is to promote and restore responsibility to the entertainment industry. ... The FCCs official seal. ... The FCCs official seal. ... The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ... Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981[1]), sometimes known as JT, is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor. ... KCBS-TV, or CBS 2 Los Angeles, is the CBS-affiliated television station serving the Los Angeles area. ...

In Canada, where the show was broadcast by Global Television Network, the incident passed largely without controversy: only about 50 Canadians^[15] complained about the incident to the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC). CBSC received roughly twice as many complaints about other aspects of the Super Bowl broadcast, including music and advertising issues.^[16] Global Television and Global TV redirect here. ... The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council is an independent, non-governmental organization created by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters to administer standards established by its members, Canadas private broadcasters. ...

In Europe public reaction was widely affected by incomprehension – to the indignation of the American media and audience and not in terms to the bare breast of Janet Jackson. ^[17] A Time magazine poll in 2005 revealed that 66% of Americans believed that the FCC "overreacted" to the halftime show.^[18] For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Time (whose trademark is capitalized TIME) is a weekly American newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report. ...

Legal action

On February 4, Terri Carlin, a banker residing in Knoxville, Tennessee, launched a class action lawsuit against Jackson and Timberlake on behalf of "all American citizens who watched the outrageous conduct." The lawsuit alleged that the halftime show contained "sexually explicit acts solely designed to garner publicity and, ultimately, to increase profits for themselves." The lawsuit sought "maximum" punitive and compensatory damages from the performers. Ms. Carlin later dropped the lawsuit. ^[19] Three months later, Eric Stephenson, a lawyer from Farmington, Utah, filed a $5,000 lawsuit in small-claims court against Viacom for "false advertising" of the Super Bowl halftime show, as he, the father of three young children, claimed that pre-game advertising led him to believe that the halftime show would consist of marching bands, balloons, and a patriotic celebration. The lawsuit was rejected because Stephenson should have filed a federal lawsuit or complain to the FCC, which was already investigating the halftime show.^[20] is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location within the U.S. State of Tennessee. ... In law, a class action is an equitable procedural device used in litigation for determining the rights of and remedies, if any, for large numbers of people whose cases involve common questions of law and fact. ... Punitive damages are damages awarded to a successful plaintiff in a civil action, over and above the amount of compensatory damages, to: punish the conduct of the civil defendant; deter the civil defendant from committing the invidious act again; and deter others from doing the same thing. ... Farmington is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. ... In the law of the United States, many U.S. states have established small claims courts. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... An American college marching band on the field (University of Texas) A marching band is a group of instrumental musicians who generally perform outdoors, and who incorporate movement â€“ usually some type of marching â€“ with their musical performance. ... Balloons are often used or given on special occasions, like cards or flowers. ... Patriotism is a feeling of love and devotion to ones own homeland (patria, the land of ones fathers). ... This article describes the government of the United States. ... It has been suggested that civil trial be merged into this article or section. ... The abbreviation FCC can refer to: Face-centered cubic (usually fcc), a crystallographic structure Federal Communications Commission, a US government organization Farm Credit Corporation/Farm Credit Canada, a Canadian government organization Families with Children from China, an adoption support organization Florida Christian College, a college in central Florida Fresno City...

The incident triggered a rash of fines that the Federal Communications Commission levied soon after the Super Bowl. The FCC alleged that the context of the "wardrobe malfunction" was intended "to pander, titillate and shock those watching" because it happened within the lyrics within Timberlake's performance of Rock Your Body: "Hurry up 'cause you're taking too long. . . better have you naked by the end of this song." ^[21] In addition, the FCC cited a news article on the website of MTV claiming that the halftime show would promise "shocking moments" ^[22] and that "officials of both CBS and MTV were well aware of the overall sexual nature of the Jackson/Timberlake segment, and fully sanctioned it—indeed, touted it as 'shocking' to attract potential viewers."^[21] CBS, however, argued that the exposure was unplanned,^[23] although in later statements CBS asserted that while the exposure unplanned by CBS, it was deliberately planned by Jackson and Timberlake "independently and clandestinely".[1] On September 22, 2004 ^[24], the FCC fined Viacom the maximum $27,500 (US) penalty for each of the twenty CBS-owned television stations (including satellites of WFRV in Green Bay, WCCO in Minneapolis, and KUTV in Salt Lake City; current CBS owned-and-operated station KOVR in Sacramento at the time was owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group) for a total $550,000 fine, the largest ever against a television broadcaster at that time. However, the Parents Television Council^[25] and even some of the FCC commissioners^[21] criticized the FCC for fining only twenty CBS stations, not all of them, for the halftime show. The FCCs official seal. ... Rock Your Body is the third single from Justin Timberlakes solo debut album Justified. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Viacom (NYSE: VIA) (NYSE: VIAb) is an American media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable and satellite television networks (MTV Networks and BET), and movie production and distribution (the Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks movie studios). ... WFRV (CBS 5) is the CBS owned & operated television station in Green Bay, Wisconsin. ... Green Bay is the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... WCCO redirects here. ... “Minneapolis” redirects here. ... KUTV is the CBS owned and operated station serving the greater Salt Lake City, Utah metro area. ... Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. ... In the broadcasting industry (especially in North America), an owned-and-operated station (frequently abbreviated as O&O) usually refers to a television station or radio station that is owned by the network with which it is associated. ... KOVR (CBS13) is the CBS owned-and-operated television station (O&O) in Sacramento, California. ... “Sacramento” redirects here. ... The Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBG) NASDAQ: SBGI is the operator of the largest number of local television stations in the United States with a total of 59 stations across the country in 38 primarily small and medium markets, many of which are located in the South and the Midwest. ...

The United States House of Representatives passed a bill, soon after the Super Bowl, to raise the maximum FCC fine penalty from said $27,500 to $500,000 per violation.^[26] The United States Senate voted to decrease it to $275,000 per incident, with a cap of $3 million per day.^[26] The two houses reconciled the differences in fine levels, settling for a fine of $325,000 (US) per violation in the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005.^[27] The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. ... Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States... Bill Number S. 193 is a telecommunications bill designed to govern broadcast media. ...

Many entertainment companies were forced to modify themselves due to the public outrage. Clear Channel Communications removed "talk-radio host" Howard Stern from several of its large-market radio stations within a month of the incident, citing the raunchy content of Stern's show. The FCC fined Clear Channel after a Florida-based radio show featuring Bubba the Love Sponge was charged with indecency.^[28] Not to be confused with clear channel radio stations, which are AM radio stations with certain technical parameters. ... This article is a biography of Howard Stern as an individual; for information regarding his radio show see The Howard Stern Show. ... Bubba the Love Sponge Clem (born Todd Clem in Warsaw, Indiana on April 23, 1966) is a Tampa, Florida radio talk show host who has had a colorful past. ...

In November 2004, Viacom paid out $3.5 million to settle outstanding indecency complaints, but still refused that it was challenging the $550,000 penalty related to the incident.^[29] As a result of the incident, some networks established regulations requiring time delays of as much as five minutes for live broadcasts such as awards shows and sporting events.^[30] When the game telecast from CBS aired February 1, 2007 on NFL Network, the entire halftime show was passed over, cutting after a commercial break directly to the second half, and another incident. (See The Streaker below) November 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: November 2004 in sports November 2004 in science Events Deaths in November • 30 Pierre Berton • 29 John Drew Barrymore • 26 Bill Alley • 24 Arthur Hailey • 23 Rafael Eitan • 18 Bobby Frank Cherry • 16 John... A time delay, in the context of broadcasting, is a means to provide a brief period of review for a live broadcast to ensure it meets broadcast standards. ... is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 2007 in television involves some significant events. ... NFL Network is an American specialty channel owned and operated by the National Football League (NFL) and is also shown in Canada and Mexico. ...

See also: Super Bowl Classics

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Impact on Jackson's career

Janet Jackson's career has been negatively impacted since this incident, something which did not occur with Timberlake (who has had four Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles since). Despite a clear correlation, there may be no causative link. Before the Super Bowl incident, all of Jackson's albums since her 1986 breakthrough effort Control went multi-platinum and generated a string of Billboard Top 10 singles. However, this level of success was not garnered by any of her post-Super Bowl material.^[31] Her highest charting single since the Super Bowl incident, "Call on Me", peaked at only at #25 on the Hot 100, with some singles even failing to chart.^[32] Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the main singles chart used by Billboard magazine. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 // 1986 - Goo Goo Dolls are formed in Buffalo, New York. ... Control is the third studio album by American R&B/pop singer Janet Jackson. ... Call on Me is an R&B song recorded by Janet Jackson and Nelly. ...

Her music videos have since lost considerable airplay on channels such as MTV and VH1.^{[33] [34]} In spite of all this, Jackson has remained popular on urban media outlets such as Viacom-owned BET, where her latest music videos are still in heavy rotation. In 2006, during an interview on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Jackson stated that the Super Bowl scandal was an accident. ^[35] Justin Timberlake also told MTV that he "probably got 10 percent of the blame", later explaining that "America's harsher on women" and "unfairly harsh on ethnic people", referring to the backlash suffered by him and Jackson. ^[36] This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently part of the MTV Networks division... Black Entertainment Television is an American cable network based in Washington, D.C. targeted toward African-American and urban audiences in the United States. ... The year 2006 in television involved some significant events. ... The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah) is an American nationally syndicated talk show, hosted and produced by Oprah Winfrey and is the highest-rated talk show in American television history. ... Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981[1]), sometimes known as JT, is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ...

The streaker

Moments after the Jackson-Timberlake tangle, streaker Mark Roberts added to the controversial halftime by running around the field nearly-naked except for some writing on his body which read "SUPER BOWEL" on the front, an advertisement for online betting website goldenpalace.com, and a well-placed G-string. Part of Roberts' stunt was seen on-air in the USA however, then CBS chose to keep its cameras in a wide-shot view of the stadium and quick cutaways to players and coaches as Roberts ran around the field until players from both competing teams, the New England Patriots and the Carolina Panthers, tackled him. Matt Chatham, the Patriots' special teams expert and reserve linebacker initially knocked Roberts down, thus allowing stadium security and police to arrest Roberts and eject him from Reliant Stadium, the site of the game.^[37] In a joking reference to that incident, CBS play-by-play announcer Greg Gumbel stated to fellow commentator Phil Simms the following: A participant of the Bay to Breakers. ... Mark Roberts (born December 12, 1964 in Liverpool, England) is a famous British streaker who has run naked during several international events. ... goldenpalace. ... See Thong for other meanings. ... City Foxborough, Massachusetts Other nicknames The Pats Team colors Nautical Blue, New Century Silver, Red, and White Head Coach Bill Belichick Owner Robert Kraft General manager Bill Belichick (de facto) Mascot Pat Patriot League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960–69) Eastern Division (1960–69) National Football League (1970–present... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Matt Chatham is a linebacker who plays for the New England Patriots, and attended University of South Dakota. ... This article relates to sports. ... Reliant Stadium is a football stadium in Houston, Texas. ... Greg Gumbel (born May 3, 1946) is an American television sportscaster. ... Phillip Martin Simms (born November 3, 1955, in Lebanon, Kentucky) is a former American football quarterback, and currently a television sportscaster for the CBS network. ...

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Other controversies

The Super Bowl broadcast featured numerous commercials for erectile dysfunction medicines and beer advertisements with a flatulating horse and a dog attacking male genitalia. ^{[12] [39]} In a league-mandated policy meant to clear the airwaves of such advertisements, with the exception of the erection pills, the NFL announced that those types of commercials would not air again during Super Bowl broadcasts. In January 2005, Fox, the network that carried Super Bowl XXXIX under the alternating network contract, and is known for its edgy, risk-taking programming, rejected an advertisement for the cold remedy Airborne that briefly featured the naked buttocks of veteran actor Mickey Rooney.^[40] Erectile dysfunction (ED) or impotence is a sexual dysfunction characterized by the inability to develop or maintain an erection of the penis. ... Flatulence (expelled through the anus in a process commonly known as farting or emitting gas) is the presence of a mixture of gases known as flatus in the digestive tract of mammals. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in January • 29 Ephraim Kishon • 25 Philip Johnson • 23 Johnny Carson • 22 Parveen Babi • 20 Jan Nowak-Jeziorański • 17 Virginia Mayo • 17 Zhao Ziyang • 15... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... Date February 6, 2005 Stadium ALLTEL Stadium City Jacksonville, Florida MVP Deion Branch, Wide receiver Favorite Patriots by 7 National anthem Combined choirs of the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and U.S... Airborne is a dietary supplement and health formula which is said to help ward off harmful bacteria and germs, and help prevent the flu and the common cold. ... Actor Mickey Rooney speaks at the Pentagon in 2000 during a ceremony honoring the USO. Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr. ...

Prior to the broadcast, CBS rejected both the MoveOn.org ad Bush in 30 Seconds and an ad from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals^{[citation needed]} because they were deemed too "controversial". CBS stated that it had a "decades-old" policy of rejecting ads regarding "controversial issues of public importance", although MoveOn charged that the networks had previously accepted similar ads from other groups. ^[41] MoveOn is a progressive public policy organization that has raised millions of dollars for Democratic Party candidates in the United States. ... Bushin30seconds. ... People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals logo People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is an animal rights organization based in the United States. ...

Aftermath and impact on television

Censorship of broadcasting

Some have speculated that the fallout from this incident may have had a subtle effect on daytime television. These television shows are known for "love in the afternoon" and regularly feature romantic couplings; shortly before the Super Bowl, the Procter & Gamble soap operas As the World Turns and Guiding Light had gone as far as featuring rear male nudity during lovemaking scenes. After the Super Bowl controversy, FCC commissioner Michael J. Copps stated that it was time for a crackdown on daytime television and indicated that he was reviewing whether soap operas were violating the agency's indecency prohibitions.^[42] The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... Love in the Afternoon was a well-known advertising campaign used by ABC to market its soap operas in the form of newspaper advertisements and television commercials. ... Procter & Gamble Co. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... As the World Turns (ATWT) is the second longest-running American television soap opera (the first being Guiding Light),[1] airing each weekday on CBS. Set in the fictional town of Oakdale, Illinois, the show debuted on Monday, April 2, 1956[2] at 1:30pm. ... Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light prior to 1975, GL) is an American television program credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the longest-running soap opera in production and the longest running drama in television history. ... Michael J. Copps Michael Joseph Copps is currently one of two Democratic United States FCC commissioners. ...

Two other major sporting events that followed the Super Bowl that year also were forced to clean up their respective halftime shows following the incident. The Pro Bowl, which would be played on February 8, originally was to feature singer J.C. Chasez, who was a member of boy band NSYNC as was Timberlake, sing the National Anthem before the game and perform his hit song "Blowin' Me Up (with Her Love)" at halftime. However, the NFL would not allow Chasez to perform during halftime due to the sexually suggestive content of his chosen song, (even though cable network ESPN carried the game) replacing it with traditional Hawaiian dancers, which would be more appropriate for the game's atmosphere given that it was held in Honolulu, Hawaii, and many television viewers in the nation were still in shock from the Super Bowl incident.^[43] The 2004 NBA All-Star Game also cleaned up its act, despite being broadcast on cable television channel TNT that was not under FCC regulation as with all other cable channels, having halftime performer Beyonce Knowles perform "Crazy in Love" rather than "Naughty Girl", which they feared would incite controversy given its sexual content. Ironically, Janet Jackson was in attendance at the game, and dressed conservatively. ^[44] In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League (NFL). ... is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Joshua Scott Chasez (born August 8, 1976), known as JC, was a performer on the second incarnation of The Mickey Mouse Club and is a member of the boy band *NSYNC. He has also written and produced several songs for *NSYNC as well as Wild Orchid and a track featured... *NSYNC is a five-part pop music vocal group, specifically a boy band, formed in Orlando, Florida, USA. The group members are James Lance Bass, Joshua Scott Chasez (JC), Joseph Anthony Fatone Junior (Joey), Christopher Alan Kirkpatrick (Chris), and Justin Randall Timberlake. ... A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is evoking and eulogising the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognised either by a countrys government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people. ... Blowin Me Up (with Her Love) is the first solo single by JC Chasez and was released in the U.S. in February 2003. ... ESPN/ESPN-DT, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an [[United States|Amer<nowiki>Insert non-formatted text here--68. ... For the city and county of Honolulu, see City & County of Honolulu. ... The 2004 NBA All-Star Game was played February 15, 2004 at the Staples Center, home of the Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles, CA. Attendance: 19,662 Officials: #29 Steve Javie, #37 Blane Reichelt, #49 Tom Washington Time of Game: 2:32 Western Conference 136 to Eastern Conference 132 MVP... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner. ... The abbreviation FCC can refer to: Face-centered cubic (usually fcc), a crystallographic structure Federal Communications Commission, a US government organization Farm Credit Corporation/Farm Credit Canada, a Canadian government organization Families with Children from China, an adoption support organization Florida Christian College, a college in central Florida Fresno City... Beyoncé in 2004 with her five Grammys. ... Crazy in Love may refer to: Crazy in Love, a 2003 hit song by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z. Crazy in Love, a 2003 hit song by Jill Johnson for the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2003. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, activist, and pop icon. ...

Following these announcements, Guiding Light edited out nudity from an episode that had already been taped. A week later, the show's executive producer John Conboy was fired and replaced by Ellen Wheeler. All nine American network soaps began to impose an unwritten rule of avoiding any sort of risqué adult scenes, and in the months following, soap opera periodical Soap Opera Digest editors wrote about how daytime television was losing its steam.^[42] John Conboy is an American soap opera producer. ... Ellen Wheeler (born October 9, 1961 in Hollywood, California) is an American actress, director and producer. ... The February 1977 issue of Soap Opera Digest. ...

Nighttime television was not spared the fallout from the Jackson incident, either. For example, an episode of Star Trek: Enterprise entitled "Harbinger" originally included a brief shot of a character's buttocks, but this scene was censored when UPN—itself owned by CBS—aired the episode a few weeks after the Super Bowl event, while Canadian broadcasts of the episode were uncensored. The NBC drama ER also re-edited a scene in an episode two weeks after the incident where paramedics were wheeling an elderly woman into the hospital, and her breast could be seen non-explicitly in the context of her injury and treatment. The media gave much attention to this editing due to ER's standing as the network's top drama.^[43] The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ... Harbinger is the title of an episode of Star Trek: Enterprise, from the third season. ... UPN (which originally stood for the United Paramount Network) was a television network in over 200 markets in the United States. ... This article is about the television network. ... This article is about the drama series. ...

Also, both the 46th Grammy Awards and the 76th Academy Awards, which were scheduled for February 8 and 29 respectively, initiated a delay (up to ten minutes) to ensure that profanity and obscenity were not seen or heard. Since then, both award shows have used the tape delay.^[6] The 46th Grammy Awards were held on the February 8, 2004. ... 76th Academy Awards Sunday, February 29, 2004 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California Hosts Preshow: Billy Bush, Chris Connelly & Maria Menounos Show: Billy Crystal Crew Producer: Joe Roth Supervising Producer: Michael Seligman Director: Lou Horvitz Duration 3 hours, 40 minutes Network ABC The big contenders for the 76th Academy... is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... February 29 is a day added into a leap year of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The incident also prompted tighter control over content by station owners and managers. Viacom, at the center of the controversy, also employed the controversial Howard Stern in its radio division (at the time called Infinity Broadcasting). The expanding control on content is said to be a contributing factor that drove Stern away from terrestrial radio and onto Sirius Satellite Radio. This article is a biography of Howard Stern as an individual; for information regarding his radio show see The Howard Stern Show. ... CBSs first color logo, which debuted in the fall of 1965. ... Terrestrial radio is a term which encompasses the AM and FM ground-based radio technologies, the term was coined around Howard Sterns move to Sirius Satellite Radio. ... Sirius Satellite Radio NASDAQ: SIRI is one of two satellite radio (SDARS) services operating in the United States and Canada, along with XM Satellite Radio. ...

Sports broadcasting

See also: NASCAR on NBC and NASCAR on FOX

Two weeks after the controversy, NASCAR reacted with a stern warning to Busch Series and Nextel Cup Series drivers at the drivers' meeting at their respective races in Rockingham, North Carolina, which later was given to Craftsman Truck Series drivers in Hampton, Georgia two weeks afterwards at their next race, saying in addition to fines, point penalties to driver and team would be assessed for obscenities on air. NASCAR on NBC is a series of NASCAR races that have aired the network from 2001-2006. ... NASCAR ON FOX is a series of NASCAR races airing on Fox Sports and the SPEED Channel since 2001. ... Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Most recent champion(s) Kevin Harvick The NASCAR Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs minor league circuit (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations... The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ... Rockingham is a city in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States. ... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... Hampton is a city located in western Henry County and partially in the Clayton County panhandle region, in the U.S. state of Georgia. ... Obscenity in Latin obscenus, meaning foul, repulsive, detestable, (possibly derived from ob caenum, literally from filth). The term is most often used in a legal context to describe expressions (words, images, actions) that offend the prevalent sexual morality of the time. ...

A week later, Busch Series driver Johnny Sauter drew a $10,000 fine and a 25-point penalty for using an obscenity during a radio interview at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway after the Sam's Town 300.^[45] In June, Ron Hornaday was fined the same for another radio interview during the MBNA 200 at Dover International Speedway.^[46] Johnny Sauter (born May 1, 1978, in Necedah, Wisconsin) is a NASCAR Busch Series driver from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located at 7000 Las Vegas Boulevard North in Las Vegas, Nevada, is a 1,200 acre (4. ... Ron Hornaday from Palmdale, CA was born June 20, 1958. ... Dover International Speedway (nickname: The Monster Mile) is a NASCAR race track located near Dover, Delaware. ...

The controversy resumed in October when, during an NBC interview, Dale Earnhardt Jr. told Matt Yocum, who had asked Earnhardt about the meaning of his third consecutive EA Sports 500 win what it meant, in comparison to his father's ten wins at Talladega Superspeedway, "That don't mean shit". Producers turned the broadcast immediately to play-by-play announcer Bill Weber, who substituted for an injured Allen Bestwick, who apologized for the mistake. NASCAR did not budge, and slapped Earnhardt the same penalty, which took him out of the lead in the chase for the Nextel Cup playoff, a setback from which he never recovered. ^[47] This article is about the television network. ... Dale Earnhardt Jr. ... The UAW Ford 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. ... This article is about the elder Dale Earnhardt. ... Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsports complex located in Talladega, Alabama. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Bill Weber (born 1957 in Middletown, New Jersey) is now NBC and TNTs lap-by-lap announcer for their NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and Busch Series coverage. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

A three-member panel of the National Stock Car Racing Commission of Chairman George Silbermann, former CBS Vice President David Hall, who headed the network's cable operations in Nashville from 1997 (after CBS acquired Gaylord Entertainment's cable television operations) until 2000 (general manager of The Nashville Network and Country Music Television), and former NBA player Brad Daugherty (who once co-owned a Craftsman Truck Series team) heard the appeal, and upheld the penalty, stating Mr. Earnhardt had violated the warning and was supposed to be a role model.^[48] Nickname: Location in Davidson County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates: , Country United States State Tennessee Counties Davidson County Founded: 1779 Incorporated: 1806 Government  - Mayor Bill Purcell (D) Area  - City  526. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Country Music Television, or CMT as it usually called, is an American country music oriented cable television channel. ... There are at least two well-known men named Brad Daugherty: Brad Daugherty: A former NBA player, currently a television sportscaster. ... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ...

Other sports telecasts have also been affected, even those held long after Super Bowl XXXVIII. When the 2006 Little League World Series began, ABC Sports and ESPN did not impose a delay on its broadcasts, despite the fact that all managers and coaches were equipped with miniature microphones. That changed after an incident late in a preliminary-round game in which a player for Mid-Island Little League of Staten Island, New York, who has not been publicly identified, used an obscenity that was broadcast live on ESPN. In response, the team's manager, Nick Doscher, slapped the player, a violation of a Little League policy against physical contact targeting players. Both the player and manager were reprimanded, and ESPN and ABC imposed a five-second delay on future telecasts. The 2006 Little League World Series, held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, started August 18 and ended on August 28, one day later than originally scheduled. ... [1] ABC Sports is a division of ABC, responsible for the televising of many sports events on the network. ... ESPN/ESPN-DT, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an [[United States|Amer<nowiki>Insert non-formatted text here--68. ... New York Yankees manager Joe Torre returning to the dugout (September 2005). ... In the baseball game, the coach is a member of the team at bat stationed near first or third base to signal and direct the runners and batters. ... A microphone with a cord A microphone, sometimes called a mic (pronounced mike), is a device that converts sound into an electrical signal. ... For other uses, see Staten Island (disambiguation) Staten Island, shown in an enhanced satellite image Staten Island is one of the five boroughs of New York City, located on an island of the same name on the west side of the Narrows at the entrance of New York Harbor. ... Little League Baseball - Logo Little League pitcher in Winesburg, Ohio Little League, Wayne, Michigan Little League Baseball is the name of a non-profit organization in the United States which organizes local childrens leagues of baseball and softball throughout the USA and the rest of the world. ...

The NFL also came under some smaller controversies over its telecasts. The FCC received a complaint about a telecast of a playoff game between the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings from January 2005 on FOX, the complainant alleging that a Minnesota player who scored a touchdown made movements appearing to "moon" the spectators. However, the FCC denied the complaint because the player was fully clothed at all times, and his gestures were shown for only a few seconds, thus warranting that the display was not indecent. ^[49] On January 13, 2007, during coverage on the FOX network of an NFL playoff game between the New Orleans Saints and Philadelphia Eagles, after New Orleans safety Josh Bullocks intercepted the ball from Philadelphia wide receiver J.J. Outlaw, the camera cut to the stands, showing for four seconds the words "FUCK DA EAGLES" on a woman's shirt. That drew a backlash from the Parents Television Council, who filed complaints with the FCC. ^[50] “Packers” redirects here. ... City Minneapolis, Minnesota Other nicknames The Vikes, The Purple People Eaters Team colors Purple, Gold, and White Head Coach Brad Childress Owner Zygi Wilf General manager Rob Brzezinski Fight song Skol, Vikings Mascot Ragnar League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1961–present) Western Conference (1961-1969) Central Division (1967-1969... This article is about the animal. ... Mooning, or giving the browneye is the act of displaying ones bare buttocks by removing clothing, e. ... This article is about the animal. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Team colors Midnight Green, Black, White, and Silver Head Coach Andy Reid Owner Jeffrey Lurie General manager Tom Heckert (official) Andy Reid (de facto) Fight song Fly, Eagles Fly Mascot Swoop League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1933–present) Eastern Division (1933-1949) American Conference (1950-1952... In American football and Canadian football, the termsafety can refer to: two positions in the most-common defensive backfield setup, the strong safety and the free safety, or a type of score, worth one or two points. ... Josh Bullocks (Born February 23, 1983) is an NFL safety for the New Orleans Saints. ... In Canadian or American football, an interception occurs when a quarterbacks pass is caught by a player on the opposing team. ... The wide receiver (WR) position in American and Canadian football is the pass-catching specialist. ... J.J. Outlaw (born February 8, 1984) is an American football wide receiver. ... The Parents Television Council (PTC) is a US-based self-proclaimed nonpartisan[1], nonprofit organization founded by conservative activist L. Brent Bozell III whose stated goal is to promote and restore responsibility to the entertainment industry. ... The abbreviation FCC can refer to: Face-centered cubic (usually fcc), a crystallographic structure Federal Communications Commission, a US government organization Farm Credit Corporation/Farm Credit Canada, a Canadian government organization Families with Children from China, an adoption support organization Florida Christian College, a college in central Florida Fresno City...

Subsequent halftime performances

Further information: Super Bowl halftime shows

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• Paul McCartney performed at Super Bowl XXXIX in Jacksonville, Florida. The performance, mixing classic Beatles songs with some of his solo material, went off without incident.

• The Rolling Stones were chosen for the slot at Super Bowl XL in Detroit, Michigan. The NFL and ABC, which televised the game, muted some of the lyrics to "Start Me Up" and "Rough Justice", which contained explicit lyrics.

• Prince performed at the halftime of Super Bowl XLI, played in Miami Gardens, Florida. Prince was once known for his provocative lyrics and sexually-suggestive music videos; yet, since becoming one of Jehovah's Witnesses, this material is no longer a part of his act. However, controversy emerged about a silhouetted camera shot of Prince, projected against a large sheet by a bright light on the other side of the performer. The controversy centered around his guitar, which detractors claimed seemed phallic, critics stating that it "looked embarrassingly rude, crude and unfortunately placed." Though the guitar has been considered by some an extension of a male player's sexuality (especially highlighted by such artists as Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, and even Prince himself), supporters of Prince say that the show did not, in fact, become any more sexually charged than usual, noting that "a guitar at waist level does look like an enormous phallus."^[51]

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Parody

• The Super Bowl controversy was also a subject of comedy all across the late-night television shows, with the hosts generally joking about the hypocrisies in certain public reactions of the show, comparing Jackson's breast with everyday, inoffensive objects, and taking certain ideas out of context.
  • CBS's own Late Show with David Letterman mocked the incident all week following the Super Bowl. Letterman jokingly commentated on the controversy the day after the Super Bowl that he "was happy to see this thing happen...because that meant for one night I wasn't the biggest boob on CBS." He also compared the streaker Mark Roberts to Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean. ^[52] The next day, Letterman compared the exposure of Jackson's breast to Groundhog Day of that year, which predicted six more weeks of winter in 2004, given that both Jackson's breast and the groundhog saw their respective shadows. In his monologue, he also joked that President George W. Bush formed a "Department of Wardrobe Security" to prevent further "wardrobe malfunctions" like this. ^[53] On February 4, Letterman opened his monologue by joking about having a "wardrobe malfunction" during the program, leading to house band leader Paul Schaeffer shouting and the audience laughing hysterically. ^[54] Additionally, the "Top Ten Lists" featured on the program on February 4^[55] and February 6^[56] briefly referenced the incident. On February 13, because the weather in New York City (the city where the Late Show is taped) was abnormally mild, Letterman joked that Jackson exposed her other breast.^[57] Eventually, Jackson appeared on The Late Show on March 29.^[58]
  • Jackson made fun of herself in a 2004 Saturday Night Live appearance, first while playing Condoleezza Rice, nervously answering a question by exposing her right breast, which was pixelated by NBC, then by viewing a mock "home video" from her childhood when her bathing suit top came off in a wading pool.^[59]
  • On NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on February 2, Leno opened his monologue referring to the halftime show as the "Lingerie Bowl", later calling the action of Timberlake exposing Jackson's breast "ironic: for once a Jackson getting molested". In response to Timberlake's claim of a "wardrobe malfunction", Leno questioned, "What, were both breasts supposed to fall out?" Later, Leno also pointed out several hypocrisies in the aftermath of the halftime show, one with CBS considering Jackson's bare breast but not a commercial with a flatulating horse a violation of their Standards & Practices and the other with the FCC immediately investigating the halftime show but the government failing to disclose a reason for the Iraq war. ^[60] Next day, February 3, Leno referred to the halftime show as "America's Cup" (a double entendre referring to the sailing race and women's breasts), joked about President Bush calling Jackson a "weapon of mass arousal", and applied the statement by then-FCC chairman Michael Powell that the show was a "classless, crass and deplorable stunt" to the NBC series Fear Factor. Leno also pointed out the "XXX rating" he found in the "XXXVIII" roman numeral of this year's Super Bowl and that CBS should have apologized "for Mike Ditka talking about his 'ditka".^[61] After CBS announced its use of tape delay on all upcoming live events, Leno on February 4 described the delay as a "booby trap". ^[62] When Queen Latifah was to appear on the program February 5, Leno warned audience members within "the first three rows to stand back" in case Latifah were to expose a breast. He also reinforced the "sex sells" ideal after mentioning that the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction became a popular search topic on the Internet. Because the next Super Bowl XXXIX was to be broadcast on FOX, known for its raunchy sex-centric programming during the current television season, Leno questioned how "sleazy" the next year's halftime show would be. ^[63] Later in the month, Leno continued including Super Bowl and censorship references in his monologues, including claiming Jackson's absence from the Grammy Awards that year as a "chest cold"; when Pamela Anderson was to appear on the show February 9, Leno claimed that Justin Timberlake should also have been a guest that day. ^[64] On February 11, another claim of hypocrisy in the governmental investigation of the halftime show that Leno pointed out was that Congress had "time for a bra" but not on "Iraq or Enron".^[65] At the end of Blue Man Group's second performance of "I Feel Love" on the Tonight Show, one of the Blue Men tears off a section of the other's shirt, revealing a heart on his chest. ^[66]
  • On NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien, O'Brien joked about Janet's brother Michael asking what a woman's breast was, referring to Jackson's obsession with young males.^[61]

• The Bob Rivers Show parodied the event in the song "Janet's Coconut."^[67]

• Singer Eric West made media headlines when he wore a I Support Janet Jackson T-shirt to the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards. West told Teen People magazine, "It was my way of showing Janet support after being blacklisted by so many media outlets."

• Anheuser-Busch's Bud Light beer brand poked fun at the incident in a commercial that was not chosen to air during Super Bowl XXXIX, but rather made available for viewing from their website, in which a stagehand supposedly used Ms. Jackson's bustier to open a bottle of beer, and then uses a piece of tape to repair the damage.

• South Park took aim at the hysteria in its eighth season premiere, "Good Times With Weapons", on March 17, 2004, when Eric Cartman snuck across a stage in the nude and later blamed the incident on a "wardrobe malfunction." In typical South Park fashion, the scene was an illustration of satire and depicted the American culture's selective outrage. The townspeople are angered by Cartman's display, rather than feeling concern for a horribly mutilated and disoriented character (Butters) who is also present on stage, referencing the acceptance of violence and the taboo against sexual references.

• A commercial for Burger King^[68] included two male office workers fighting over a Burger King sandwich, with one worker's shirt being ripped open to reveal a nipple shield similar to Jackson's.

• Richard Thompson wrote and performed a song, "Dear Janet Jackson", mocking the use of her breasts at the Super Bowl.

• The Onion, a parody newspaper, ran as its headline article for January 26, 2005, U.S. Children Still Traumatized One Year After Seeing Partially Exposed Breast On TV. The article's satirical target was the nation's reaction to the incident, rather than the incident itself.

• In a Super Bowl XXXIX commercial for Go Daddy a comely young lady (portrayed by WWE Diva Candice Michelle) who was making a statement before an advertising committee continues to have the right strap of her tank top fall while she is demonstrating how she would be performing in front of the committee (the dance that she was doing would become part of her wrestling gimmick that she uses on the WWE roster); the original commercial included the phrase "wardrobe malfunction", but the words were cut after FCC complaints. This also stirred a bit of its own controversy when a scheduled second airing of the ad and a ten-second plug that was scheduled to be aired at the two minute warning of the fourth quarter were pulled by Fox, who broadcast the game, out of fear that the NFL would have objected about the content of the commercial. Go Daddy received a refund, as well as an apology from both Fox and the NFL several weeks later. They have aired a new ad with Michelle cleaning an office window in a rather sensuous way during Fox's 2005 NFL Playoff broadcasts, and planned a new ad to debut during Super Bowl XL, provided it clears ABC's Standards and Practices officials; however, ABC did not clear the entire ad. Instead, a tamer version aired on game day, with viewers being told to visit the company's website^[69] to see the ad in its entirety. The commercial also aired on USA Network the next night as part of RAW, on which Michelle regularly appears. Another ad with Michelle and IndyCar driver Danica Patrick aired during Super Bowl XLI on CBS in 2007, and again during the 2007 running of the Indianapolis 500 on ABC later that year.

• An episode of Family Guy deals with the aftermath of the "David Hyde Pierce Incident", in which the actor inadvertently reveals his testicles at the Emmy Awards. During the end of the musical number in the episode, several freeze frame images are included with the characters doing sexually-related things. One frame includes an animated Justin Timberlake and Peter Griffin recreating the wardrobe malfunction. Peter is wearing Janet Jackson's outfit from the halftime incident.

• On an episode of The Office entitled "Halloween", Michael Scott makes it known that for Halloween one year, he dressed up as "Janet Jackson's boob".

• In the music video for D12's song "My Band", there's a parody of what happened.

• In the show Instant Star, Episode 302, Jude's right breast is exposed during a performance. Later while talking to the head of her label she refers to the incident as 'Boobgate' while the head of her label refers to it as a wardrobe malfunction.

• British Rapper/Producer Fatman Scoop parodied the incident in a concert by removing his top to reveal a cutout star shape stuck over his nipple.

• In an advertisement for the February 7, 2004 episode of Saturday Night Live, host Megan Mullally explains that she will get the episode's musical guest, Clay Aiken, "naked by the end of this promo". She proceeds to rip a piece of Aiken's shirt off, revealing a similar nipple shield, and she begins rubbing against Aiken in a sexually suggestive manner. Aiken replies, shocked, "that was NOT supposed to happen".

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Date February 5, 2006 Stadium Ford Field City Detroit, Michigan MVP Hines Ward, wide receiver Favorite Steelers by 4 National anthem Aaron Neville, Aretha Franklin and Dr. John, ASL performed by Angela LaGuardia Coin toss Tom Brady Referee Bill Leavy Halftime show The Rolling Stones Attendance 68,206 TV in... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... USA Network is a popular American cable television network with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based open-wheel racing series. ... Danica Sue Patrick (born March 25, 1982 in Beloit, Wisconsin) is an American auto racing driver competing in the IndyCar Series. ... 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