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Janet Jackson says Super Bowl 'costume reveal' went awry.
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another view…Plain and simple…it was “lame”
By: Stella Adewolu, Entertainment Editor
The decision to have a costume reveal at the end of my halftime show performance was made after final rehearsals," Jackson said in a statement. "MTV was completely unaware of it. 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." MTV produced the halftime show, which was broadcast by CBS. Both had issued their own apologies. Janet Jackson's one-second flash of her right breast at the Super Bowl must constitute the lamest PR stunt of the year. Thankfully it was one stunt that did NOT involve her brother.
Performing together in a routine that had included a number of bump-and-grind moves, Justin Timberlake reached across Jackson, flicking off the molded right cup of the bustier, leaving her right breast bare except for a starburst-shaped decoration held in place by a nipple piercing. Timberlake issued his own apology. "I am sorry if anyone was offended by the wardrobe malfunction during the halftime performance at the Super Bowl," he said. "It was not intentional and is regrettable."
On Monday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell ordered an investigation of the incident. An estimated 140 million people were watching the Super Bowl halftime show when at the end, pop star Justin Timberlake popped off part of Jackson's corset, exposing her breast. Powell told CNN he was not convinced the incident was an accident. "Clearly somebody had knowledge of it. Clearly it was something that was planned by someone," he said. "She probably got what she was looking for."
Jackson spokesman Stephen Huvane said the incident "was a malfunction of the wardrobe; it was not intentional. ... He was supposed to pull away the bustier and leave the red-lace bra."
Powell said he was watching the game Sunday evening with his two children and found the incident "outrageous/" I knew immediately it would cause great outrage among the American people, which it did, "he said, citing "thousands" of complaints were received by his office Monday morning. "We have a very angry public on our hands. "Powell said MTV and the CBS network's more than 200 affiliates and company-owned stations could be find $27,500 apiece.
Huvane said an unauthorized copy of Jackson's single "Just a Little While" has appeared on the Internet, so Virgin Records decided to release it Monday. The song is from the album "Damita Jo,"is set to be released march 30 and MTV posted this tease on its Web site last week "Janet Jackson's Super bowl show promises shocking moments."
Some of us were rather contemptuous of the infamous Madonna/Britney kiss on MTV. The fading young star and the long faded older star conjured up a cheap bit of manufactured sexual outrage. Whatever. At least they set it up in some minimal way with the song and costumes, and did manage to get at least a bit of soft porn innuendo out of it.
This business with Janet Jackson at the Super Bowl halftime was ten times lamer, though. The lameness started with her so called partner in sleaze. We were tantalized for days with the promise of some big super special mystery guest, who, turns out to be...Justin Timberlake?
On top of which, what kind of crappy excuse for a song was that even supposed to be? Her best bit of the night was "Rhythm Nation," which was a mediocre song at best FIFTEEN YEARS AGO. The used copies of the CD going for 59 cents at Amazon are still overpriced.
Then they finished up with Timberlake ripping open one side of her outfit to briefly expose her right breast. Whoop-de-do. Is this supposed to be shocking? Outrageous? Scandalous? Oh, please. Is this supposed to make me tumescent?
To make matters worse… she looks old and haggard here. Not to be crappy or condescending here, but this little display forces me to note that she was looking considerably older than her actual 38 years.
Lame, lamer, LAMEST: Even at that, there's a little tassel. Oh, except for crying in a bucket- you can't even pull off a naughty stunt right without stepping back.
Alright, one step further into stupidity- Lame, lamer, lamest, lamest ever: Timberlake's pre-fabricated post-event claim that it was "accidental." Right. That's why she had the stupid tassel in place.
Janet Jackson has never been a significant artist- and that's OK. She made a decent sized array of hits, and made herself a name separate from the family. Good for her.
Instead of just accepting that her run was over, though, she has to come across with this pitiful stunt. It's not significant enough to be even considered a stunt. It won't sell her any records. It won't do anything for her except get a couple of empty headlines, and a few lame jokes. In short, it makes her look like (an old, dried up) cheap, version of Christina Aguillera. Yuck.
Why are the Jacksons SO utterly desperate for even BAD attention? Why can't they just be content to go out and sign a few autographs on the street corner? You'd think with all their trillions of dollars they could afford therapy or something. Janet hereby makes it official with this little desperation ploy that even she recognizes that her career is just as dead as Michael's
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