OK, where exactly was the Super Bowl tat, because we sure saw the tit.
Headlines and stories from the ongoing Super Bowl-gate...
TIT FOR TAT [NYP, 2.3.2004] DUO CAUGHT IN BOOBY TRAP By DON KAPLAN February 3, 2004 -- CBS is moving to bounce Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake from next Sunday's Grammy Awards amid the national uproar following their X-rated, prime-time Super Bowl stunt. Sources told The Post the network will demand the two stars be tossed from 46th Annual Grammy Awards if CBS's probe shows the duo schemed in advance to expose Jackson's pierced breast during the halftime spectacle.
BOOB TUBE [NYDailyNews, 2.3.2004] Janet Jackson apologized for her breast-baring bungle at the Super Bowl - but it did little to stem the growing tempest in a C cup. Nipplegate, which started as a halftime stunt, became a national obsession yesterday - hitting even the highest reaches of government.Mike Lupica: Jackson's stunt exposes league
"The audience measurement guys have never seen anything like it. The audience reaction charts looked like an electrocardiogram."-- A TiVo representative comments on Janet Jackson's Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction," which was replayed a record number of times by TiVo subscribers.
Halftime Show Angers FCC, CBS [WSJ, 2.3.2004] Before the Super Bowl, MTV promised on its Web site that "regardless of the outcome," singer Janet Jackson and other halftime performers would ensure the football game "goes down in history." Mission accomplished. Monday, the Bush administration, the National Football League and a host of others reacted harshly to Ms. Jackson's halftime duet with Justin Timberlake, who tugged at her black bustier during the song and exposed her right breast, bare except for a metal nipple ornament.
Halftime Show Fallout Includes F.C.C. Inquiry [NYT, 2.3.2004] By BILL CARTER and RICHARD SANDOMIR The exposure of Janet Jackson's right breast during a Super Bowl halftime concert has led to several apologies and a possible F.C.C. investigation.
After Flash of Flesh, CBS Again Is in Denial [NYT, 2.3.2004] By ALESSANDRA STANLEY The beauty of Janet Jackson's Super Bowl surprise is that even if CBS was truly caught unaware, like the little network that cried wolf, nobody is listening.
Spotlight Should Have Been on the Game, Not the Show [NYT, 2.3.2004] By GEORGE VECSEY The sad part for the N.F.L. is that this was one of the best Super Bowls, but the country is talking about the Janet Jackson incident instead.
The Super Bowl of Stupidity? [NYT, 2.3.2004] By STUART ELLIOTT The commercials that ran during Super Bowl XXXVIII are being castigated by many viewers for their vulgarity and tastelessness.
With a flash, Super Bowl's halftime show pushes indecency debate to a new level [USAToday, 2.3.2004] The most watched Super Bowl in history may become the most debated. Not for the game -- for the halftime display.
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