Janet Jackson Urged Timberlake Not To Make Statement After Superbowl

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In “Janet,” which aired its first part on Friday and continued on Saturday on Lifetime and A&E, the groundbreaking and private singer dug into everything from her childhood as the youngest in the Jackson family to long-held rumors that she had a secret baby in the 80’s to her relationship with her brother, the late Michael Jackson. And, of course, she addressed her infamous performance at the 2004 Super Bowl, dubbed by the media as “Nipplegate.”

During halftime, which Jackson headlined that year, she brought out surprise guest Timberlake, who was taking off in his solo career at the time. During Timberlake’s performance of his hit song, “Rock Your Body,” part of Jackson’s top was torn off, exposing her breast, when Timberlake sang the lyric, “I’ll have you naked by the end of this song.”

Over the years, many have criticized the Super Bowl as a publicity stunt, questioning whether it was really a mistake. The incident generated conversation around sexism, racism and society’s double standards, particularly with white men and Black women.

After that halftime performance, Jackson was publicly shamed and her career took a hit, as Timberlake’s popularity continued to soar. However, Janet revealed in the documentary that she told Timberlake not to put out a statement about the incident at the time.

In conversation with her brother Randy, Janet says: “We talked once. And he said, ‘I don’t know if I should come out and make a statement.’… And I said, ‘Listen… I don’t want any drama for you. They’re aiming all of this at me.’ So I said, ‘If I were you, I wouldn’t say anything.'”

Representatives for Timberlake did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.
 

 

Full article on the show:

https://variety.com/2022/music/news/janet-jackson-documentary-revelations-1235166685/

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Wow, I really commend her that she didn't want him to get any blame. I don't get why she needed to suffer the consequences while he instigated Nipplegate per accident. The media is fvcked up by making her a target, everyone who worked to take her down back then should be ashamed of themselves.

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An angel, we know

She was protecting him, but this horrible society put all the blame on her.

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Stage scandal gone to far