Janet Jackson's one second flash of titty at the Super Bowl must constitute the lamest PR stunt of the year that does NOT involve her brother. Janet hereby makes it official with this little desperation ploy that even she recognizes that her career lay just as dead as Michael's.
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 titillation out of it.
This business with Janet Jackson at the Super Bowl halftime was ten times lamer, though. The lameness starts with the partner in sleaze. We were tantalized for days with 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-frickin'-do. Is this supposed to be shocking? TITillating? Oh, please. Is this supposed to make me tumescent?
Jebus Criminy, but she looks old and haggard here. Not to be crappy, 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 ["nipple shield- whatever]. Oh, for crying in a bucket- you can't even pull off a naughty stunt right without stepping back.
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— go to most recent comments1 - JustinT
I just got back from the bowl - I was on the sideline. I guess the networks cut it out, but after Janet's breast was exposed she tore the other breast covering off, got on all fours, and moo'd like a cow.
What a great show...
2 - Mac Diva
Missing the pulse as usual. Demand for her new album, with the song she sang as the lead single, is way up, it appears. Some failure. Even PR froth aside, risque sells. Just ask the talentless Paris Hilton.
Tumescent? Not without Viagra.
3 - Carol
Justin ripping off Janet's breast cup to her costume was no coincident. The close up on Drudge Report shows the piece Justin ripped off had snaps on it, which means it was meant to be removed.
What is with the huge nipple ring? So Janet planned for this to happen. After all, she has a new album coming out in April.
I wonder if Madonna told her to flash her tit! Justin is a bad liar.
4 - Al Barger
In Justin's defense, I'm sure he was just following the pre-ordained script that Grandma Janet wrote for him.
5 - get a life
you guys are crazy janet is still one of the finest women around, and anyone who complains about her breast would give up there house to have a chance to be with her. So get a life and stop hating on a ;ittle nipple, we see ass crakes on nypd blue and ugly ones at that.
6 - Racerx
The problem I have with the incident is my 6 year old that was watching the game with me. Damn now I got even more crap to explain thanks Janet! Cheap! Lame! And don't forget its a family show, even Bionce cleaned up for it.
7 - A Father
You could just tell him/her/it that they were once plugged into one of them at least 6 to 8 times a day...
8 - charles
janet's not even original. lil' kim had her boob out for a whole evening for the mtv music video awards a few years ago. diana ross gave a few taps to the exposed boob during an award presentation too.
9 - HellScream
Good god! A bare breast! The world as we know it will now be coming to an end.
Its unbelievable what people get upset over. We have a moron for a president sending kids off to die in a war which was based on lies and all people are worried about is Miss Jackson's bare titty on national television?
Hello! Wake up people! Your kids will survive this. I don't see what the big f*cking deal is about a woman's bare breast. So f*cking what! Its just skin! What's the diff between a man's bare chest and a woman's except for a little extra fat. I know men with bigger tits than some women. People don't seem to mind them running around bare chested.
Wake up people! A woman exposing her breast is the least of our worries.
10 - Al Barger
HellScream, it's not that Janet Jackson's nipple is a Big Deal which will scar our children. It's that it's a really exceptionally LAME excuse for a publicity stunt.
11 - Fatty McGee
Had to bring up my "bitch tits" didn't you... ;-)
12 - Angelika and jon
Ok I understand that she's old n'all, but dont compare her to Christina the slut. Nothing is worse than her.... ohh wait brittany is... and besides your selling her cd on your web page... that was a pretty nice titty too...(Jon)
13 - Mini
I've commented already on a previous article and I comment again. How can you dare to pass judgement without knowing the truth? You're daring to make a quick assumption as your own PR stunt. You hypocrite.
Janet Jackson is an AMAZING woman and a MIND-BLOWING performer. How dare you - and all you nameless comment-ers - lay such a demeaning slap onto the reputation of such an outstanding person?
The adornment? Why not? I have unmentionable piercings and I dorn them without ever showing them. For certain people it's a fun little, in a sense, childish thing. The need for accessories.
Look, it is just a breast. When you're born you suckle at your mother's breast. As a child you lay your head on your mother's bussom to be comforted. It is, after all, just a lump of fat. Don't exaggerate such a miniscule event.
Can't you see the scorn and shock on her face as well? She's embarassed...don't make it worse. You shouldn't have that right, not just because she is Janet Jackson but merely because she is human.
The Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
14 - Angelika
hey every one is entitled to their own opinion.......
15 - Al Barger
And if I were engaging in such a cheap stunt as the Janet Jackson Superbowl Nipple Massacre, I'd expect others to make fun of me, too.
And if Janet Jackson's mediocre music blows your mind, then your mind must be easily blown. I mean, if Janet's crap blows your mind, what would you do if you ever heard, say, some classic Miles Davis.
Mini, I'd suggest you avoid Bitch's Brew. I don't think you could handle it.
16 - Mini
I never commented on her music as mind-blowing. I commented on her PERFORMANCE as mind-blowing. She's a talented dancer and knows how to make HER fans happy.
Miles Davis? I adore jazz. I know Miles Davis as well as I know my own name. Along with Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Glen Miller...I could go on but that is a different topic.
Again, I see you decide to pass judgement without any evidence for that judgement. I don't think you can handle making a TRUE statement. You've seemed to have proved, fairly well, that you are just another disrespectful imbecile.
Think before you speak, or in this case, write.
17 - Al Barger
Mini, I am chastised and indeed intimidated by your scolding. I will never again dare mock any celebrity without your permission, no matter how bad they beg for it.
18 - Mini
Go ahead, make a mockery out of this, IF it's the only way you are able to handle such criticism or correction.
Just show some respect and don't dash for the finish line in the race to demean another without the right nor the evidence to. Don't stoop so low...it's never admired in any one.
Also, don't mock others. Put yourself in their position and think of how it might affect you but be sure to consider how it will affect them as well.
19 - Mini
I did cross a line. I should not have labeled you as a "disrespectful imbecile" I take it back. It was unnecessary.
20 - Al Barger
Mini, you're certainly intending to be pretty harsh and disrespectful towards ME. That's cool, but YOU are the one being highly judgmental.
This Superbowl thing was obviously a pre-ordained stunt, and a damned silly one. She DESERVES a little bit of jest at her expense.
I'm just saying, she wouldn't need this dumb contrivance if she had any real SONGS.
21 - Al Barger
Ah, very good Mini. I didn't see #19 till after #20. It's totally cool, anyway. I need a good dressing down from time to time.
I'm glad to have you visiting. Take your shoes off. Sit a spell.
22 - Mini
I apologize for crossing lines in such a manner and I had no intention of you receiving my comments in such a fashion.
Innocent until proven otherwise. You can't prove that it was a pre-ordained stunt. I've seen Janet Jackson perform and no performer of her status would pull such a ploy, purposely. But, if she did then shame on her because IF it was a PR stunt then it is a low one.
Yet, can you really say with such certainty that it was? I'm sure you have no true relationship with Janet Jackson nor any real knowledge of her person. Just by her name you state with such absoluteness that it was a PR stunt. You have no basis to your statement, nothing that's as solid as stone. It's like showing the world a clump of wet sand and telling them it will remain solid forever when it will just crumble away once dry.
Look, I'm no fan of her music. Can't say I really follow your mainstream music of today. But, I do have respect for all perfomers, whether I enjoy their music or not, because they obviously have something that others love. They are able to make certain people smile, maybe even more, with their "talent" (I use that term lightly). To be able to do that to such a mass? It's a great thing.
You may not enjoy her songs but there are others out there who evidently do. Humans are all different. Have different tastes, ideas, cultures, etc. That's the beauty of this world. You will never meet someone exactly like another.
BTW, I won't just sit...I am going to bed. Almost 5 a.m. And I've had a thoroughly full day and now night.
23 - Stuk_N_ROK
This was obviously a PR stunt. She wouldn't have had the cupcake holders in place otherwise.
But think about it folks...this is what we can expect from all 'has-been' female singers.
The order is: they get discovered, spit out a few radio-friendly tunes, (or in an actress case...a mediocre TV sitcom) then go through a number of years of not being on top. Missing the "good ol' days" when labeled as a diva, they all eventually turn to the nude.
Madonna and the fat chick from Wilson Phillips proves this theory.
The bad news is...we still have to wait for Celine Dione to do this.
The good news is...eventually Brittney will be there
24 - spanky
What? How could you even spend a minute lamenting over such a crappie stunt? And that Timberlake guy? Why is he still singing again? And why does he get to have all the fun? Poor Janet, just another cheap floozie in a long line of losers. And to think, she actually did have some talent once!
25 - tl
Nice timing on the boob job
The last show the last best the last time we will get to see her in the superbowl? I thought her timing was great and her expressing herself like that was exciting. We need the willing-ness to share these time with us. Her actions were a mouthful. she is sexy
and a product of the world today. The people never say anything when the cheerleaders tit falls out on purpose
what's the big deal if janet's falls.