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315: Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson

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True Crime Obsessed

True Crime, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.234.9K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

It's one of the most memorable moments in television history, but nobody really knows what actually happened or why. At the Superbowl halftime show in 2004, two of the world's biggest stars shared the stage: Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake. At the end of their number, Timberlake ripped away a piece of Jackson's top, exposing her breast to 9/16ths of a second. The incident caused an international scandal, and Jackson's career would never be the same. BUT WHAT REALLY HAPPENED? This episode tries to untangle it all.

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Girl I got real in the soldier for some 90s music in this day. Oh my god

0:07.8

It sounds just like that other song

0:12.8

Patrick

0:21.6

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0:23.6

Just came out of a book party didn't you I know that voice anywhere hi girl hey girl

0:29.0

Hey fam before we get into it come see us out obsessed fast October 20th of the 22nd in Dallas

0:33.8

We are getting so close drag queens galore. We've been looking over what they're doing for the drag branch

0:38.1

But they're doing for the opening number they're doing drag bingo all weekend true crime stuff Josh Hallmark from true crime bullshit

0:44.0

It's got two different panels on Israel key is including a panel about how he rules out people that they think might be in Israel

0:50.6

Keyes victim Wow Bob Rafe is gonna be there Rabia you me Ellen and Joey Maggie and Amber and Daisy and

0:56.7

Why in a crime crime sinister hood red handed my god obsessed calm get your tickets. What are we talking about today?

1:04.0

Okay, we are talking this is on Hulu. It's not malfunction the dressing down of Janet Jackson

1:08.6

This is the Super Bowl travesty this tragic bullshit that happened with Janet and Justin Timberlake

1:14.5

Last list crass and deplorable stuff while many are asking what happened to the line that shouldn't be crossed

1:20.8

Janet Jackson says it was all her fault her flat thing just say I'm a trawler if

1:25.7

The culture wars could have a 9-11. It's February 1st, 2004

1:32.4

89 million viewers want Janet Jackson's all rated Super Bowl stunt

1:36.6

The exposure of Janet Jackson's breast Janet Jackson Jackson looking into television and the large amounts of sex and violence is an old political

1:44.6

Trek and there's always a bit of demagoguery involved. There was no equality of

1:49.5

Honey Schmidt. I am really sorry. She is taking the complete fall for this. It's a black thing to see it on that scale

1:57.2

Happening to someone like Janet. It didn't just happen to her. It

2:01.0

rippled and touched all of us. I still don't understand

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