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American Hysteria

Wardrobe Malfunction

American Hysteria

W!ZARD Studios

Society & Culture

4.43.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2019

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Eighty-four million Americans witnessed the greatest pop culture spectacle of 2004, when Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson headlined the Super Bowl Halftime Show. Their live performance ended with what became known as a “wardrobe malfunction” when Justin ripped away a portion of Janet’s leather top, revealing her right breast complete with nipple piercing. This salacious scandal, sometimes called Nipplegate roused a moralistic America, even helping President George W. Bush to win his second term. American Hysteria is written, produced, and hosted by Chelsey Weber-Smith Produced and edited by Clear Commo Studios Co-written by Riley Smith Become a Patron for extra episodes, interviews, and videos monthly! Follow American Hysteria on social media: Twitter: @AmerHysteria Instagram: @AmericanHysteriaPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Childhood should be fun.

0:05.0

Don't let bed wetting spoil that.

0:07.0

Dry nights give maximum protection.

0:10.0

So kids can go to bed where we free.

0:12.0

Have a dry night sleep.

0:15.0

And wake up.

0:17.0

Awesome!

0:24.0

Awesome days start with dry nights.

0:27.0

Search dry nights for a free sample.

0:36.0

This is American hysteria's After Shock,

0:39.0

where I share with you a story that didn't make it into the main episode.

0:42.0

I'm your host, Chelsea Weber-Smin.

0:44.0

And today we're talking about Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction.

0:58.0

More than 84 million Americans saw it.

1:07.0

The greatest spectacle of 2004,

1:10.0

one that would appear in the Guinness Book of World Records

1:13.0

as the most popular search item for all of the internet that year.

1:17.0

As Justin Timberlake beat boxed and freaked- danced

1:20.0

in some retrospectively unflattering baggy khaki pants

1:24.0

against a leather-clad Janet Jackson.

1:27.0

Their Super Bowl halftime show culminated with Justin singing the line

1:31.0

from his massive hit, Rock Your Body.

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