system
A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
Hold on, I've never heard of the Janet Jackson super bowl incident, care to explain at all?
gpt
In 2004 Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake performed during the super bowl half time show. During the last song Justin Timberlake "accidentally" pulled off a section of Janet's leather top, exposing her breast on live television.

I have always assumed that this was intentional but that she was supposed to have pasties on underneath, covering the breasts. My guess is that the pasty came off with the panel that was ripped. I may be wrong about this (I don't follow too closely) but to my knowledge both parties have held steady to the "accident" story, however.

The entire world of broadcasting, parents groups, the NFL, and about a million other people were up in arms about this, causing a huge backlash that effectively derailed Janet's career for a number of years. On top of that it irrevocably changed the way live broadcasts work in the US, with new rules put in place to protect the "decency" of television.