justin timberlake is doing the halftime show in 2018.
justin timberlake is doing the halftime show in 2018.
who's doing the halftime show in 2018?
justin timberlake
"rolling stone" stated jackson's super bowl performance "is far and away the most famous moment in the history of the super bowl halftime show". "popcrush" called the performance "one of the most shocking moments in pop culture" as well as a "totally unexpected and unforgettable moment". "gawker" ranked the performance among the most recent of the "10 shows that advanced sex on television", commenting the set "had all the elements of a huge story" and "within seconds the world searched furtively for pictures", concluding "it remains so ubiquitous, it's impossible to look at a starburst nipple shield without thinking "janet jackson"". "e! online" ranked it among the top ten most shocking celebrity moments of the prior two decades. a study of television's most impactful moments of the last 50 years conducted by sony electronics and the nielsen television research company ranked jackson's super bowl performance at #26. the incident was the only super bowl event on the list and the highest music and entertainment event aside from the death of whitney houston. tv guide network ranked it at #2 in a 2010 special listing the "25 biggest tv blunders". "complex" stated "it's the citizen kane of televised nip-slips – so unexpected, and on such a large stage, that nothing else will ever come close. if beyoncé were to whip out both breasts and put on a puppet show with them when she performs this year in new orleans, it would rate as just the second most shocking super boob display. janet's strangely ornamented right nipple is a living legend, and so is justin timberlake's terrified reaction." music channel fuse listed it as the most controversial super bowl halftime show, saying the "revealing performance remains (and will forever remain) the craziest thing to ever happen at a halftime show. almost immediately after the incident, the fcc received a flood of complaints from parents who just wanted their children to enjoy a nice, wholesome three hours of grown men inflicting damaging and long-lasting pain on each other for sport. halftime shows would never be the same." patrick gipson of "bleacher report" ranked it as #1 in its list of the most "jaw dropping moments of the last decade", stating janet "changed the landscape of live television forever". gipson explained "it prompted a million mothers to cover their childrens' eyes, fathers and sons to jump out of their seats in shock and numerous sanctions by the federal communications commission, including a us$550,000 fine against cbs. talk about a halftime show that will be hard to top." the incident was also declared "the most memorable super bowl halftime show in history", as well as "the most controversial", adding "you can't talk about this halftime show, or any subsequent halftime show from here to eternity, without mentioning the wardrobe malfunction".
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in the united states, the exposure of jackson's breast by timberlake led to much media attention and headlines, in which it was sometimes referred to as "nipplegate". the socially conservative media watchdog group parents television council (ptc) issued a statement that same day condemning the halftime show, announcing that their members would file indecency complaints with the fcc and the council supported the commission's decision to investigate the halftime show immediately. in addition, the fcc received nearly 540,000 complaints from americans, with the ptc claiming responsibility for around 65,000 of them. in its appeal to the third circuit court, cbs disputed how many of the complaints were filed by individual, non-organized viewers. columnists l. brent bozell iii (who also founded the parents television council) and phyllis schlafly also expressed criticism of the halftime show in their weekly columns. democratic senator zell miller of georgia, both on the floor of the united states senate and in an editorial on salon.com, denounced the halftime show as what he perceived as declining morality in america. the day immediately following the super bowl, then-fcc chairman michael powell ordered an investigation into the halftime show.. timberlake told cbs owned-and-operated station kcbs-tv in los angeles a few days following the super bowl that even his own family was offended by the mishap at the end of the halftime show. however, an associated press poll taken nearly three weeks after the super bowl found that although 54% of american adults considered the exposure distasteful, only 18% supported the fcc's investigation. film director spike lee, speaking at kent state university at stark on february 3, called the incident a "new low" in entertainment.
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