Comparing The Controversy Between Janet Jackson And Justin Timberlake

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I watch the TV every day and I’ve had oodles of memorable TV moments. My utmost memorable one is the controversy that happened between Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson during their halftime show performance at the Super Bowl XXXVIII. During their performance Justin Timberlake unknowingly exposed Janet Jackson’s left breast. Janet Jackson’s nipple was exposed for around half a second on a live TV. The controversy gained popularity that I was named the “Nipple gate”. Both Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake were interviewed after the show, and to my surprise they mentioned that the controversy wasn’t planned and they didn’t expect that to happen. The fact that the controversy happened when no one expected made it very memorable,

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