People Are Pissed Justin Timberlake Is The Halftime Show Performer After What He Did To Janet Jackson
In case you missed it, the NFL just announced that Justin Timberlake will be the Halftime Show performer at Super Bowl LII.
This will be Justin's third time performing at the Super Bowl — he performed once with NSYNC, and then again in 2004 with living legend Janet Jackson. Yeah, we all remember how that went.
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At the end of the performance, Justin ripped off a piece of fabric from Janet's costume, exposing her right breast in what was later deemed a "wardrobe malfunction."
In the ensuing aftermath, Justin escaped largely unscathed, while Janet's career took a huge hit. Janet was effectively disinvited from the Grammys, which were held the following weekend, while Justin not only got to attend the show, but won the two awards. It seemed at every turn, Justin's career took off while Janet was continually punished for the incident.
Many people have also taken issue with the fact that Justin (a straight, white man) never apologized to Janet (an African-American woman) for the incident, and she was held culpable for the entire ordeal.
If you want a more in-depth breakdown of what happened in the aftermath of that Super Bowl, Rich Juzwiak does an excellent breakdown here.
ANYWAY...when the news of Justin's Halftime Show was announced, a lot of people (unsurprisingly) were NOT here for it!
Some people were still expressing frustration over how Janet was treated.
And others questioned why Justin was invited back.
Although it doesn't look like Janet is actually OFFICIALLY banned by the NFL from performing at a halftime.
Like, hmmmm...this tea...
People planned boycotts...
...and others theorized about WHY Janet received all the blame, while Justin got a pass. HMMM! More tea!
Janet Jackson is still banned from Super Bowl shows. Justin Timberlake is headlining.
Can't qwhite put my finger on the difference here… twitter.com/pepsi/status/9…
There was a LOT of side-eye.
People were brainstorming new and improved ideas for a Wardrobe Malfunction 2.0...
...and I'm kind of here for it?
And then others were just looking to drag Justin, period.
Honestly, maybe this is the best solution to the whole problem?
Anyway...that's that on that!
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