Janet Jackson

Pop Star Who Flipped Off Camera During Super Bowl Show Has Radical History
By Paul Wilson | February 6, 2012 | 11:03 AM EST

The Super Bowl halftime show wouldn't be the Super Bowl halftime show without some controversy. In 2004, Justin Timberlake infamously ripped open part of singer Janet Jackson's costume. This year, controversy arose in the form of a backup singer, using her middle finger to draw attention to herself.

British pop star Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam, better known as M.I.A., raised her middle finger to the cameras during the Super Bowl halftime show, and appeared to sing something to the effect of "I don't give a (expletive)."

NBC Avoids Nipplegate, Nixes PETA's Sexy Super Bowl Ad
By Noel Sheppard | January 27, 2009 | 12:03 PM EST

The good folks at NBC, clearly wanting to avoid a "Nipplegate" replay, will not air animal rights group PETA's hyper-sexual television ad during Sunday's Super Bowl.

When you see it, you'll know why.

For those that have forgotten, on February 1, 2004, during the halftime festivities of Super Bowl XXXVIII, singer Janet Jackson had a "wardrobe malfunction" revealing her naked breast to a startled nation.

Five years later, according to PETA, NBC found its commercial, "which features a comely crop of models demonstrating their fondness for fresh produce," a tad too provocative (sexually explicit language warning):

Friday Funnies: Larry King's Dance Lesson from Janet Jackson
By Matthew Sheffield | February 29, 2008 | 4:55 PM EST

This one is just too funny not to post. On his show last night, Larry King had pop singer Janet Jackson for the whole hour. At the end, he decided he wanted to learn one of her dance moves. What happened is in the video below: