CBS fined $550,000 for Super Bowl show

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CBS fined $550,000 for Super Bowl show CBS fined $550,000 for Janet Jackson Super Bowl show








September 22, 2004

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal regulators on Wednesday fined CBS a record $550,000 for Janet Jackson's ``wardrobe malfunction,'' which exposed the singer's breast during the Super Bowl halftime show.

The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to slap each of the 20 CBS-owned television stations with the maximum indecency penalty of $27,500. The total penalty of $550,000 is the largest fine levied against a television broadcaster. Most of the FCC's bigger fines have been against radio stations.

The agency's five commissioners decided not to fine CBS' more than 200 affiliate stations, which also aired the show but are not owned by the network's parent company, Viacom.

MTV, a Viacom subsidiary, produced the Feb. 1 halftime show, which featured Jackson and singer Justin Timberlake performing a racy duet. At the end, Timberlake ripped off a piece of Jackson's black leather top, exposing her right breast to a TV audience of about 90 million.

Timberlake blamed a ``wardrobe malfunction,'' and CBS was quick to apologize to viewers. The breast-baring song generated a record number of complaints to the FCC -- more than 500,000sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news...&type=lgns (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-superbowl-cbsfined&prov=ap&type=lgns)

[Jimcs50]

all this over a freaking breast??? The USA's priorities are fucked up. We allow the kind of total crap on today's television primetime like all thses reality shows that show couples going into bedrooms to have sex out of wedlock and they get all freaked out over a breast that shows for less than 1 second....this just makes me sick.

[bigzak25]

i'm with Jim....more tits, less violence. :smokin2

[Joe Chalupa]

Works for me!

[CosmicCowboyXXX]

those SOB's deserved it...

Jessica Simpson was RIGHT THERE!!!!

and JANET JACKSON had the stinking "wardrobe failure"????

bah! screw the bastards!...:lol

[Useruser666]

Geez at 500 grand a breast I wonder how much it would cost to air a full "Girls Gone Wild" tape?

Useruser666 :eyebrow

[DuffMcCartney]

Lets see 500 grand a breast times 3000 breasts is about oh....how many pounds in a gallon?

[Joe Chalupa]

Would the fine be bigger if it had been Jessica Simpson's rack?

[Useruser666]

You know guys, $500,000 bucks for a great set of breasts that will last you your whole life is probably a bargain!

Useruser666 :eyebrow

[SpursWoman]

Nah.....you can get an awesome set for about $8,000. :)

[SequSpur]

Good.

[CosmicCowboyXXX]

Good.

hmmm...saving your money Sequ?...

one of you photoshop wizards needs to do a before/after of Sequ racking up...

[Mark in Austin]

I think Chris Rock summed it up best:

"40 year old tittie: that's your MAN'S tittie.

20 year old tittie....... community tittie."



BTW, did everybody hear that Jessica Simpson has been cast as Daisy Duke in the new Dukes of Hazzard movie? So far the cast is:

Simpson - Daisy Duke
Johnny Knoxville - Luke Duke.
Sean William Scott - Bo Duke.

This potentially has a pretty high crap factor. I can see the dialog now:

Bo - Dude, where'd we park the General?
Luke - I don't know. SOMEBODY SHOOT ME WITH A TASER!

Daisy - Umm...I don't get it.

[Useruser666]

I think it will probably be about how Roscoe catches them in like 30 seconds and they get sent up river for life. Then Enis marries Daisy. The end. I think a remake with those guys isn't worthy of a MTV music awards skit.

Useruser666 :eyebrow

[bigzak25]

how will they do the dramatic pauses in the movie right when the general is about to make a jump?

you can't goto commercial in a movie, can you?

they better get the same guy to do the voice overs in the background....i know he's famous, but i can't think of his name....

to stay on topic, last week, Monday night football was on a 5 second delay, and i think they said it was because of the Janet jackson fiasco.....I call bullshit, and I think it was because someone got their panties in a bunch when Al Michaels made an off the cuff remark regarding Kerry flipflopping.....(not to turn this into a political thread either)...but i thought it was funny.

[Useruser666]

I guess everybody knows this, but "The Dukes of Hazzard" is based off the movie "Moon Runners". Look it up if you haven't. That movie is a lot different than the TV show.

WARNING SPOILERS!!!

Basicly the Bo plays the guitar and runs moonshine with Luke. Luke sleeps with several different women and that includes BOSS HOG'S WIFE!!!! Uncle Jessie dies from running a load of moonshine the boys were supposed to run. Oh yeah and guys, there is NO DAISY!! ARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!! There is a chick that hooks up with Bo, I can't remember if she is supposed to be Daisy, but that's it. Roscoe is not a bumbler and there are no Enis or Cooter charaters. Oh and Mrs. Hog is not a swine. :lol

Useruser666 :eyebrow

[Spurminator]

The NFL officially forgives Justin Timberlake. No word on Janet Jackson.

https://www.avclub.com/justin-timberlake-is-returning-to-the-super-bowl-halfti-1819757297

[JMarkJohns]

He should open with Rock Your Body, then right before the “have ya naked” part, Dikembe Finger way and transition to his newer stuff.

[AaronY]

The NFL officially forgives Justin Timberlake. No word on Janet Jackson.

https://www.avclub.com/justin-timberlake-is-returning-to-the-super-bowl-halfti-1819757297
It was pretty fucking stupid to whip a titty out on TV