That time Janet Jackson put Justin Timberlake and NFL slut shamers on blast in 2006
Janet Jackson has a new Lifetime and A&E documentary premiering this later week. The four-hour presentation chronicles the singer’s life, family, music, of course, the infamous 2004 Super Bowl performance with Justin Timberlake that completely derailed her career.Everyone remembers #nipplegate.
What many might have forgotten, however, is when the trend-setting musician sat down with Oprah in 2006 to discuss the matter.
It was one of the only times she’s ever spoken publicly about the incident.During the interview, Jackson questioned why she had to apologize and bear the brunt of the criticisms while Timberlake, who was equally as culpable for the mishap, was more or less given a pass.
She also called him out for not doing more when she was being slut shamed left and right, saying she considered him a friend and “certain things you just don’t do to friends.”At the time the interview aired, people still weren’t ready to hear Jackson’s side of the story or consider the double standards she was trying to call attention to.
