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Never before or since has a Super Bowl halftime show been so widely discussed. Janet Jackson headlined the Super Bowl XXXVIII show and was joined by Justin Timberlake for a duet. Already fairly risqué for the Super Bowl, the performance closed with the final line of the song “Rock Your Body,” which went, “I’m gonna have you naked by the end of this song. Timberlake then tore off a part of Jackson’s costume, exposing her right breast and a piece of nipple jewelry. Despite CBS’ efforts to cut away from the shot, the damage was done. The FCC and CBS received numerous complaints, Jackson’s career was derailed (though Timberlake emerged relatively unscathed and became more popular than ever shortly after), and the American public made the moment the most rewatched moment in TiVo history.