Super Bowl Sunday Flash/back: Janet Jackson's Video Apology for the Wardrobe Malfunction (February 3, 2004)

Before the Ravens and 49ers take the field tonight to determine this year's NFL champion, let's take a moment of solemn reflection on Super Bowl's darkest hour split-second.  Nine years ago today, fading pop star Janet Jackson released a grainy, bunker-like video, apologizing for the now-infamous "wardrobe malfunction" during the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show.  As I'm sure everyone remembers, at the end of a duet with Jackson, Justin Timberlake pulled off part of Jackson's wardrobe causing it to, well, malfunction, flashing Jackson's breast in front of, oh, only about 90 million people.  The media went crazy.  The FCC, headed by Michael Powell, went really crazy.  Everyone involved apologized, but it didn't matter, because apparently life in America would never be the same.  Certainly, Jackson's career wouldn't, although, oddly enough, JT seems to be doing just fine.  Anyway, enjoy the game!