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01/02/2004 Timberlake tears off part of Jackson's top

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JANET JACKSON & JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE SUPERBOWL 2004.

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Jimmy Fallon On Justin Timberlake's Super Bowl Show | WWHL

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Justin Timberlake Won’t Get Paid for Super Bowl Halftime Show | Daily Celebrity News | Splash TV

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Justin Timberlake Looking Back At The Super Bowl Incident

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Justin Timberlake Set To Headline 2018 Super Bowl Halftime Show?

During the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show, Janet Jackson's breast, adorned with a nipple shield, was exposed by Justin Timberlake for about half a second. YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim claims that this incident was what led to the creation of the video-sharing website.
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