Link Ch. 3 & 9 – Janet Jackson’s Wardrobe Malfunction

Will the court case over Janet Jackson’s 9/16ths of second of nipple exposure ever end?

ANSWER – Yes, the case ended on June 29, 2012, when the Supreme Court declined to review a lower court decision throwing out the fine.

Note: Both of the videos in this post contain very brief nudity originally broadcast on network television.

Probably not.  Because, you know, that fraction of second was pretty damaging.  Keep in mind that the only way you ever really saw anything was if you went looking for the screen captures afterwards.  Because she was exposed for a grand total of 9/16ths of a second.

Updates:

• LA Times Company Town Blog: CBS beats FCC again in Janet Jackson ‘wardrobe malfunction’ case. (Nov. 2, 2011)
• Politico: SCOTUS asked to back FCC rules (April 18, 2012)
• Nancy Grace pulls a Janet Jackson on Dancing With The Stars (Sept. 27, 2011)
  News commentator Nancy Grace inadvertently exposed her nipple for most of a second on an episode of Dancing With The Stars.  As of this writing, nobody has been fined or made a fuss about it.