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NEWS ABOUT: wardrobe malfunction

wardrobe malfunction stories: 9 news summaries

 FCC to Probe Nipplegate, Again 

Says CBS should have used tape delay to prevent incident

Sep 16, 09 11:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Five years after the nation saw a split-second of Janet Jackson’s right boob, the FCC is trying to reopen the case, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The FCC is asking the Third Circuit Appeals Court to remand the case back to the agency. The evidence “strongly suggests that... More »

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CBS • FCC • Super Bowl • Janet Jackson • US Court of Appeals • wardrobe malfunction • US Supreme Court • Federal Communications Commission

 Swimmer Makes Ass of Himself 


Jul 29, 09 3:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Champion US swimmer Ricky Berens got that sinking feeling when his high-tech suit split down the back an instant before he sailed into the water for his leg of a relay at the FINA Swimming World Championship in Rome. The result was a flash of muscly derrière transmitted on... More »

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Italy • Rome • swimming • wardrobe malfunction • gold medal • swimming pool • USA Swimming • swimsuit • gold medalist • Ricky Berens

(Newser) - The Supreme Court today ordered a federal appeals court to consider reinstating a fine against CBS for Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction, the AP reports. The appeals court had ruled that the glimpse of Jackson’s breast, which lasted nine-sixteenths of a second, should have been considered “... More »

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CBS • FCC • Super Bowl • indecency • Janet Jackson • wardrobe malfunction • US Supreme Court

'Wardrobe Malfunction' Case Bound for Supreme Court

Agency encouraged by Fox obscenity case

Nov 21, 08 2:22 PM CST
(Newser) - The FCC is continuing to push the "wardrobe malfunction" case and has turned to the Supreme Court, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The agency is attempting to have its $550,000 fine reinstated against CBS for Janet Jackson’s disrobing during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show. A federal... More »

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FCC • Super Bowl • Billboard Music awards • Janet Jackson • Justin Timberlake • Fox • wardrobe malfunction • US Supreme Court • fine

OPINION

Scarborough Slips F-Word Into Morning Joe

Host has crusaded against TV profanity

Nov 10, 08 12:15 PM CST
(Newser) - MSNBC host Joe Scarborough dropped what he calls an F-bomb on Morning Joe today, letting the profanity slip when describing Rahm Emanuel's hard-charging style as “flipping people off and screaming F-you at the top of their lungs.” Which might be inconsequential, writes Glenn Greenwald for Salon, except that... More »

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FCC • MSNBC • Janet Jackson • profanity • wardrobe malfunction • Joe Scarborough

 The Boss 
 Will Rock 
 Super Bowl 

Springsteen to perform at halftime

Sep 29, 08 10:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Another Super Bowl, another rock superstar at halftime. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform during the Super Bowl halftime show in Tampa, Fla., on Feb. 1, reports the AP. Since 2004's debacle, the big game's halftime performers have been oldies but goodies—the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney,... More »

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NFL • FCC • Super Bowl • Janet Jackson • Bruce Springsteen • wardrobe malfunction

 Court Tosses Super Bowl Fine 

Federal panel says FCC acted capriciously with $550K penalty

Jul 21, 08 1:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - A federal appeals court today threw out the FCC $550,000 fine against CBS for Janet Jackson’s infamous 2004 “wardrobe malfunction.” The decency watchdogs were found to have acted arbitrarily in changing their policy of not punishing fleeting nudity, Broadcasting & Cable reports. The court separately said... More »

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television • FCC • nudity • indecency • Janet Jackson • Justin Timberlake • wardrobe malfunction

 Supremes to Weigh
 On-Air Swearing 

Fox battles the FCC in next big court case

Mar 17, 08 1:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Supreme Court might take up a gavel in one hand and a bar of soap in the other next term, when it considers a case challenging the FCC’s “fleeting utterances” standards, it announced today. The FCC is appealing a lower-court ruling—which arose when Cher dropped an... More »

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television • CBS • FCC • indecency • Janet Jackson • profanity • Fox • wardrobe malfunction • US Supreme Court • constitutionality • swearing

'Wardrobe Malfunction' Busts Into Court

CBS challenges FCC
fine for Jackson Super Bowl mishap

Sep 12, 07 6:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Almost 4 years after Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" during the Super Bowl halftime show, a federal appeals court is being asked to decide whether the incident was indecent or a fluke. The FCC fined CBS $550,000; the network argues the penalty is out of line. It's also having... More »

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CBS • FCC • indecency • Janet Jackson • Justin Timberlake • wardrobe malfunction

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