Agency encouraged by Fox obscenity case
Broadcasting & Cable Nov 21, 08 2:22 PM CST
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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 appeals court threw out the fine in July.
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Host has crusaded against TV profanity
Salon Nov 10, 08 12:15 PM CST
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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 Scarborough has relentlessly railed against profanity on American airwaves and pushed for strict FCC penalties against violators.
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Recuperated singer ready to resume comeback tour
E! Online Oct 15, 08 9:51 AM CDT
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Janet Jackson is ready to resume touring after recovering from a rare form of vertigo, E! Online reports. The singer scrapped nine shows from her Rock Witchu comeback tour after falling ill before a soundcheck in Montreal, causing much speculation about a "mystery illness." Jackson's manager says the singer is receiving treatment.
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Rushed to hospital during sound check
Associated Press Sep 30, 08 11:00 AM CDT
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Janet Jackson was rushed to the hospital last night after "falling ill" during a sound check onstage before a concert, AP reports. The 42-year-old singer canceled her Montreal performance and remains under observation. Jackson, last hospitalized in March with the flu, is on a North American tour.
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Springsteen to perform at halftime
Associated Press Sep 29, 08 10:15 AM CDT
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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, Prince, and Tom Petty—who don't run the risk of Janet Jackson-style wardrobe malfunctions.
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Federal panel says FCC acted capriciously with $550K penalty
Broadcasting & Cable Jul 21, 08 1:27 PM CDT
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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 the network couldn’t be held "vicariously liable" for the halftime breast-baring—that is, liable for something it didn't plan and could not foresee.
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Boyfriend Dupri says motherhood could come after 42-year-old singer's fall tour
People Jun 23, 08 11:45 AM CDT
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Janet Jackson has said she’s “allergic to marriage” but the youngest sibling in the entertainment family is ready for a baby, People reports. The 42-year-old's longtime boyfriend, Jermaine Dupri, says he and the pop star will focus on family “soon … right after the tour" she's set to begin in the fall.
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She will seek out aspiring singers and dancers from obscure locales
Variety Jun 19, 08 6:36 PM CDT
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Move over "American Idol:" Janet Jackson is headed for reality TV, reports Variety . The pop icon plans to mentor aspiring singers and dancers as she prepares for her world tour—participation in which could be the grand prize. Drawing contestants from YMCAs and church groups, the show’s producer hopes a non-traditional casting approach will uncover the next Justin Timberlake...or Janet.
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Fox battles the FCC in next big court case
Reuters Mar 17, 08 1:11 PM CDT
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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 F-bomb during a 2002 Fox broadcast—that it has failed to “articulate a reasoned basis” for the rules.
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Michael will take part, says Jermaine
BBC Nov 27, 07 10:35 AM CST
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The Jackson Five could be touring again as early as next year, according to Jermaine, and Michael will take part. "We feel we have to do it one more time," the third-oldest Jackson brother told the BBC. "We owe that to the fans and to the public." Jermaine also confirmed that Jacko's 2005 child abuse trial pushed back the dates.
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Perry comedy debuts
at number one with
90% black audience
Los Angeles Times Oct 14, 07 4:57 PM CDT
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Black America flocked to Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married? this weekend, lifting it to number one with $21.5 million. George Clooney and The Rock bowed to the actor/playwright's fourth effort, as The Game Plan fell to second at $11.5 million and Michael Clayton tied Mark Wahlberg’s We Own the Night at $11 million.
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People singles out Kirsten Dunst, Sienna Miller for fashion flops
Associated Press Sep 12, 07 6:00 PM CDT
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Beyonce, Gwen and J.Lo took top honors among the most chic stars in People magazine’s "Best & Worst Dressed" double issue this year. Stefani earned high marks for having a stylish hubby, ranking alongside Halle Berry and Eva Longoria as women in the most fashionable couples. Brad and Angelina are also among the best-dressed pairs in Tinseltown today, the AP reports.
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CBS challenges FCC
fine for Jackson Super Bowl mishap
Reuters Sep 12, 07 6:06 AM CDT
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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 a "deeply censorious effect" on American broadcasting, said a CBS attorney.
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Broadcasters can't be punished for airing "fleeting expletives"
Financial Times (UK) Jun 5, 07 7:32 AM CDT
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Networks that accidentally air profanity got a major break from a US appeals court yesterday when the court shot down an FCC regulation that punishes them for airing even "fleeting expletives." The court said some of the FCC's indecency rules were "divorced from reality" and sent them back to the agency for clarification.
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