'Wardrobe malfunction' -- one year later
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The way we look at the Super Bowl changed in a flash one year ago today. The brief shot of Janet Jackson's bare breast turned halftime into must-see T-V, and gave us the term "wardrobe malfunction."
It triggered congressional hearings and lawmakers increased fines for broadcast indecency. Each of the 20 CBS-owned stations that aired the Super Bowl were fined.
Later, several skittish A-B-C affiliates chose to not air the World War Two drama "Saving Private Ryan" because they worried the violence and profanity would lead to penalties.
A Syracuse University television expert says "the whole thing was dripping in sanctimony, contradiction and hypocrisy."
Janet Jackson will be in the Super Bowl city -- Jacksonville -- for a fund-raising party on the eve of Sunday's game. It's not an N-F-L sponsored event.
Paul McCartney will headline the Super Bowl 39 halftime show. An N-F-L spokesman guarantees, "he'll keep his clothes on."
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