The incident that generated the phrase “wardrobe malfunction”

Janet Jackson at the Super Bowl halftime show (2004)

2 thoughts on “The incident that generated the phrase “wardrobe malfunction”

  1. The fact that this spawned “wardrobe malfunction” always kind of amused me, since this was the exact opposite of a malfunction — it worked exactly as planned.

    1. Completely true.

      You have to give Timberlake credit, though. His phrase helped to deflect lawsuits against the show’s production company and the TV network.

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