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Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy - broadcast live on February 1, 2004 from Houston was noted for a controversial performance in which Janet Jackson's breast, adorned with a nipple shield, was exposed by Justin Timberlake for about half a second. The incident, sometimes referred to as Nipplegate. Along with the rest of the halftime show, it led to an immediate crackdown and widespread debate on perceived indecency in broadcasting. The incident made "Janet Jackson" the most searched term, event and image in internet history, as well as the most searched person and term of 2004 and 2005. The incident also broke the record for "most searched event over one day". Jackson was later listed in the 2007 edition of Guinness World Records as "Most Searched in Internet History" and the "Most Searched for News Item". It became the most watched, recorded and replayed television moment in TiVo history.The incident also coined the phrase "wardrobe malfunction", which was later added to the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.

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FILE - In this June 28, 2015, file photo, Janet Jackson accepts the ultimate icon: music dance visual award at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. In a video posted on her Twitter account May 1, 2017, Jackson confirmed a rumored split with her husband and says plans to resume the world tour she called off more than a year ago during her pregnancy with her son, who was born in January. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

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Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake - Super Bowl XXXVIII (2004) Janet Jackson, covers her breast after her outfit came undone during the half time performance with Justin Timberlake at Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston.(AP Photo/David Phillip)

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FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2004, file photo, singer Janet Jackson covers her breast as Justin Timberlake holds part of her costume after her outfit came undone during the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVIII in Houston. Jackson's wardrobe malfunction is the indelible memory of the last Super Bowl in Houston, overshadowing a thrilling win by the New England Patriots in 2004 and forever changing how the NFL handles halftime performances. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, Files)

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FILE - In this June 28, 2015, file photo, Janet Jackson accepts the ultimate icon: music dance visual award at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. Jackson showed off an apparent baby bump while leaving a baby furniture store in London on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. Pictures of Jackson were published online by Entertainment Tonight. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

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In this May 23, 2013 file photo, singer Janet Jackson arrives at amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 66th international film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

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FILE - In this May 23, 2013 file photo, singer Janet Jackson arrives at amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 66th international film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France. Janet Jackson is releasing her first album in seven years this fall. The pop icon said on her website Wednesday, June 3, 2015, that the album, not yet titled, will be released on her own label, Rhythm Nation Records, via Bertelsmann Music Group. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)