Supreme Court Orders Revisit of Janet Jackson's 'Malfunction' Fine

Date: 05/05/09 | By Singersroom News
Filed under: R&B News, Janet Jackson

Just when we thought Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" had been buried, the Supreme Court decided to revisit the incident Monday !

Published reports indicate that the court has ordered a federal appeals court to re-examine its ruling in favor of CBS Corp. in a legal fight over the infamous Superbowl malfunction that left Jackson's breast exposed on Live! television in 2004.

Last year the appeals court threw out a whopping $550,000 fine that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had imposed on CBS over the incident that also involved Justin Timberlake and MTV.

In a statement, CBS said the Supreme Court's decision is not a surprise considering a ruling that narrowly upheld the FCCs policy against one-time uses of curse words on live television last week.

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