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===Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy===
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In 2004, the Federal Communications Commission imposed a record $550,000 fine, the largest fine ever for a violation of federal decency laws, against CBS for an incident during its broadcast of [[Super Bowl XXXVIII]] in which singer [[Janet Jackson]]'s right breast (which was partially covered by a piece of nipple jewelry) was briefly and accidentally exposed by guest performer [[Justin Timberlake]] at the end of a duet performance of Timberlake's 2003 single "[[Rock Your Body]]" during the [[halftime show]] (produced by then sister cable network [[MTV]]).<ref>{{cite news|title=CBS Apologizes for Jackson Breast-Flash |url=http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SUPER_BOWL_JACKSON?SITE=CACRU&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT |agency=Associated Press |date=February 2, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040202201416/http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SUPER_BOWL_JACKSON?SITE=CACRU&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT |archive-date=February 2, 2004 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Following the incident, CBS apologized to its viewers and denied foreknowledge of the incident, which was televised live. The incident resulted in a period of increased regulation of broadcast television and radio outlets (including self-imposed content regulation by networks and syndicators), which raised concerns surrounding [[censorship]] and [[freedom of speech]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Timberlake apologizes for revealing Super Bowl|url=http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/08/timberlake.jackson/index.html|work=CNN|date=February 8, 2004|access-date=March 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006104458/http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/08/timberlake.jackson/index.html|archive-date=October 6, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> and resulted in the FCC voting to increase its maximum fine for indecency violations from US$27,500 to US$325,000.<ref name="Washington Post FCC Final Fine">{{cite news|title=The Price for On-Air Indecency Goes Up|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/07/AR2006060700287.html|author=Frank Ahrens|newspaper=The Washington Post|page=D1|date=June 8, 2006|access-date=August 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922210031/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/07/AR2006060700287.html|archive-date=September 22, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2008, a Philadelphia federal court annulled the fine imposed on CBS, labeling it "arbitrary and capricious".<ref>{{cite news |title=Janet Jackson's Breast Freed, This Time by Court |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&sid=aKVPpRZ9A3tE |author=Ann Woolner |work=[[Bloomberg L.P.]] |date=July 25, 2008 |access-date=July 25, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080730165215/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&sid=aKVPpRZ9A3tE&refer=home |archive-date=July 30, 2008  }}</ref>