--- title: Justin Timberlake on Janet Jackson Super Bowl Show Incident description: Justin Timberlake is addressing the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show when he ripped off a piece of Janet Jackson’s top ahead of the 2018 show. canonical: https://time.com/5106284/justin-timberlake-remembers-janet-jackson-super-bowl-wardrobe-malfunction/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-17T18:53:37.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:49:49.844Z og:title: Justin Timberlake Discusses the Janet Jackson Super Bowl Incident og:description: It's been nearly 14 years since the incident og:url: https://time.com/5106284/justin-timberlake-remembers-janet-jackson-super-bowl-wardrobe-malfunction/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0393e49b2f64fc1a/6988f8794ee2624e6c310860/justin-timberlake-halftime.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Justin Timberlake Halftime og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Justin Timberlake Discusses the Janet Jackson Super Bowl Incident twitter:description: It's been nearly 14 years since the incident twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0393e49b2f64fc1a/6988f8794ee2624e6c310860/justin-timberlake-halftime.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here's How Justin Timberlake Remembers Janet Jackson's Infamous Super Bowl Wardrobe Malfunction  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 17, 2018 6:53 PM UTC  Justin Timberlake speaks on stage during XQ Super School Live at Barker Hangar on September 8, 2017 in Santa California. Justin Timberlake speaks on stage during XQ Super School Live at Barker Hangar on September 8, 2017 in Santa California.Christopher Polk/Getty Images for EIF  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 17, 2018 6:53 PM UTC It’s been nearly fourteen years since [Justin Timberlake](http://time.com/5097637/justin-timberlake-super-bowl-singing/) ripped off a [piece of Janet Jackson’s top](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/01/30/nipplegate-at-10-a-flash-and-a-flash-in-the-pan/) during the [2004 Super Bowl halftime show](http://time.com/4651147/super-bowl-halftime-show-controversial/), exposing her to the millions of viewers watching. But with Timberlake set to perform at Super Bowl LII on Feb. 4, the wardrobe malfunction — later dubbed “Nipplegate” — has once again become a topic of conversation. So when Timberlake sat down for an interview with Beats 1 Radio leading up to the big game, it’s no surprise that he was asked for his take on the incident. “I had my wires crossed and it’s just something that you have to look back on and go like, ‘Ok, well you know, you can’t change what’s happened but you can move forward and learn from it,'” he said. The “Filthy” singer went on to say that he and Jackson have made peace with each other. “I don’t know that a lot of people know that,” he said. “I mean, I don’t think it’s my job to do that. 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