--- title: FCC Chariman Thanks Justin Timberlake After Show description: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai tweeted "whew" after Justin Timberlake's Super Bowl halftime show. canonical: https://time.com/5132827/fcc-justin-timberlake-super-bowl-halftime-show/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-02-05T02:58:03.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T19:08:24.821Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: The FCC Chairman Is Really Happy Justin Timberlake Didn't Pull Any Funny Business og:description: "Whew!" og:url: https://time.com/5132827/fcc-justin-timberlake-super-bowl-halftime-show/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfb73c547b0f84b4f/6988f9d722fb857780e2487e/180130-justin-timberlake-superbowl.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: justin-timberlake-super-bowl og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The FCC Chairman Is Really Happy Justin Timberlake Didn't Pull Any Funny Business twitter:description: "Whew!" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfb73c547b0f84b4f/6988f9d722fb857780e2487e/180130-justin-timberlake-superbowl.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The FCC Chairman Is Really Happy Justin Timberlake Didn't Pull Any Funny Business at the Super Bowl by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Feb 5, 2018 2:58 AM CUT  Justin Timberlake performs at the Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, in Franklin, Tenn. Justin Timberlake performs at the Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, in Franklin, Tenn.Amy Harris—Amy Harris/Invision/AP by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Feb 5, 2018 2:58 AM CUT [The Super Bowl halftime show](http://time.com/5131487/justin-timberlake-super-bowl-halftime-show-review/?xid=homepage "undefined") is one of the most widely watch musical performances of the year. And with Justin Timberlake doing his [first halftime show](http://time.com/5097637/justin-timberlake-super-bowl-singing/ "undefined") since the 2004 Nipplegate controversy where Timberlake exposed Janet Jackson’s breast, it seems the new Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission was paying extra close attention. Immediately after the former boy band singer finished the halftime show at Super Bowl LII, Ajit Pai tweeted, “Whew! Thank you \[Justin Timberlake\]. #SuperBowlLII” > [](https://twitter.com/AjitPaiFCC/status/960325623410577414) Timberlake famously pulled down Jackson’s busier during a performance of “Rock Your Body.” Timberlake later apologized and a the FCC tried to levy a $550,000 fine against CBS, the network that broadcast Super Bowl XXXVIII. 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