Photo SpecialCeleb Scandals

From power seats to penthouse suites, these public offenders proved the bigger they were, the harder they fell

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JANET JACKSON & JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

After Justin Timberlake tore away part of Janet Jackson's costume at the 2004 Super Bowl, revealing a sunburst nipple shield, TiVos across America went into overdrive and the Federal Communications Commission quickly called it a "classless, crass and deplorable stunt." CBS made on-air apologies a condition for the halftime performers to appear on the Grammys. Timberlake said okay; Jackson didn't. The peekaboo show's fallout? An FCC probe and hypervigilant TV censors.

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