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CBS fined $550,000 for Janet Jackson Super Bowl show WASHINGTON – CBS was fined a record $550,000 by federal regulators Wednesday for Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction," which exposed the singer's breast during the Super Bowl halftime show. The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to slap each of the 20 CBS-owned television stations with the maximum indecency penalty of $27,500. The total penalty of $550,000 is the largest fine levied against a television broadcaster. Most of the FCC's bigger fines have been against radio stations. The agency's five commissioners decided not to fine CBS' more than 200 affiliate stations, which also aired the show but are not owned by the network's parent company, Viacom. MTV, a Viacom subsidiary, produced the Feb. 1 halftime show, which featured Jackson and singer Justin Timberlake performing a duet. At the end, Timberlake ripped off a piece of Jackson's black leather top, exposing her right breast to a TV audience of about 90 million. Timberlake blamed a "wardrobe malfunction," and CBS was quick to apologize to viewers. The breast-baring song generated a record number of complaints to the FCC – more than 500,000. "While we regret that the incident occurred and have apologized to our viewers, we continue to believe that nothing in the Super Bowl broadcast violated indecency laws," CBS said in a statement. "Furthermore, our investigation proved that no one in our company had any advance knowledge about the incident." The FCC started a crackdown soon after the Super Bowl, resulting in several high-profile fines. Television networks also began implementing broadcast delays so censors could scrub anything deemed too racy. CBS, for example, aired the Grammy awards ceremony a week after the Super Bowl with a five-minute delay. More recently, the NFL began its season with a live, pregame show on ABC that was aired with a 10-second delay.
Music: Pop Making Sense Everybody’s favorite California girl, No Doubt’s frontwoman Gwen Stefani is readying this fall for the big time. First she will be releasing her solo album in November. Several other artists have branched out from the comfort zone of their bands, some were more successful, like Beyonce and Justin Timberlake, while others got lost in the shuffle like Nick Carter and J.C. Chasez, but with help from the likes of Wendy & Lisa, Nellee Hooper and Dallas Austin on this collection, things look bright for Gwen...
Justin Timberlake wants to become a Muppet! Timberlake got interested in starring in the movie after seeing the positive reaction that his girlfriend Cameron Diaz recieved after starring in the popular children's film 'Shrek'. The forthcoming Muppet movie stars R'n'B singer Ashanti as a modern day version of Dorothy Gale, while Kermit The Frog will play her loveable companion the Scarecrow, and Miss Piggy stars as the Wicked Witch of the West. According to femalefirst, 'Kill Bill' director Quentin Tarantino has also been signed for a cameo role in the eagerly awaited film. (ANI) [additionally, from MovieTome:] The Muppet Wizard of Oz will begin filming this September by Jim Henson Productions and Fox TV Studios. Variety reports: The made-for-TV movie is scheduled to premiere on ABC, spring 2005. Current Synopis:
Celebrities attend speech His shirt read, “Kerry sucks like Jane Fonda,” but the self-proclaimed Vietnam veteran was one of the few protesters in sight at an Orlando campaign rally for Sens. John Kerry and John Edwards. Inside the TD Waterhouse Centre, UF graduate and Kerry volunteer Linda Gloeckner said she gave the sometimes infamous Jane Fonda a tour of UF when she came to speak in the 1970s. But the event should be about now, not then, she said. “We know what both men did,” she said. “Let’s move on.” Otherwise, the stop sought to be upbeat, with Gainesville’s homegrown Chris McCarty Band offering original and cover songs to an audience that waited more than three hours to hear the senators speak. “Orlando believes in change,” lead singer Chris McCarty told the crowd. “Orlando believes in John Edwards and John Kerry.” Other local celebrities joined the stage, including Orlando Magic forward Grant Hill, *NSYNC member Chris Kirkpatrick and Johnny Magic of the “Doc and Johnny Morning Show“ on FM 106.7. “It’s been a long four years with my ankle, but it’s been an even longer four years for our country,” Hill said, later throwing T-shirts to the crowd. Kirkpatrick urged young people to vote, while Magic told them to vote straight Democrat when they did. “The whole country is looking at Florida, and we’re going to do them proud,” Magic told the audience. But the biggest outpouring came not for Grant or Kirkpatrick, but for Del Sandusky, the cheerleading Vietnam veteran who served with Kerry and who has been touring Florida trying to dispel notions that Kerry didn’t earn his medals in Vietnam. In a husky voice, he declared, “Thirty-five years I’ve known John Kerry, and he’s never lied to me. Kerry campaigners passed out homemade signs to the audience as it finally geared up for the senators to take the stage. The lights went out as the senators took the stage. The topic was not healthcare, but the audience didn’t seem to mind. They took off their coats, rolled up their sleeves and dug into the usual criticism of the commander-in-chief.
Jean with a twist Haitian designer Marie Claudinette Pierre Jean had things rocking at her spring/summer runway show for Fushá in New York. First up, her husband, Wyclef Jean, started the show strumming his electric guitar while warming up the catwalk to the delight of the glitzy front-row: Foxy Brown, Ja Rule, Janice Combs, Vivica A. Fox, Simon Rex, J.C. Chasez, Nicole Richie, Tyson Beckford, Damon Dash, Farnsworth Bentley and Bai Ling. Backstage beforehand, Chasez, Rex, Fox, Ling and Jean were tossing back the new fashion cocktail, the Haute Dam (1.5 ounces of Damrak Gin, 1.5 ounces freshly squeezed orange juice, splash of Cointreau, dash of grenadine). The drink, much to the delight of the celebs, is served in a hollowed-out orange...
Tiger Woods vs. Justin Timberlake Timberlake-Woods. Sounds like a subdivision full of McMansions, but it's actually Justin Timberlake's latest collaboration. After his breakup with *NSYNC, his fling with Britney (two husbands ago) and his wardrobe malfunction with Janet Jackson, Justin has a new co-star -- Tiger Woods. In the new Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 videogame, Timberlake appears as a scar-faced tough guy pimped out as "The Hustler" and as some guy just named "Justin" who dances when he gets a hole in one. Besides the videogame, Tiger and Justin have more in common than you may think. Check out our scorecard. |
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