Tom Brady was one of the most celebrated football players of all time. The former quarterback recently announced his retirement from sports. Since his retirement, the 45-year-old has had a lot of free time to discuss different topics. One of them was the Janet Jackson-Justin Timberlake controversy.
In the latest episode of his podcast, Brady said that the 2004 Super Bowl halftime performance which sparked controversy, was “a good thing for NFL.” So let’s find out in detail about this infamous incident and what Brady said about it in his podcast episode.
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What Was The Janet Jackson-Justin Timberlake Controversy?
On February 1, 2004, Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake were performing during the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show. At one moment, Justin removed a piece of cloth from her outfit, which exposed her breast.
It was visible in public for nearly half a second before Janet covered it. The incident was called nipple gate and created an uproar around indecency on broadcast and media.
It was condemned across the globe and was also the reason why Jawed Karim co-founded YouTube. Jackson was at the receiving end of industry backlash after the incident. Surprisingly, it did not affect Timberlake’s career despite him being responsible for it.
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Tom Brady Talks About The Controversy
In the latest episode of Let’s Go!, a podcast that Tom Brady himself co-hosts with Larry Fitzgerald and Jim Gray, he talked about the Super Bowl halftime shows. He then talked about the infamous incident and how reporters were asking him about that.
“They were like, ‘Did you see the halftime show?’ and I said, ‘Nah, I didn’t see anything“, he said. “I think, in the end, it was probably a good thing for the NFL because everyone got to talk about it, and it was just more publicity and more publicity for halftime shows,” Brady added.
He further added, “Is any publicity bad publicity? That’s what they say. So, who knows.” In 2004, Brady won the MVP Award after Patriots scored a 32-29 victory. However, it was overshadowed by the controversy.
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