Together again? Not so much.

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Timberlake is returning to the halftime show 14 years after a wardrobe malfunction with Jackson caused a national controversy. Timberlake was Jackson香蕉视频直播檚 special guest during her performance at that year香蕉视频直播檚 game and ripped off a piece of her clothing, revealing her nipple. Timberlake later described it as an unintended 香蕉视频直播渨ardrobe malfunction.香蕉视频直播�

CBS, which aired that Super Bowl, was fined $550,000 by the Federal Communications Commission, but the fine later was overturned.

The hashtags #JusticeforJanet and #JanetJacksonAppreciationDay became trending topics on Twitter days before Timberlake香蕉视频直播檚 record third trip to the stage at the Super Bowl, at which the Philadelphia Eagles will face the New England Patriots at the U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday.

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When the NFL announced late last year that Timberlake would be returning to the Super Bowl, the decision triggered a backlash from women, minorities and others who felt Jackson was unfairly forced to pay a far higher price than Timberlake faced. Some argued that Jackson, as a black woman, fell victim to a racist and sexist double standard and received harsher treatment than Timberlake, as a white man, did, and they said he benefited from 香蕉视频直播渨hite male privilege.香蕉视频直播�

When asked during an interview last month if he and Jackson have since made peace, Timberlake said, 香蕉视频直播淎bsolutely.香蕉视频直播�

He said he and Jackson have talked privately about what happened.

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Mesfin Fekadu, The Associated Press

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