5. Nipplegate
Super Bowl XXXVIII
Feb. 1, 2004
Few on-field plays have generated as much controversy and discussion as the half-second from the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show when Justin Timberlake accidentally exposed Janet Jackson’s breast. The FCC received 540,000 complaints after the infamous nip slip and fined CBS a record $550,000, but the fine was later voided. “Janet Jackson” became the most searched term in Internet history following the fiasco.
