Every celebrity is bound to have a wardrobe malfunction at one time or another. But some stars have had them on such a massive scale that they’ve gone down in infamy.
The term “wardrobe malfunction” wasn’t even in the American vernacular until early 2004, when Justin Timberlake used it to refer to how he tore at Janet Jackson‘s right breast pocket of her costume during the Super Bowl XXXVIII half time performance. A live TV viewing audience of nearly 100 million people witnessed the incident where her bare breast was exposed.
As they ended the set to a duet of Justin’s “Rock Your Body,” the costume’s fabric came flying off as Justin tore it away from Janet’s outfit, exposing her bare right breast and pierced nipple on live television. It occurred as he sang the lyrics “better have you naked by the end of this song.”