CinemaOSMovie · 2021 · 1h 9m · R

Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson

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In 2004, a culture war was brewing when the Super Bowl halftime show audience saw a white man expose a Black woman's breast for 9/16ths of a second. A national furor ensued. The woman was Janet Jackson, and her career was never the same.

Directed byJodi Gomes

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 9m
Language
EN
Released
November 19, 2021
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The New York TimesLeft/Right

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake

Self (archive footage)

Tito Jackson

Tito Jackson

Self

Beth McCarthy-Miller

Beth McCarthy-Miller

Self

Marc Lamont Hill

Marc Lamont Hill

Self

Cathy Hughes

Self

Michael Musto

Self

Alan Light

Self

Paul Tagliabue

Self

TJ Jackson

TJ Jackson

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Jodi Gomes
Produced by
Jodi Gomes

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