Word: jacksonism
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...SUPER BOWL OF HYPOCRISY More than Janet Jackson's breast was exposed as a result of that halftime show...
...years of practicing law, Johnnie Cochran has defended high-profile clients ranging from Michael Jackson to P. Diddy. But he's still best known for winning O.J. Simpson's acquittal of murder charges in 1995. Now a legal analyst for NBC News, Cochran talked with TIME's Jeffrey Ressner about some celebrity cases in the news and his most famous murder defendant...
...COUNSELED MICHAEL JACKSON IN THE PAST. ANY ADVICE FOR HIM THIS TIME AROUND? I'm his former lawyer and a friend. He calls me on occasion, but I'm not going to represent him. He's got to be very serious about this whole thing. This is not some demonstration or theatrical thing. It's a very serious case. I think he understands that...
...Jackson-Timberlake performance might have continued this tradition as a confident interracial performance, and one that further tweaked pop cultural norms by asking its audience to accept the pairing of a younger man with a significantly older woman. At last year’s MTV Video Music Awards, Chris Rock justifiably mocked Timberlake’s use of “black” fashion and speech to build musical credibility; in a twist, now it was the 37-year-old Jackson who was using her performance with the 22 year old to make herself cool by association. And unlike...
...subsequent outcry against Jackson compounded the misogynistic nature of the incident, with Jackson disproportionately blamed even as Timberlake was allowed to move on almost immediately. Public opinion deemed Timberlake’s cursory initial apology sufficient; Jackson was forced to issue repeated statements of regret, first in print and later in a plaintive televised version. She was barred from last Sunday’s Grammy Awards; he performed with jazz legend Arturo Sandoval. “Saturday Night Live” compared Jackson to her brother Michael, an accused pedophile; Timberlake, who tore off her clothing, was portrayed...