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Justin Timberlake to perform Super Bowl halftime show 14 years after the 'wardrobe malfunction'

Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake

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  • Justin Timberlake was officially announced as the halftime act for Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis.

  • It will be the third time Timberlake has performed at a Super Bowl, but the first since the 'wardrobe malfunction' in 2004.



Justin Timberlake has finally been invited back to the Super Bowl halftime show, 14 years after the "wardrobe malfunction" with Janet Jackson caused a national controversy.

The NFL announced Sunday night that Timberlake will headline the Super Bowl halftime show Feb. 4 in Minnesota.

This will be the third time for Timberlake to perform at halftime, the most for any entertainer. Timberlake performed at the 2001 Super Bowl with N'Sync, and he sang "Rock Your Body" with Jackson in 2004 in Houston. That performance concluded with Timberlake ripping her costume to reveal her right breast bare except for a nipple shield.

That drew CBS a $550,000 fine from the Federal Communications Commission that was later overturned.

Timberlake has won 10 Grammys, and the Tennessee native also has won four Emmys.

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