Janet Jackson Breaks Her Silence on Justin Timberlake Super Bowl Scandal Nearly 20 Years Later: We’re ‘Good Friends’

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Another side of the story. Janet Jackson spoke out about her famous Super Bowl performance with Justin Timberlake for the first time since 2004.“Honestly, this whole thing was blown way out of proportion,” Jackson, 55, opened up about the incident during Part 2 of her Janet Jackson.

documentary for Lifetime. “And, of course, it was an accident that should not have happened, but everyone is looking for someone to blame and that’s gotta stop.

Justin and I are very good friends and we will always be very good friends.”The Indiana native noted that she and Timberlake, 40, had spoken “just a few days ago,” and that they both “have moved on and it’s time for everyone else to do the same.”The “Rhythm Nation” singer has avoided discussing the subject since the immediate aftermath of the halftime show in February 2004.

As viewers remember, the former ‘NSync member brought the Poetic Justice star out as a surprise guest during his headlining performance.