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CBS CEO Les Moonves reportedly sought to 'ruin' Janet Jackson's career after Super Bowl 'wardrobe malfunction'

CBS boss Les Moonves sought to undermine Janet Jackson's career after the infamous "wardrobe malfunction" incident at the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, according to a HuffPost report.
  • CBS boss Les Moonves sought to undermine Janet Jackson's career after the infamous "wardrobe malfunction" incident at the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, according to a HuffPost report.
  • Multiple sources told HuffPost that Moonves considered Jackson "not sufficiently repentant" for the incident and subsequently banned her music from MTV, VH1, and other Viacom-owned properties.

Les Moonves, the embattled CEO of CBS, reportedly sought to ban Janet Jackson from MTV and Viacom-owned properties, and undermine her career, after the infamous "wardrobe malfunction" incident that took place at the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, according to HuffPost report.

Multiple unnamed sources told HuffPost that Moonves considered Jackson "

Though Timberlake and Jackson both said at the time that the incident was a true malfunction, Moonves banned both artists from appearing on the 2004 Grammy Awards broadcast by CBS.

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According to HuffPost's sources, Timberlake "

Moonves reportedly ordered a ban on Jackson's music on MTV, VH1, and other Viacom-owned properties, which adversely affected the sales of Jackson's March 2004 album "

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