With Tom Brady (as soon as once more) embracing retirement, it seems to be like he’s going to be spending extra time on his podcasting grind. However, through the newest episode of his Let’s Go! podcast, the previous NFL participant made a remark about Janet Jackson’s on-air wardrobe malfunction that didn’t go over too effectively.
Specifically, Tom proclaimed that the infamous incident—which went down on the finish of Janet and Justin Timberlake’s 2004 Super Bowl halftime present efficiency—was “probably a good thing for the NFL.”
Tom Brady Admits He ‘Didn’t See Anything’ During The Incident
The topic got here up as Tom and his co-hosts, Larry Fitzgerald and Jim Gray, innocuously chatted about whether or not Brady used to observe the halftime reveals whereas taking part in.
In response, Tom initially merely responded, I’d a lot slightly not see it after I’m taking part in.”
He proceeded to say the 2004 Super Bowl, which noticed the New England Patriots go up in opposition to the Carolina Panthers. Tom particularly talked about that, as he was preoccupied with the sport throughout Janet’s wardrobe malfunction, he “didn’t see anything.”
“Even I remember when we beat Carolina…We came off the field and that was when we had the wardrobe malfunction with Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson. [The media was] asking me about that. I couldn’t even understand what they were telling me about. They said, ‘Did you see the halftime show?’ and I said, ‘I didn’t see anything.’ I was thinking about the game.”
18 years in the past right now: Justin Timberlake rips off Janet Jackson’s pink lace bra throughout Super Bowl halftime present, exposing her within the “Wardrobe Malfunction.”
The FCC fines CBS $550,000. It takes eight years, and makes all of it the best way to the Supreme Court, however the fantastic is reversed. pic.twitter.com/JM0wufmPfJ
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) February 1, 2022
He Says Janet’s Mishap ‘Was Just More Publicity’ For The NFL
However, Tom didn’t cease there, as he then spoke on how Janet’s wardrobe malfunction was “probably a good thing,” because it produced “more publicity” for the NFL.
“I think in the end, it was probably a good thing for the NFL because everyone got to talk about it, and it was just more publicity and more publicity for halftime shows. Is any publicity bad publicity? That’s what they say, so, who knows?”
We ought to observe that, throughout a 2006 sit-down with Oprah, Janet spoke on how “all the emphasis was put on [her]” versus Justin, who was the one who uncovered her breast. As a consequence, she was “blacklisted” whereas Justin “went on to have a flourishing career.”
Additionally, in her 2022 documentary, she additionally famous, “I have moved on and it’s time for everyone to do the same.”
As a consequence, folks merely weren’t right here for Tom Brady’s commentary. Check out some reactions down under.
Janet Jackson confronted public humiliation and outright misogynoir leading to her getting blacklisted by the previous CEO of CBS, however Tom Brady thinks all of that was okay as a result of all publicity is sweet publicity. Sick. https://t.co/1kcerS34Wc
— 𝙱𝚎𝚌𝚌𝚊. (@MJFINESSELOVER) February 14, 2023
Damn, not him affected by Divorced Dummy Disorder. https://t.co/0T0ow6l58L
— Agu Nwanyi (@ichizoba) February 15, 2023
Tom Brady making these feedback on Janet Jackson however but is so ignorant to the purpose that he can’t even perceive that she was blackballed, shoved away from the highlight and slutshamed for it for years even whereas being Micheal Jackson’s little sister. sir bffr.
— materials gurl 💅🏽 (@nopeaceallowed) February 15, 2023
What do you consider Tom Brady’s commentary?