A new documentary addresses the infamous Super Bowl performance between Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake.

The Super Bowl XXXVIII from 2004 marked a cultural shift and not because of the New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers but the infamous wardrobe malfunction that exposed Jackson’s breast.

Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson is a new documentary that explores the incident, explains how FCC regulations have changed since then, and how Jackson’s career suffered after the incident (while Justin Timberlake didn’t seem to suffer at all from any repercussions of the performance).

Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson is available to stream on Hulu and FX now.

Check out fan reactions below:

• 1.

  https://twitter.com/EricXWest/status/1461909832974356487

• 2.

  After Watching The Doc Last Night, All I Know Is, You Can Never Break This Woman Right Here….
  She Will Forever Be UNBREAKABLE… @JanetJackson #BlackDiamond #JusticeForJanet pic.twitter.com/ve6vudso2Q

  — Darlene (@darlene92680666) November 20, 2021

• 3.

  Waiting on a #BritneySpears and #JanetJackson collab where they both drag Justin Timberlake. I'd play that on a loop. #JusticeForJanet pic.twitter.com/Dsx3l2kWUQ

  — Caleb “Support African American Studies” Royal (@CalebRoyal82) November 21, 2021

• 4

  In The New York Times documentary Justin Timberlake threw legendary Janet Jackson under the bus after exposing her breast at 2004 Super Bowl.
  
  Yet he got rewarded 2 Grammy’s & she was blacklisted for years. #Hulu #JusticeForJanet pic.twitter.com/1NbhPTJV4W

  — 𝘴​᭙​ꫀ​ꫀ𝓽 ​ᥴꪖ𝘳​ꪑ​ꫀꪶ (@SweetCarmel77) November 21, 2021

• 5

  Janet Jackson has been entertaining us since the mid 1970s.
  
  In the face of the horrendous halftime show backlash, she has remained kind, classy, focused, gracious and humble.
  
  Protect her at all costs. #JusticeForJanet #JanetDoc pic.twitter.com/uVFcmen5W2

  — C H Λ M Ξ L Ξ O N (@Chameleon876) November 21, 2021

• 6.

  to be a woman is also to be trampled by the man and unfortunately in any field, especially in the professional field, wage gap and domination. Janet was trampled by the press out that Justin Timberlake got nothing after the super bowl. #JusticeForJanet #JanetJackson pic.twitter.com/ug8ew3vObH

  — Manon and co (@manon_margat) November 21, 2021

• 7.

  https://twitter.com/aimeetoons/status/1461904979929677831

• 8.

  Janet Jackson didn’t deserve to be treated that way. #JusticeForJanet #JanetDoc pic.twitter.com/HLar0dL5Oc

  — C H Λ M Ξ L Ξ O N (@Chameleon876) November 19, 2021

• 9.

  Just a reminder!!! #JusticeforJanet 💯 pic.twitter.com/OaHhikxdmH

  — (L)eftEye’s Husband (@ItsHimEric) November 21, 2021

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