Fashion Board 1-08-04 through 02-03-04

[Not Bob]

From Yahoo: MTV says it got punk'd by Janet Jackson. Tom Freston, the chairman and CEO of MTV Networks, said Tuesday neither his company nor CBS knew of plans for the bodice-ripping incident during the Super Bowl halftime show ... Jackson said the incident, which exposed her right breast, went further than planned. A spokeswoman for Jackson said a red lace garment was supposed to remain when Timberlake tore off the outer covering.

And in my favorite example of "the buck stops anywhere other than here" corporate weasling in a long time: "When you're doing live television ... there's a great reliance and trust you have to put in the performers," Freston said in an interview after the panel talk. "And our trust was violated by the performer." Suit, please.

Link to Yahoo news story