2004-02-06

On The Boob That Launched A Million Searches

The barring of Janet Jackson’s breast by Justin Timberlake during an MTV-sponsored break in an Americna football final match has given news media around the world an opportunity to indulge in a boob fetish in the headlines. In the process, they have gone over board on the use of puns.

• Arizona Republic

  Fallout From Hanging Out With Janet Continues

• Asia Times Online

  Keeping Abreast Of America

• Boston Globe

  TV Networks Seek New Ways to Keep Themselves Covered

• Gulf Daily News

  Breast-baring Is A New Low For Entertainers

• The Independent

  US Viewers Bare Their Teeth Over ‘Nipplegate’

• Indianapolis Star

  Victoria Has Lost Her Secrets

• News24

  Janet’s Boob “Bigger Than 9/11”

• News.com

  Janet, Justin Sued Over Boobgate

• Reuters

  Janet Sparks Internet Breast-Feeding Frenzy

• The Register

  AOL Wants Refund For Nipple Slip

• The Toronto Star

  The Nipple Effect

• Times Of India

  Nipplegate: Just-in Or Out?

According to Lycos 50, "Janet Jackson and the halftime show received 60 times as many searches as the Paris Hilton sex tape and 80 times as many searches as Britney Spears."