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Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson

MOVIE • 2021

Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson

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In 2004, a culture war was brewing when the Super Bowl halftime show audience saw a white man expose a Black woman's breast for 9/16ths of a second. A national furor ensued. The woman was Janet Jackson, and her career was never the same.

TMDB ★ 3.2/5Votes: 5
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Top Cast

Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake

Self (archive footage)

Tito Jackson

Tito Jackson

Self

Beth McCarthy-Miller

Beth McCarthy-Miller

Self

Marc Lamont Hill

Marc Lamont Hill

Self

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Cathy Hughes

Self

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Michael Musto

Self

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Alan Light

Self

—

Paul Tagliabue

Self

TJ Jackson

TJ Jackson

Self

Taj Jackson

Taj Jackson

Self

—

Touré

Self

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Banks Tarver

Executive Producer

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Jason Stallman

Executive Producer

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Theatrical release date: November 19, 2021

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Film

Status

Released

Release

November 19, 2021

Runtime

69 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

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