cbs gives a hoot

What is the big stink about anyway? Janet shows a hooter on national televison during the Super Bowl half time show. Some FCC doode thinks that there were elements in the rest of the half time show that were even worse than the actual boob on the tube. (I don't think this FCC chucker has ever actually watched MTV.)

Janet has admitted that she was in caHOOTs with Justin on the exposure, but perhaps she was just attempting to deflect attention away from Michael. That, or Justin convinced Janet that he simply had to get back at Britney for the on stage kiss with Madonna a few months back.

Ultimately, everyone just might be lying. Here's why:

MTV, who produced the halftime show for CBS, planned the bustier rip, the lacey tear, the fleshy exposure of the silicon marvel all along. CBS probably signed off on the nubbin itself. But why, why, why, oh why would they do such a thing?

Because, in the aftermath of it all, I'm writing this. A million other writers (some far more important than I) are writing a million other articles about hootgate, feeling sorry for CBS, blaming MTV, scolding Janet, and envying Justin. I think someone once said that the only bad press is no press at all.

Interestingly, CBS just happens to be airing the Grammy Awards this Sunday. Scheduled to perform: Justin. Scheduled to present: Janet. On Monday, CBS said it was going to pull them both from the show. Now they say that Justin and Janet will remain in the show, and that the technical wizards at CBS will institute a five-second delay on the broadcast to avoid any indecent exposure (or f-bombs) from the glitteratti.

With all the hoo-ha over the hooter, you can bet that a few more eyeballs will be tuning in to the Grammy Awards just to see if anything happens. And if anything does, just wait until you hear the apologies from the button-pushing union man who was supposed to be working the delayed-feed machine.

Well done.