Tenn. Woman Files Suit over Super Bowl
(AP, 02/05/2004 2:45 PM)

Terri Carlin wants to make Janet Jackson 's bare breast into a federal case.

Carlin filed a proposed class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court Wednesday against Jackson, singer Justin Timberlake , broadcasters MTV and CBS and their parent company, Viacom.

Carlin alleges that she and others who watched the halftime show during Sunday's Super Bowl were injured by the performers' lewd actions when Timberlake ripped off part of Jackson's costume, exposing her breast.

In the lawsuit, Carlin charges that the exposure and "sexually explicit conduct" by other performers during the show injured viewers.

"As a direct and proximate result of the broadcast of the acts, (Carlin) and millions of others saw the acts and were caused to suffer outrage, anger, embarrassment and serious injury," the lawsuit says.

But Carlin, who works in a bank, doesn't specify the type of injury allegedly suffered.

"All of the defendants knew that the Super Bowl, the pre-eminent sports event in the United States, would be watched by millions of families and children," says the lawsuit filed by Knoxville attorney Wayne A. Ritchie II. "Nevertheless, (they) included in the halftime show sexually explicit acts solely designed to garner publicity and, ultimately, to increase profits for themselves."

The lawsuit charges that the broadcast companies and the two singers violated an "implied" contract with viewers not to subject them to lewd actions.

"Families have an expectation that they can trust companies and individuals such as the defendants not to expose families to sexually explicit conduct during broadcasts of prime time events such as the Super Bowl," the lawsuit says.

Jackson has apologized for the incident, saying a red lace garment was supposed to remain over her breast when an outer garment was ripped away. She denied that the NFL, CBS, or MTV, which produced the halftime show for CBS, knew of her plans, and those entities all have condemned the performance.

The lawsuit says the broadcasters should have had a "sufficient broadcast delay" to censor the acts, even if they didn't know what Jackson and Timberlake planned to do on stage.

Carlin's lawsuit seeks billions of dollars in compensatory and punitive damages.

purplegypsy said:

Dumbass Bitch

purplegypsy said:

Y dont we all meet that bitch outside and BEAT, HER, ASSS!

jus cuz im smilin in my photo dont mean i wont tear sum ass up...been a long time 2.
[This message was edited Thu Feb 5 12:49:07 PST 2004 by paisleypark4]

paisleypark4 said:

Lol, yeah, I'll give her an injury!
[This message was edited Thu Feb 5 12:50:19 PST 2004 by theVelvetRoper]

Wow, do you believe the mentality of some people. This woman is in need of some serious help. Looks like she's looking for her 15 minutes of fame! Fuck her!

kisscamille said:

LAWYERS. it's all LAWYERS.

Oh
My
God
Now I'm suffering from outrage, anger, embarrassment and serious injury over her sheer idiocy. Can I sue her?

Maybe after the disasterous events of the past week here at Prince.org, those of us who are left can begin the healing process by joining together as one and -- as a show of unity against destructive race-baiting and gay-bashing -- join hands and stomp this bitch a new asshole.

I'm working with a pair of size 13's.

Who's with me?

OneMoJam said:

I'm down baby! If you can't rock steady, shut up already, damn!

Can I sue her for getting on my damn nerve?

(I was going to say "sue her for getting on my last tit", but then she could countersue me for using the t-word)

I hope she also sues CBS for the 1995 episode of Chicago Hope featuring two bare boobies.

http://www.ajc.com/news/c...ckson.html

Anxiety said:

Anxiety said:

LOL!

paisleypark4 said:

Can I join in?

I just saw a poster of Christina Aguliera on the cover of Rolling Stone and she was butt nekkid except for a guitar and some boots. the frets barely cover one boob and her hand barely covers the other. AND THIS ON NEWSTANDS WHERE KIDS CAN EASILY SEE IT FOR LONGER THAN 2 SECONDS EVEN!!!

Let's sue Rolling Stone, thier parent company, thier grama's parent company and the paper company! Who's with me?