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CBS gets record fine over Jackson's breast
Sat September 04, 2004 03:21 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission is set to impose a record $550,000 (310,000 pounds) indecency fine against CBS-owned stations for their broadcast of singer Janet Jackson's breast-bearing incident during January's Super Bowl, the Washington Post reports.

The newspaper report, which cited unnamed FCC sources, said on Saturday the agency was expected to vote unanimously for the fine, which would be the largest levied against a television broadcaster.

The amount represents a $27,500 fine for each of the 20 television stations owned by CBS, which in turn is owned by Viacom Inc, the paper said.

The decision could be released as early as next week, the paper said. Excluded from the fines are CBS's more than 200 affiliate stations, which also aired the half-time show during the National Football League championship game.

Although the vote was expected to be unanimous, some commissioners are expected to say the fines are not severe enough, the newspaper said.

It said the exclusion for affiliate stations was one source of disagreement among the five-member FCC, citing unnamed sources familiar with the agency's deliberations. A spokesman for the FCC would not comment on the pending ruling, the paper said.

"We would be extremely disappointed," CBS said in a statement issued to the newspaper. "While we regret that the incident occurred, and have apologised to our viewers, we continue to believe that nothing in the Super Bowl broadcast violated indecency laws."

Hog

Anal or what? Give me a break. One little boob and a huge fine. Americans are prudes. One little boob isn't gonna hurt no one.

Was she breast feeding somebody or what? LMAO, what a bunch of hoopla over a siliconed tit!

Charlie

Rick, as someone with 3 kids and living in a very conservative area, I can state with certainty that breast feeding in public is considered normal in THIS country. It's just done reasonably descretely. Those women you see with a baby covered with a blanket over their shoulder are frequently breast feeding. They just have no desire to "let it al hang out".

Unless I missed something, I didn't see Janet Jackson breast feeding a baby at the Super Bowl. Nor did I hear that anywhere in the debate afterwards. The objections were from millions of people who didn't appreciate the ambush tactic from the Super Bowl halftime show in the so-called Family Hour time slot. The voyeuristic display added nothing to the game, nothing to halftime show, nothing to the event. If Janet wants to dance buck naked, she can do her own PPV on cable or satellite and I'm sure it'll sell out.

This was not breast feeding, in fact the whole show was rather erotic. It really wasn't something that should have been at Super Bowl Half time show. Hopefully they've learn that. I think a fine like this will keep something that is already indecent from going even further into deliberatly shocking the public.

Puss & Boots was a name of a stip joint I went to back in the 80's with my brothers and brother-in-law... Orlando Fl. Orange Blossom Trail... down the street was the Pink Pussycat.. then another one the name slips my memory...

hope this helps with your Barrel episode..

Hog

Will someone give me a friggin break over here. I mean what, it's ok for our family (children) to see a bunch of guys run around a field trying to kill each other or sit around the big screen to watch 2 men beat each other bloody in a ring. But oh my they can never see a friggin breast. What a world What a world