Together again? Not so much.

Janet Jackson has shut down any rumours that she will be joining Justin Timberlake during this yearsa国际传媒檚 Super Bowl halftime show.

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Timberlake is returning to the halftime show 14 years after a wardrobe malfunction with Jackson caused a national controversy. Timberlake was Jacksonsa国际传媒檚 special guest during her performance at that yearsa国际传媒檚 game and ripped off a piece of her clothing, revealing her nipple. Timberlake later described it as an unintended sa国际传媒渨ardrobe malfunction.sa国际传媒�

CBS, which aired that Super Bowl, was fined $550,000 by the Federal Communications Commission, but the fine later was overturned.

The hashtags #JusticeforJanet and #JanetJacksonAppreciationDay became trending topics on Twitter days before Timberlakesa国际传媒檚 record third trip to the stage at the Super Bowl, at which the Philadelphia Eagles will face the New England Patriots at the U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday.

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When the NFL announced late last year that Timberlake would be returning to the Super Bowl, the decision triggered a backlash from women, minorities and others who felt Jackson was unfairly forced to pay a far higher price than Timberlake faced. Some argued that Jackson, as a black woman, fell victim to a racist and sexist double standard and received harsher treatment than Timberlake, as a white man, did, and they said he benefited from sa国际传媒渨hite male privilege.sa国际传媒�

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He said he and Jackson have talked privately about what happened.

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Mesfin Fekadu, The Associated Press

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