HOUSTON (AP) – It’s rare when Tom Brady takes a back seat in a Super Bowl. Janet Jackson managed to make that happen.
Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction is a lasting memory of the last Super Bowl in Houston, overshadowing a thrilling win by the Patriots in 2004 and forever changing how the NFL handles halftime performances.
Jackson baring one of her breasts to a live audience of about 143 million left viewers to sit through several years of halftime shows headlined by mostly aging rockers before the NFL returned to more contemporary acts in 2011.
Lady Gaga will headline this year’s show , giving fans a current superstar expected to wow in a family friendly performance far removed from international scandal the 2004 show in Houston created.
“After the last Super Bowl in Houston was pretty much when we brought the show back in house, to make sure we have a voice in how the show is produced and what it is all about,” said Mark Quenzel, NFL Media’s senior vice president of production and programming. “Everyone has been focused on what specifically happened, but there’s more to it than that.”