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Lawsuit Over Janet Jackson's Super Bowl Incident Seeks Billions In Damages
By Jimmy Moore
Talon News
February 6, 2004

In response to last Sunday's debacle over Janet Jackson exposing herself during the half-time show of the Super Bowl, a woman has filed a class action lawsuit against Viacom, CBS, MTV, Jackson and Justin Timberlake to recoup damages for her "outrage, anger, embarrassment and serious injury."

Terri Carlin, a 47-year-old bank employee from Knoxville, TN, asked her attorney Wayne A. Ritchie II to draft the lawsuit and file it in U.S. District Court on Wednesday.

As reported by Talon News on Monday, pop singer Justin Timberlake removed the part of Jackson's costume that covered her right breast during the finale of the Super Bowl half-time show.

Viacom International, Inc., which owns both CBS and MTV, was named in the lawsuit despite denying responsibility for what was shown to hundreds of millions of viewers around the world.

As for the lawsuit by Carlin, it notes that the damages she suffered are valued "in excess of $75,000.00."

She asked "all American citizens who watched the outrageous conduct" of Jackson and Timberlake to join her in the class action suit.

Carlin charges that Viacom, CBS and MTV "knew or should have known" about the breast incident in the half-time show performance.

Although they were not named in the lawsuit, Carlin lamented "other lewd and sexually explicit conduct" by the other performers in the half-time show, including Kid Rock, P. Diddy, and Nelly.

The lawsuit goes on to accuse each of the companies and individuals with trying to "garner publicity and, ultimately, to increase profits for themselves."

"The defendants consciously or recklessly and without warning permitted these acts to be aired," Carlin continues in the lawsuit.

In terms of the damages suffered by those who join this class action lawsuit, Carlin says that families, especially ones with children, who were watching "were caused to suffer outrage, anger, embarrassment, and serious injury" as a result of this broadcast.

The lawsuit explains that the defendants violated an "implied" contract with those watching to abstain from sexually explicit performances.

"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," Carlin explains the lawsuit.

Interestingly, one of the arguments promoted in the lawsuit for damages is defamation of "the standards and the reputation of Americans."

"Defendants knew or should have known that the standing and credibility of Americans in the world would be harmed as a result of the defendants' self-indulgent and self-serving acts," the lawsuit claims.

As for other actual damages being asked for in the lawsuit, Carlin is requesting to have "a refund of a pro-rata share of the cable or satellite bill for the month or pay period in which the Super Bowl was broadcast."

The lawsuit also notes the obvious FCC violations in the half-time show and asks for damages as a result.

Finally, as part of the damages, Carlin states in the lawsuit that future half-time show performers should be monitored using "appropriate internal broadcast delays" like the ones that will be used in this weekend's Grammy Awards.

Concluding the lawsuit, Carlin says she expects "over eighty million" people to join her in her fight against the defendants.

"The class would otherwise include all American citizens who watched the subject Super Bowl half-time show on February 1, 2004," the lawsuit states.

The lawsuit requests a jury trial for this case, although it will likely be difficult to find anyone who is not aware of this incident.

In fact, the Internet search engine Google announced earlier this week that this subject has become the most searched one in Internet history, surpassing the previous leader, September 11.

Total damages requested by Carlin could run in the billions of dollars since she states that punitive damages should not exceed the gross revenue of all defendants in the past three years.

As for Jackson, she has publicly apologized for the incident and said a red lace undergarment was what should have been revealed. She maintains that the NFL, CBS, MTV and Viacom should not be held liable for her controversial performance.

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*edit* Snel lezen gaat niet altijd even nauwkeurig.

[Dit bericht is gewijzigd door Karboenkeltje op 09-02-2004 13:21]

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Het moet niet gekker worden

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Op maandag 9 februari 2004 13:16 schreef Karboenkeltje het volgende:
75 miljoen voor één tiet? Wauw. Gaan ze ook wat doen aan al dat geweld op televisie?

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Op maandag 9 februari 2004 13:17 schreef Isabeau het volgende:
Staat al lang in het topic over het "incident", kon je het niet beter daarbij plaatsen?

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Op maandag 9 februari 2004 13:20 schreef Lord_Vetinari het volgende:

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75 duizend. Er staan maar 3 nullen

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Op maandag 9 februari 2004 13:20 schreef Lord_Vetinari het volgende:

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75 duizend. Er staan maar 3 nullen

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Total damages requested by Carlin could run in the billions of dollars

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geen 75 miljoen, maar 75 duizend dus, beetje beter lezen

en om precies te zijn 75 duizend en meer, maar 75 miljoen zal het wel niet worden

Wat kunnen die Amerikanen toch kinderachtig zijn..

rechtzaken kan iedereen overal ter wereld indienen

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Op maandag 9 februari 2004 13:23 schreef TAB het volgende:
"excess of $75,000.00."

geen 75 miljoen, maar 75 duizend dus, beetje beter lezen

en om precies te zijn 75 duizend en meer, maar 75 miljoen zal het wel niet worden

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te gek voor worden echt....

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Op maandag 9 februari 2004 13:23 schreef T3rr0r het volgende:
Diep..diep..dieptriest..

Wat kunnen die Amerikanen toch kinderachtig zijn..

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Die horen de kindertjes namelijk alleen via internet te zien te krijgen...

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Op maandag 9 februari 2004 13:23 schreef T3rr0r het volgende:
Diep..diep..dieptriest..

Wat kunnen die Amerikanen toch kinderachtig zijn..

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Op maandag 9 februari 2004 13:27 schreef Chris_Redfield het volgende:

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Ja alle Amerikanen Dit bewijst alleen maar dat er daar ook azijnzeikers zijn die teveel tijd hebben.

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Maar, even als voorbeeld, waarom worden streakers niet aangeklaagd?
Misschien omdat zij minder geld hebben dan miss Jackson.

Conclusie: men wil geld zien want ze heeft geld.

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Op maandag 9 februari 2004 13:31 schreef Isabeau het volgende:
De meeste Amerikanen vinden het onzin dat er zo'n ophef over wordt gemaakt.

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Op maandag 9 februari 2004 13:37 schreef Fransje het volgende:
Ik denk ook dat de meeste amerikanen zich weinig aantrekken van een borst.
Het is gewoon het puriteinse gedeelte van de bewoners daar wat moord en brand schreeuwt, toevallig hebben zij macht en dan krijg je dit.
En lawsuits, ja dat is typisch Amerikaans.

Maar, even als voorbeeld, waarom worden streakers niet aangeklaagd?
Misschien omdat zij minder geld hebben dan miss Jackson.

Conclusie: men wil geld zien want ze heeft geld.

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Op maandag 9 februari 2004 13:37 schreef Fransje het volgende:
Ik denk ook dat de meeste amerikanen zich weinig aantrekken van een borst.
Het is gewoon het puriteinse gedeelte van de bewoners daar wat moord en brand schreeuwt, toevallig hebben zij macht en dan krijg je dit.
En lawsuits, ja dat is typisch Amerikaans.

Maar, even als voorbeeld, waarom worden streakers niet aangeklaagd?
Misschien omdat zij minder geld hebben dan miss Jackson.

Conclusie: men wil geld zien want ze heeft geld.

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Op maandag 9 februari 2004 14:04 schreef SeLang het volgende:
Er is bij Google meer op die tiet gezocht dan op 9/11 !
_{Ik vond het maar een lelijke tiet}

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Op maandag 9 februari 2004 13:23 schreef T3rr0r het volgende:
Diep..diep..dieptriest..

Wat kunnen die Amerikanen toch kinderachtig zijn..

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Op maandag 9 februari 2004 14:11 schreef Loedertje het volgende:

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Precies!
Wij Nederlanders zeiken tenminste niet als de kro een spotje heeft waarin een nep madonna d'r nep kind aan d'r borst heeft..

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"Defendants knew or should have known that the standing and credibility of Americans in the world would be harmed as a result of the defendants' self-indulgent and self-serving acts," the lawsuit claims.

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Vrijheid van meningsuiting?
Volgens mij is erg geen land met zoveel censuur (Noord-Korea niet meegenomen).

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Op woensdag 11 februari 2004 23:36 schreef Mikrosoft het volgende:
Een blote tiet rechtstreeks op televisie zorgt voor meer opschudding in Amerika dan een regering die 9/11 misbruikt, liegt en tienduizenden Irakezen vermoord heeft.
Zijn de hersenen van Amerikanen inmiddels ook vervet of zo? Revolutie hier, revolutie daar maar niet in Amerika het land van de zombies.
Ze slikken echt alles daar behalve sex met een sigaar en een blote tiet op prime-time.

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Texas mom faces trial for selling sex toys

Wednesday, February 11, 2004 Posted: 12:26 PM EST (1726 GMT)

DALLAS, Texas (Reuters) -- Joanne Webb is a mother of three, a Baptist, a booster of the town of Burleson, Texas, and a former schoolteacher. She also faces trial for being a smut merchant
Webb, 43, was arrested in November by two undercover police officers for selling sexual toys and charged with violating Texas obscenity laws. She could face up to a year in jail and a fine of $4,000 if convicted.

Webb is a representative for Passion Parties, a California company marketing potions, lotions and sexual toys sold at gatherings that mimic Tupperware parties.

Women over 18 meet in a private home for what the company calls a "girl's night out of giggles and fun," during which products designed to enhance sex lives are sold.

It was not a secret in Burleson, a small town near Fort Worth, that Webb sold vibrators, edible creams and racy lingerie.

But not everyone was happy about it.

According to reports in the local media, police said a few residents, who they declined to identify, lodged complaints. A few prominent citizens with strong Christian beliefs were angered by Webb and her activities and asked police to investigate, local media reported.

Two undercover police officers posed as a couple trying to spice up their love life and Webb sold the woman a vibrator. Webb instructed her on its use and explained how it could enhance lovemaking.

That's where she got into trouble.

Texas law allows for the sale of sexual toys as long as they are billed as novelties, BeAnn Sisemore, a Fort Worth attorney representing Webb, told the Houston Chronicle before a gag order was issued by the judge presiding over the case. But when a person markets sex toys in a direct manner that shows their actual role in sex, then that person is subject to obscenity charges, she told the newspaper.

Webb said she turned to Passion Parties to supplement her family's income when her husband's construction business went into a slump.

"For women to become self-confident in their sexuality ... that's what I'm in this for," Webb told the Dallas Morning News before the gag order was imposed.

She added that because of her arrest, she has found herself in a role she never imagined -- a public advocate for allowing women and couples to make personal decisions about their sex lives.

Sex, lives and passion parties
Police and Johnson County prosecutors declined to discuss the case, even before the gag order was issued.

Gloria Gillaspie, a pastor at Lighthouse Church in Burleson, said she has met and counseled some women who had talked to Webb about the products she sold.

"It was causing problems with their marriages," she said.

Gillaspie said Webb and her family were asked to leave two churches in town. She did not name the churches.

"They didn't want to comply with what was really Christian conduct and that is why they were asked to leave those churches," Gillaspie said.

But James Brown, a member of the local chamber of commerce and an acquaintance of Webb's, told Reuters: "Most of the people in town support Joanne."

Sisemore said she wants to use this case to overturn obscenity laws in Texas and other states.

"I will fight this all the way with her," Sisemore told the Houston Chronicle. "This is the first time I have felt that my government has overstepped its boundaries."

Sisemore has said she plans to file a federal lawsuit challenging Texas obscenity laws, which she said are so vague that they could be used to prosecute anyone who uses or sells condoms designed to provide stimulation for sexual pleasure.

Patricia Davis, a 59-year-old grandmother and president of Passion Parties, said: "We are very proud of Joanne Webb. She believes in the mission of the company and she is doing a really nice job of representing us."

Passion Parties has been doing booming business. The company racked up $20 million in sales in 2003 and saw 30 months of consecutive growth above the 50 percent mark.

The company has representatives in every state and is doing some of its best business in California, New York and the Bible Belt, a section of the United States where Christian beliefs and clergy are influential.

"Women are looking for ways to enhance their relationship, enhance their sensuality and they have nowhere to go," Davis said.

When women get together at a friend's home to peruse body lotions, shower gels and battery-operated devices the company calls "passion toys," Davis said many are able to overcome embarrassment and talk openly about sex.

"We are doing a lot to help women, to help couples and to help families," Davis said.

Kort gezegd: een Amerikaanse vrouw wordt bestraft omdat ze vibo's en andere toys verkoopt. Je mag wel sexartikelen verkopen maar je mag niet een direkte link leggen met waar deze artikelen voor gebruikt worden