Pharell talks Janet

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Grammy-winning producer Pharrell Williams used his moments onstage to blame the media for overhyping the incident. "They're catching a lot of flak for it," he said. "You wouldn't have gotten half of those complaints if the news wouldn't keep it platered on TV all day." Read more by going to this link: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,110797,00.html

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Timberlake was all over the awards, performing on several songs and winning two trophies. CBS said in a statement that it had reservations about allowing him and Jackson to appear as planned, but ultimately "respected the Recording Academy's wishes to produce the program they originally intended."

CBS said it agreed to allow Timberlake and Jackson as long as they apologized on the air for their Super Bowl stunt.

But a statement from Jackson's camp said CBS and the Grammys first asked her not to attend, then reversed themselves and re-invited her, but she chose not to attend.

"She was never uninvited," insisted Jason Padgitt of the publicity firm Roger & Cowan, which represents the Recording Academy. "She was always invited to be here and she chose not to be."



Is entertainment getting too raunchy?

Janet Jackson's unexpected exposure during the Super Bowl halftime show has everyone -- from television networks and the FCC to celebrities and fans -- discussing how far is too far to go in the name of entertainment.

Dave Matthews
"I'm surprised that it's shocking that a boob might be seen somewhere outside National Geographic Explorer. That was surprising, that such a big stink could be made over such a little (thing). ...As shocking as it could be, it doesn't seem like it deserves so much attention."

Pharrell Williams, Grammy winner
"The news has gotten too raunchy. All they had to do was play it the one time it happened, but the news has been running it ever since it happened. So what does that say about the news?"

Lyle Lovett
"Art has always pushed social norms. What's acceptable in one time slot on one type of network, it's hypocritical that we accept certain behavior in certain context and we reject it in other context. It's all part of human nature, good or bad."

Hugh Hefner, Playboy Magazine founder
"I understand because it was the Super Bowl, a family show. Unfortunate in the context, but a wild overreaction."

Christina Aguilera
"Well, what is too raunchy? Everybody has a different opinion about what is too much or too little. It's a state of mind."

"Weird Al" Yankovic, winner for best comedy album
"I think it's just raunchy enough."

Amy Lee, lead singer of Evanescence, best new artist winners
"I think its been as far as it can go. It's pretty cheesy, actually."

Randy Travis
"I would question some of the lyrics that I hear sometimes. You have to consider that thing that you do, or thing you say is being seen by a lot of people and whether you know it or want to admit it or not that is an influence, especially to a younger audience."

Bootsy Collins, who performed during a funk tribute
"I remember when funk was a bad word, and now if you ain't funky, you ain't with it, so things change. Entertainment has always been raunchy. It depends on what time you're in. For this time period, they say it's raunchy. With Elvis, it was raunchy. That's an ongoing statement."

Recording Academy President Neil Portnow
"All entertainment changes with society, and entertainment is based on what the public wants to see. You can't make the public see something or hear something they don't want to be involved in."

Latin singer Paulina Rubio
"They're going to be more and more watching what's going to happen and to edit. You need to do what you feel, that's music and you don't have any rules. But there's some people that feel different."

Christian singer Stacie Orrico
"It's getting more and more overboard every day. When I sit down on the couch with my little brother and sister and I see what they're being exposed to, I'm like, 'Oh my gosh, close your eyes.' As entertainers and as musicians, we need to step up and use our positions to do something positive."

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Pharell is right about the news, they are STILL PLAYING IT. :rolleyes:

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t4p ! :eek: