"Clams Canino" wrote in message

What bothers me is that if it was on purpose, they (MTV, Jackson,
Timberlake) really hosed the NFL and the agreements for that show.

IMO, there's not a doubt in the world that the whole thing was staged. I am
at a loss to understand why anyone even remotely targeting a family audience
would contract with MTV to produce anything. If the NFL and/or CBS couldn't
anticipate what they could be letting themselves in for, then they have some
truly, truly stupid people doing their planning.