Together again? Not so much.

Janet Jackson has shut down any rumours that she will be joining Justin Timberlake during this yearB次元官网网址檚 Super Bowl halftime show.

B次元官网网址淭o put to rest any speculation or rumours as to whether I will be performing at the Super Bowl tomorrow; I will not,B次元官网网址� Jackson said in a statement released Saturday. B次元官网网址淭hank you for your support and I do look forward to seeing you all very soon.B次元官网网址�

Timberlake is returning to the halftime show 14 years after a wardrobe malfunction with Jackson caused a national controversy. Timberlake was JacksonB次元官网网址檚 special guest during her performance at that yearB次元官网网址檚 game and ripped off a piece of her clothing, revealing her nipple. Timberlake later described it as an unintended B次元官网网址渨ardrobe malfunction.B次元官网网址�

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 TimberlakeB次元官网网址檚 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.

At a press conference on Thursday, Timberlake mentioned JacksonB次元官网网址檚 name, along with Jay-Z and B次元官网网址楴Sync, when talking about rumoured guests to join him onstage. He was not asked any direct questions about Jackson or the infamous wardrobe malfunction.

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 B次元官网网址渨hite male privilege.B次元官网网址�

When asked during an interview last month if he and Jackson have since made peace, Timberlake said, B次元官网网址淎bsolutely.B次元官网网址�

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

B次元官网网址淚 donB次元官网网址檛 know that a lot of people know that,B次元官网网址� Timberlake said. B次元官网网址淚 mean, I donB次元官网网址檛 think itB次元官网网址檚 my job to do that, because you value the relationships that you do have with people.B次元官网网址�

Mesfin Fekadu, The Associated Press

Like us on and follow us on .