Janet Jackson stunned 90 million television viewers during her Super Bowl halftime performance in February when she suffered what was termed a wardrobe malfunction that revealed her right breast. Although the 38-year-old singer apologized, the backlash was swift: The Federal Communications Commission launched an investigation, and CBS, which aired the game, was fined $550,000.
Bill Cosby struck a nerve in May when he accused low-income Blacks of "not holding up their end of the deal" by squandering the hard-won gains of the Civil Rights Movement. Some Black folks were offended. But others felt The Cos, 67, started a much-needed debate about parental responsibility.
Does getting the boot have benefits? Ask Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth, 30, the brash backstabbing contestant who was fired on the hit reality-TV show The Apprentice. Now the fast-talking diva has a 900 number to update her fans and is working on a clothing line and a book deal. After Stacie Jones Upchurch was fired in The Apprentice's second season--because her White and Asian teammates branded her crazy--she was hired as a spokesperson for a company gunning for a stake in Donald Trump's casino empire.
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