Much like its ‘Framing Britney Spears’ documentary, the New York Times’ “Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson” – which premiered via FX/HULU Friday (November 19) – explored the who’s, what’s, and why’s that led to the career damage of one of Pop music’s most revered female acts.
Also like the Spears flick before it, ‘Malfunction’ is inciting its subject’s fans to take action – this time in a movement to right the wrongs that followed the fallout of Jackson’s 2004 Super Bowl incident.
Chief among those in the sights of the #JusticeforJanet movement is EMMY-winning news anchor and TV producer Mark S. Allen. See why inside:
Oh, don’t think I forgot about this @tvmarksallen, I’m talking to you. All of you are getting called out who put Ms. Jackson through HELL at that time! This was ignorant and disgusting, and all three of you knew it! #JusticeForJanet #JanetJackson pic.twitter.com/bMkpOBex30
— R&RForever1814 (@TruLogic94) November 20, 2021
As seen in the 2007 clip above, Jackson was joined by ‘Why Did I Get Married?’ creator and co-star Tyler Perry on the promo trail in support of the film. While visiting a CBS-affiliate news station in Sacramento, the duo were blindsided by questions about the Super Bowl – with Allen leading the charge with inappropriate jokes about ‘wardrobe malfunctions’ and more.
Though Janet opted to remain silent during the awkward encounter, Perry – to no avail – attempted to redirect the interviewer’s line of questioning. The unnerving scene made a ruckus at the time as the station was flooded with over 19,000 e-mails in the singer’s defense, prompting them and Allen to lend an apology before he was terminated (as seen here). He would go on to win multiple EMMYs, produce shows for Comedy Central and others, and be arrested for DUI in the years since.
In the wake of the FX/HULU doc, the 14-year-old incident has presently made its way to trending status as advocates for the Pop Queen are demanding another public apology from Mark and have taken to his social media handles to make sure their complaints are heard loud and clear.
See what we mean below:
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Trash m*****! You do that at your job…to a legend? Iron suspenders? F****** honky ass idiot😅
@Woody B. Stiff you racist trash, I hope your bloodline gets 𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖘 and dies slow.
Awww shut the hell up Danny Boy. Heaven forbid someone say something about a white man or even just mention the word “white,” and you and that girl Shayla have a conniption. Since “white” is a trigger for you, how about this: f*** white people.
RACIST ALERT! RACIST ALERT! Danny the clown 🤡 is racist RACIST ALERT! RACIST ALERT! RACIST ALERT! RACIST ALERT! RACIST ALERT! RACIST ALERT! Danny the clown 🤡 is racist
Yes Danny the clown is racist. Cry about it. F*** white people.
They’re all on Prep, s*** licker, lol. Nice 1985 joke…you know with all the folks dropping dead from a*** in the continental U.S.
I would wish your bloodline death too but im sure none of you have a future anyway. 🤣
Am i meant to care about your kind?
I’m sorry why do we always call sexism when its blatant racism dont try into it
I assume you do care since your retarded Herpetic ass hopped on my comment and made a comment🤔😂. You’re a b**** ass internet troll, of course you care s*** bucket. Go f*** your cousins and uncles like you used to back in the 70s…or are they dead from A***? Ooop. That’s why you made that comment outta nowhere.
F*** off wierdo
Don’t nobody want to see a 55 year old stripper, catching her breath as she tries to run up and down the stage.
I’m sorry why do people always call sexism when its blatant racism not into it
Racism 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 It’s so easy for you to cry racism when something is said or done that you don’t agree with, all it shows is that you and your people are lazy and need a box of tissues ready everytime you read or listen the news. Cry them black tears for us.
I see y’all got some of the info about the 19k emails and DUI from my tweet, nice. Anyway he’s trash and he’s trying to delete comments off of his IG as we speak lol.
These reporters had a point.
And yo mama has a point at the tip of her d***
Hey Ashy CLOWN, speaking of D when are you having yours removed? Is your daddy still sucking on your tiny D? How many troll accounts do you have now?
Why you keep switching names? Fancy, then smh, now fancy… but it’s whatever. F*** white people. That white cross you’re carrying is gonna break your two fùcking hands
The name Danny the clown 🤡 suits you as you are a CLOWN! I have never switched from my FANCY name that I took from you CLOWN.
Enjoy hell you racist vile scum, I’m glad that you have shown people on here how racist you are.
DRAG HIM!
If Janet went through this on live TV, I could only imagine the hell she dealt with behind the scenes.
Leave that handsome white man alone! 💅🏿 Janet is a stripper! That’s it!
Perfectly said.
God what a beautiful man!
Did the untreated s******* blind you?
Only fake prude Americans #1 producers AND consumers of pørn would complain about a fu<king covered up tit and not give a sh!t about their gun policy, s€x education, social security and the list goes on…
What a terrible mentality. Welcome to the American Dream.
Who is this man? He looks like he gets his booty cheeks clapped by kotonga.
He’s definitely serving Shawn Mendes, with his messy a$$. At the end of the day, the only Queen on that panel was Ms. Miss Jackson is you nasty. Those Industry “peasants” could never.
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Diva is running a #JusticeForJustin campaign 💅🏿 Stripper Janet set this up! Y’all are blaming on Justin for that. Oh god! It’s Unbelievable!
Woooow I remember watching this interview when it came out… it was really down played back then. I mean it was somewhat discussed. But not being reported like it is now. I’m glad people are exposing it though.
I couldn’t watch the whole interview. It was painful to listen to. Only interview I saw at the time was the one Janet agreed to with Oprah, and now Oprah hasn’t been so nice to Janet and her family either, allowing for more lies that Janet and her brothers have to defend against.
We stand for Janet then and now . We love Janet forever 💕