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Timberlake's Apple TV Docuseries to Feature Janet Jackson
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In Short: The docuseries, directed by Fisher Stevens, is expected to feature interviews with Jackson and explore Timberlake's journey, including his struggles with Lyme disease and past controversies.
The project, described as a 'tell-all,' will delve into Timberlake's career and personal life, including the infamous 2004 Super Bowl incident.
In that incident, Timberlake exposed Jackson's breast during their performance, leading to widespread outrage.
Timberlake has since apologized for his actions, acknowledging the disparity in how they were treated following the incident.
'I understand that I fell short in these moments and in many others and benefited from a system that condones misogyny and racism,' Timberlake said in a public apology.
Jackson, who faced much of the backlash and was reportedly blacklisted from radio, has since moved on.
'Justin and I are very good friends, and we will always be very good friends,' Jackson said in her 2022 documentary.
Timberlake's DWI arrest in 2024 and his urging Britney Spears to have an abortion, as reported in her memoir, are also expected to be addressed.
The series, set to rollout on Apple TV next month, will provide a candid look at Timberlake's life and career.
While further details about the project have not been disclosed, the inclusion of Jackson is a significant aspect of the docuseries.
The project comes amid a reflective chapter for Timberlake, who has been open about his past missteps and the impact they had on his life and career.
What this adds
The docuseries is expected to offer a comprehensive look at Timberlake's career, including his relationship with Janet Jackson and the aftermath of the 2004 Super Bowl incident.
What's confirmed
- Variety reported Monday (Nov. 2) that the pop star has a four-part “tell-all” docuseries in the works at Apple TV, featuring none other than Janet Jackson as a guest.
- “I understand that I fell short in these moments and in many others and benefited from a system that condones misogyny and racism.” Also in his apology, Timberlake expressed remorse for the disrespectful ways in which he’d previously spoken about Britney Spears following their breakup in 2002.
- “I am deeply sorry for the times in my life where my actions contributed to the problem, where I spoke out of turn, or did not speak up for what was right,” Timberlake wrote.
- We don't know much about the series yet, but it reportedly features interviews with Janet Jackson, who suffered career and reputational damage when Timberlake exposed her breast in a "wardrobe malfunction" during the Super Bowl Halftime Show in 2004.
- Janet Jackson is set to feature in a new tell-all documentary about Justin Timberlake.
- “If you’ve experienced this disease or know someone who has- then you’re aware: Living with this can be relentlessly debilitating, both mentally and physically.” The tour, which wrapped in July of 2025, was further complicated by Timberlake’s DWI conviction, stemming from his arrest in Sag Harbor, New York, the previous year.
What's still developing
- With Miss Jackson onboard, the doc will almost certainly look back on the pair’s infamous 2004 Super Bowl controversy, which involved Timberlake exposing her breast on live TV — aka the incident from which the term “wardrobe malfunction” was born.
- One source says the series will feature Janet Jackson discussing the infamous “wardrobe malfunction” that took place during the pair’s performance at the 2004 Super Bowl.… pic.twitter.com/xQni7OWVku The most attention-grabbing detail involves his former duet partner.
- The 45-year-old “Mirrors” singer is working on a four-part docuseries for Apple, which will feature Janet Jackson, according to an exclusive report from Variety on Monday (November 2).
- At the time, Timberlake received little repercussion, and even returned to the Super Bowl halftime show as a solo artist in 2017.
- He's also taken heat for urging Britney Spears to have an abortion when they were dating, as Spears reported in her memoir, and became a meme for his 2024 DWI arrest in the Hamptons. (Alas, per the released footage, he didn't actually say, "This is going to ruin the tour.") Given that Timberlake seems to have creative control over this project, it will be interesting to see what he delves into and how much culpability he takes for past missteps.
- The “Selfish” singer, 45, is partnering with Apple on a four-part project directed by Fisher Stevens, who has previously made documentaries about Hollywood legend Carrie Fisher and soccer great David Beckham, per Variety.
- He told Apple Music’s Beats 1 host Zane Lowe in 2018 that he’d “absolutely” made peace with Jackson in the years since the controversy.
- The possibility of Jackson appearing is especially significant because the two performers experienced very different consequences after Super Bowl XXXVIII on February 1, 2004.