Bashir Ali: CBS CEO Les Moonves Tried To Destroy Janet Jackson Over 2004 Super Bowl Nip Slip

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In a script that sounds familiar in the world of Trump, Weinstein and Ailes, both supporters and critics of embattled Chairman and CEO of CBS agree that he has an enemies list and holds a grudge for a long, long time.

Huff Po's Yashar Ali hit a brick wall when setting out to talk with industry insiders about one target of Moonves' "ire and vengefulness" -- Miss Janet Jackson.  With Moonves tettering on being toppled at CBS over his own sexual harassment allegations and Jackson appearing in the October issue of October 2018, Ali walks readers through the history of a torrent of ferocity launched against Jackson after her infamous 'nip slip' incident at the 2004 Super Bowl. 

Janet Jackson Is Powerful, Vulnerable & In Control, Lensed By Robbie Fimmano For InStyle October 2018

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Music industry icon Janet Jackson is styled by Julia von Boehm in radiant images byRobbie Fimmano for In Style US October 2018./ Hair by Cassidy Blaine; makeup by Preston Meneses

In spite of her stardom, the first time Janet Jackson felt truly sexy and confident wasn't until she was well into her 30s. "I got out of a funky relationship and finally got back to me," Jackson tells Laura Brown in her interview. "I went to therapy, which was all about finding that thing you like about yourself. The realization that, you know what, you're not so bad after all. I'm not saying you're great or you're the best, but it's not as bad as you were made to feel that it was." How did she overcome some of her biggest insecurities? "A lot of it has to do with experience, getting older. Understanding, realizing that there isn't just one thing that is considered beautiful. Beautiful comes in all shapes, sizes, and colors. " 

It's difficult to process the lack of confidence about her own beauty that the star reveals.“At first, I couldn’t find anything. I would look in the mirror and start crying. I didn’t like that I was not attractive. I didn’t like anything about me. But I wound up falling in love with the small of my back. And then from there I found more things.”  Read on.