Janet Jackson bared breast on purpose

HOUSTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Janet Jackson has admitted she planned for Justin Timberlake to rip her costume during their Super Bowl performance, leaving her right breast exposed.

"The decision to have a costume reveal at the end of my halftime show was made after final rehearsals. MTV was completely unaware of it. It was not my intention that it go as far as it did," according to a statement issued by Jackson and published Tuesday by the Hollywood Reporter.

The antic has resulted in an uproar prompting an FCC investigation.

"I am outraged at what I saw during the halftime show of the Super Bowl," Michael Powell, FCC chairman, said. "... Our nation's children, parents and citizens deserve better. I have instructed the commission to open an immediate investigation into (the) broadcast. Our investigation will be thorough and swift."

MTV, which produced the halftime show, also has said it would investigate the incident, of which the network said it had no prior knowledge.

Kid Rock's halftime performance also is under scrutiny by MTV to determine if the rapper's lyrics contained words he had been warned not to use.