Justin Timberlake has said he regrets the way he handled his role in Nipplegate.
The shiny popster initially laughed off the controversial Superbowl half time show routine which saw Timberlake's co-performer Janet Jackson expose the majority of her left breast, coining the term "wardrobe malfunction". But when it became clear this was set to become the biggest scandal in America since Watergate, he quickly adopted a serious face and distanced himself from the whole thing, saying "sorry guys" a lot and stressing he didn't know Jackson intended to be so revealing. Janet backed up Justin's story and so Timberlake stepped out of the limelight as the scandal raged on.
But now Timberlake says he wished he'd more publicly stood by his co-star. While stressing he definitely didn't know any breast would be revealed during the show, he has told Entertainment Weekly magazine: "I wish I had supported Janet more. I am not sorry I apologised , but I wish I had been there more for Janet".