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She would have been 11 years old at the time.

The following season, she was told she needed to lose weight because she was too heavy.

I immediately thought,As I am isnt good enough, Jackson tells Cooper.

And when there is an opportunity to punish her for it, they did.

A clipping from a newspaper article refers to Janet Jackson as a bitch in heat.

The whole atmosphere after that Super Bowl is, still, shocking in its hurtfulness.

A woman who was famous for being in control had it literally stripped away from her.

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Jackson refused to say sorry and skipped the ceremony that year; Timberlake did apologize and got to perform.

We should never forget that outrage.