Janet Jackson bares all in 'Genre' interview; Janet says President Bush used 'Nipplegate' to divert attention from war woes

NEW YORK (GENRE Magazine press release/ www.genremagazine.com) - In an exclusive interview with GENRE Magazine, entertainment legend Janet Jackson accuses President Bush of using her now infamous momentary nudity during the Super Bowl halftime show as a decoy to distract the nation from an increasingly unpopular war and sagging economy.
"I truly feel in my heart that the president wanted to take the focus off himself at that time," Jackson told GENRE's Matt Kalkhoff.
"And I was the perfect vehicle to do so at that moment."

The interview, which will appear in the October issue of GENRE, gives Jackson the opportunity to tell her side of the story and to voice her opinions about the controversy surrounding the "wardrobe malfunction" incident. In view of the far-reaching implications - a $550,000 fine by the FCC against CBS television stations and a statement on the topic from First Lady Laura Bush - she considers the outrage over her bared breast to be the worst kind of hypocrisy in an era of "very sexual" television commercials for beer and Viagra.

While the Super Bowl incident may have thrust Jackson into the media hotseat, she has more on her mind these days than just "Nipplegate."
GENRE's "Distraction Jackson" article also finds her discussing the fallout she suffered at the hands of her entertainment industry colleagues ("It was extremely unfair"), her embattled brother Michael's legal woes ("He's innocent"), and her gay fan base ("I've never been afraid to talk about homosexuality in my music").
Jackson's photo graces the issue's cover, and the article is accompanied by photographs of her shoot for GENRE by noted photographer Mary Ellen Matthews.
The October issue of GENRE, America's premier gay men's magazine, hits newsstands on September 28.