Justin Timberlake managed to restore harmony with Janet Jackson after the duo was involved in the biggest controversy in Super Bowl halftime history.
Timberlake _ who's slated to headline the halftime show again at this year's NFL title game _ says he and Jackson made peace after he infamously tore away a portion of her costume during their Super Bowl performance in 2004, exposing her breast.
"Absolutely," Timberlake told Apple Music's Zane Lowe of making peace with Jackson. "And I don't know that a lot of people know that."
The scandalous moment _ which is widely referred to as Nipplegate _ sparked a hullabaloo at the time, with some people speculating the incident was a publicity stunt while others believed it was an accident.
MTV, which produced the halftime show, asserted at the time that the incident was unintentional.
Timberlake, who previously assured a similar scandal won't happen at this year's show, told Lowe that Nipplegate was a topic of discussion when the NFL selected him to return for a second Super Bowl performance.
"To be honest, it wasn't too much of a conversation," he said. "It's just one of those things where you go, like, 'Yeah, what do you want me to say? We're not going to do that again!'"
Super Bowl LII takes place Feb. 4 at Minneapolis' U.S. Bank Stadium. Timberlake is slated to release a new album two days before the big game.
Pop star Pink is set to perform the national anthem.
