Meanwhile, people around the world rushed to their VCRs to play back what they thought they just saw.
After the game, halftime show producer MTV, Justin the ripper and breast broadcaster CBS all regretted the incident and CBS apologized for airing it.
The silver lining in all of this is that Joe Browne, NFL executive vice president, said, "It's unlikely that MTV will produce another Super Bowl halftime."
And speaking of boobs . . .
As the city of Houston readied itself for the the big game, a Houston judge ordered DNA testing to determine whether President Bush's brother Neil fathered a child with Maria Andrews while he was married.
Neil's ex-wife, Sharon, requested the tests to defend herself against a defamation lawsuit filed by Maria's ex-husband, Robert.
Sharon testified during the couple's ugly divorce that she heard rumors that her husband had an affair with Maria and suddenly that name, will never be the same to her.
The hunch, dare we say, hope, is that Neil is the the father of Maria's 3-year-old son. Maria, who worked for Barbara Bush, is now engaged to Neil.
Robert, meanwhile, filed suit against Sharon in September, saying he is the boy's father.
Top five grosses
It was a sad weekend at the box office as the teen-oriented dance-fest "You Got Served," took the top spot with $16 million.
Critics, of course, hated it.
Next came the lackluster Ben Stiller-Jennifer Aniston comedy "Along Came Polly" with $10.1 million and the mediocre Ashton Kutcher thriller "The Butterfly Effect" with $9.95 million.
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," was fourth with $5.3 million and "The Perfect Score," about kids who steal the SATs, stole $5 million.
Tattle infirmary
Barry Manilow was hospitalized in Palm Springs Saturday after suffering from chest pain due to stress, his publicist said.
Manilow, 57, had just returned home from New York, where he and co-writer Bruce Sussman had taken part in arbitration in a lawsuit over rights to the musical "Harmony," publicist Jerry J. Sharell said.
"Harmony" was supposed to run in Philadelphia but was canceled in November because it fell short of its capitalization.
* And the answer is:
This popular game show host almost killed himself Friday when he fell asleep at the wheel of his pickup truck.
Who is Alex Trebek?
Correct. The longtime "Jeopardy" emcee was driving alone near Templeton, Calif., when he dozed off, hit a few mailboxes and sailed over an embankment into a ditch. The California Highway Patrol estimated his truck was airborne for about 40 feet.
Trebek escaped serious injury.
* Russell Crowe dislocated his shoulder in Sydney, Australia, while training for his upcoming boxing film "Cinderella Man," Universal Pictures said Friday.
He'll undergo arthroscopic surgery followed by physical therapy, delaying the start of filming from early March to April.
Black & Blue and Brown
Augusta, Ga., is rethinking its plans to build a statue to James Brown and to rename an annual music festival for him.
Brown was arrested for domestic violence Wednesday.
The Godfather of Soul allegedly pushed wife Toni Rae Brown to the floor and threatened her with a chair in their Beech Island, S.C., home.
Brown denies the charges - he told Toni to get up offa that thing. He does, however, admit it's a man's man's man's world. *
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