*Janet Jackson appeared at a star-studded event Tuesday launching the new Los Angeles store of British designer Alexander McQueen, the man behind her 2004 Super Bowl half time costume that suffered a headline-grabbing wardrobe malfunction when ripped by Justin Timberlake.           

      Jackson, who stopped by McQueen's unopen store earlier in the day to pick up outfits for the party, says she doesn't hold any hard feelings toward the designer for the fabric that tore away so easily, exposing her breast on live television.

       "I don't blame him; he didn't rip it," she said. "Alexander is so great at what he does — he's a genius. I've loved him for a long time, ever since I saw one of his very first shows 10 years ago in London, which is where we first met."