Cher at the Billboard Music Awards

Cher dropped the F-bomb during the 2002 Billboard Music Awards while receiving a special Artist Achievement award, saying, "People have been telling me I'm on the way out every year, right. So, … 'em." The FCC, perhaps also offended by her outfit, was not amused.

( Kevin Winter / Getty Images / June 21, 2012 )

Cher dropped the F-bomb during the 2002 Billboard Music Awards while receiving a special Artist Achievement award, saying, "People have been telling me I'm on the way out every year, right. So, … 'em." The FCC, perhaps also offended by her outfit, was not amused.

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