Following a string of embarrassing public exposures from party girl Tara Reid and actress Keira Knightly on the red carpet, this one comes in the form of a sudden flash that would be all too hard to miss without a Tivo handy and with a blink of an eye.

Actress Mischa Barton has been left exposed on television to those fortunate enough to capture the moment on Tivo from last week's episode of The OC.

In a dimly lit bedroom sequence, where the actress crawls out of bed, her breast briefly pops out of her top before she covers it.

Although millions of viewers tuned into the primetime soap at the time of the accidental but brief nipple-bearing, a Fox spokesperson said the network has not received any complaints.