Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981), occasionally known by his initials JT, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer.
Raised in Tennessee, he appeared on the television shows Star Search and The All-New Mickey Mouse Club as a child. In the late 1990s, Timberlake rose to prominence as one of the two lead vocalists and youngest member of NSYNC, which eventually became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time.
Timberlake began to adopt a more mature image as an artist with the release of his debut solo album, the R&B-focused Justified (2002), which yielded the successful singles "Cry Me a River" and "Rock Your Body", and earned his first two Grammy Awards.
Justin Timberlake, Tennessee Native, Calls for Removal of Confederate Monuments
variety.comJem Aswad Senior Music EditorJustin Timberlake, a native of Tennessee, has called for the removal of Confederate monuments throughout the country.
In an Instagram post on Monday, he wrote, “America was built by men who believed in and benefitted from racism. … [and] those men who proudly owned and abused Black people are STILL celebrated all over the country.“There are roughly 1,848 confederate statues of in the US,” he continued. “More than half are in The South, and it’s not acceptable.
No one should be protecting the legacies of confederate leaders and slave owners. If we plan to move forward, these monuments must come down.”The issue is one of many currently polarizing the country, and although controversy has surrounded the.
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