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.
Tom Brady Faces Backlash for Calling Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl Wardrobe Malfunction a ‘Good Thing for the NFL’
usmagazine.comCalled out! Tom Brady is facing backlash after saying that Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show worked in the NFL’s favor.The retired quarterback, 45, made the comments during the Monday, February 13, episode of his “Let’s Go” podcast.“I think in the end, it was probably a good thing for the NFL because everyone got to talk about it,” Brady said. “It was just more publicity and more publicity for halftime shows.”The California native continued: “Is any publicity bad publicity?
That’s what they say, so who knows?”In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesThe athlete’s remarks were met with criticism from social media users who argued Brady downplayed the negative treatment that Jackson, 56, faced as a result of the infamous performance in which Justin Timberlake ripped part of the “All for You” singer’s costume to reveal her mostly uncovered right breast.“Janet Jackson faced public humiliation and outright misogynoir resulting in her getting blacklisted by the former CEO of CBS, but Tom Brady thinks all of that was OK because all publicity is good publicity.
Sick,” one Twitter user wrote, alluding to Les Moonves allegedly developing a “years-long fixation” on punishing Jackson, per a September 2018 HuffPost report.Another person chimed in: “So, a Black woman’s career and reputation is damaged and she was taunted for a number of years by the mainstream media but you know what, it was good for the NFL?!
Clearly too many knocks to his head.”In November 2021, FX released an installment of its New York Times Presents series about the scandal and the different treatment that Jackson and Timberlake, 42, received in its wake. “In 2004, a culture war was brewing when the Super
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