Justin Timberlake appears to be one step closer to the Super Bowl. Again.
Details below..
According to Us Weekly, the performer is reportedly in “final negotiations” with the NFL to headline the 2018 Halftime Show on February 4th.
And while initial word was that he’d be topping the bill alongside JAY-Z, it appears Timberlake has been tapped to rock the stage solo in promotion of his upcoming new album.
Initial word of his involvement provoked outrage from many wondering why he’s allowed to appear while Janet Jackson – with whom he infamously performed with in 2004 – is “banned.” And, talented as JT may be, we can’t say we disagree.
Janet’s exposure was not caused by a gust of wind. It was Justin’s hand. Simple as that. There shouldn’t be one rule for one and something different for the other. That’s problematic and something folk are unlikely to let go of should his performance be confirmed.
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Smh.
Hopefully he brings janet out
Super Bowl will definitely have a decrease in viewership. They should have called Missy Elliott or anybody but Justin!
Missy already performed her hits, next
usher or chris brown and ne-yo.
Oh racist America is ready for Justin Timberlake especially since he exposed Janet Jackson breast implant…??♂️
She planned the stunt, nah
He’s basic AF. Nobody cares Justina.
I really don’t care if you think it’s problematic. If he moved on and Janet moved on then why do you care?? You’re gonna be writing about it anyway so you might as well deal with it. Plus this isn’t confirmation. This is coming from a tabloid. Shut up.
JUSTIN AND JANET JACKSON WERE BOTH TO BLAME FOR THAT INCIDENT. BUT JANET GOT BLACKBALLED AND WHITE BOY JUSTIN …..FELT NO PAIN. THIS SHOWS AGAIN AND AGAIN ………………….HOW WHITE AMERICA IS. THE S**** MASTER IS OK TO RULE BUT THE BLACK GIRL IS TO BLAME. FU JUSTIN TIMBERFAKE.
Preach
No, thanks.
These lyrics are SO TRUE right now…
Tired of injustice
Tired of the schemes
Your lies are disgusting
What does it mean
Kicking me down
I gotta get up
As jacked as it sounds
The whole system sucks
Peek in the shadow
Come into the light
You tell me I’m wrong
Then you better prove you’re right
You’re sellin’ out souls but
I care about mine
I’ve got to get stronger
And I won’t give up the fight!
With such confusion don’t it make you wanna scream
You’re bash abusing victimize within the scheme
You try to cope with every lie they scrutinize
Somebody please have mercy ’cause I just can’t take it
I’m tired of you telling, the story your way
You’re causing confusion, you think it’s okay, damn it!
You keep changing the rules, while I’m playing the game
I can’t take it much longer, I think I might go insane!
I hope that you did a copy and paste because child…. too much time on your hands!
BISH, what TF? Of course I did! And heffa, don’t worry about me and MY TIME…I’m doing GREAT…besides, it takes mere minutes to post a comment…and would take less if TGJ would get their ISH TOGETHER lol…bye HOEE
The NFL has not to my knowledge set a permanent rule that Janet can never be invited again though in one of the years following the incident a certain panel member stated that she had been ruled out for consideration THAT year. Like any other business, the NFL is about money and PR. The media at large blamed Janet and claimed that the stunt was put together by her crew at practice and Justin was told about it at the last minute. Regardless, if the NFL believed that Janet would attract more fans/viewers then protesters they would invite her back in a heartbeat. But she has no hits and no longer has the fan base that she once had. How many headiners get reinvited? I can only think of two, Beyonce and Bruno Mars. I don’t see the big deal with Justin getting his FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO headline and hopefully get it right this time.
Correction: No recent hit songs.
One more thing, it would not surprise me if Justin features Janet as a surprise guest performer. He just might use the opportunity to acknowledge the fact that if he can be forgiven, then so should she. It would be a touching moment.
lmao sit your delusional ass down somewhere. timberb*tch doesnt have any recent hits except that trolls song. janet has 30 years worth of hits and would put on a show a million times better than this b*tch ass. stop trying to defend this punk lol.
She has plenty of hit songs multiple Greatest Hit collection CDs. Madonna has no recent hit songs yet she got to perform. Performing at the superbowl as a solo act is all about performing your hits. Bruno Mars does not have extensive hits but he got to perform. Thus, it is about the number of hits in your catalogue.
Madonna got to perform her old hits ONCE, she has not been reinvited based on the same old hits. That would not make much sense in my opinion.
@Anne I think you should watch Janet’s NFL performance in it’s entirety (including the other artists that performed). You are acting like Janet performed a solo spot when she never did that. She was part of a group of performers that were booked that night.
Wrong. You need to do your research. The NFL has stated that Janet Jackson is the only artist they have banned from the halftime show. Yes, they have officially stated this. So keep your bs defense of this boy not knowing until the last minute (lmao if thats not a crock of bullsh*t I don’t know what is) and the white privilege that is protecting his career. This is why the NFL is in sh*ts creek right now-their constant & blatant racist and misogynist disrespect of Black Americans. Janet Jackson is currently on a world tour that’s been selling out arenas with NO mainstream promo, recently topped the charts with her 7th number one album again with NO promo, and her greatest hits set from 8 years ago re-entered the top 5 on itunes-again, with NO promo. So your argument about her not having an audience is also bullsh*t. And if you think she wouldn’t draw in even bigger ratings than him you are sadly delusional.
Bottom line, this boy is no innocent bystander like you and the rest of white america is still desperately trying to portray him as. It was HIS hand that pulled her top off. He had FULL knowledge of what was to take place in that performance. And pulled out his white privilege card when the sh*t hit the fan. And no amount of spin will change those facts. He should be banned for life as well, period, end of story.
Please. This is the social media age. Controversy pulls in more ratings than a hit. Having Janet perform would set social media ablaze and increase halftime viewership.
They stated as recently as 2014 that she is the only artist blacklisted from perfoming. http://m.tmz.com/#2014/08/19/nfl-janet-jackson-is-still-banned-from-super-bowl/
They just announced that she’s not banned today and can perform: http://variety.com/2017/music/news/justin-timberlake-super-bowl-halftime-show-super-bowl-lii-nipplegate-1202574527/
If y’all were really against Justina Timberlake, you would not buy his music, blog about him, etc. These “woke” Black queeer millennials are full of shiit. They wanna be “woke” and shiit, but fuss about Justin Timberlake being problematic on Twitter but still buy his music. These same crybabies fuss about Usher, R. Kelly, etc. and make sure no one else supports them. The hypocrisy is too fuuckin’ real.
lol chile shut up, its not black folks that are buying that tired queen’s music lol.
For everyone reading these comments, I believe “Wig Snatcher” and “Jasmine” are the same person.
@DS No we are not the same person dear.
What will Justina perform? She does not have a lot of hits under her skirt. Would have been better if they booked another male artist to perform. One with more hits.
LMAO yaaaaaaaas
agreed. I can’t think of one song by him except that stupid trolls song.
Jasmine you ain’t fooling no one, you’re a man
Either “Jasmine” is a self-hating gay man or a disgruntled woman with severely low self-esteem because she’s really b*tchy at everyone and constantly makes homophobic comments. I really do believe she is female despite her mannish ways.
@Angello Keep dreaming girl. If I was a man I would have more d|ck thirsty men (like you) than I could handle so obviously I am not a man. Nice try though dear.
@DS Yes, I am a woman. I’ll clarify since some men on here think they are women…I was born a woman and enjoy being a natural woman. I do not have low self-esteem and I am only b|tchy towards people that deserve it and sometimes what you might be perceiving as b|tchy is nothing more than SARCASM.
Jasmine is the most superficial individual on this blog. And she still feels entitled to call other people out about respect sometimes… hilarious.
@JOHNVIDAL Girl I have not said anything negative to you but yet you keep writing subliminal disses to me. Why don’t you go kiss that racist b|tch S******’s diseased @zz like you usually do and don’t come for me ok?
Preach Jaz! BTW girl, you’re one of my favorites on the blog. As for those haters below talking s***, fk them girl! They’re just mad because you gather their fav’s with facts.
@Facts Thanks facts I love all of your comments.
What facts? LOL
Justin Timberfake is not relevant in music in 2017. He has no classic song in his catalog. The only thing that will increase viewership is who his side act will be. His culture vulture team will more than likely go for a black artiste.
Exactly.
nice try internet troll. he had the best selling song of 2016 in the US. the only vulture I’m seeing is your lifeless ass.
when was it confirmed that janet is banned has always been my question
Google it. The NFL has stated it several times, as recently as last year before Gaga was confirmed as the performer.
http://m.tmz.com/#2014/08/19/nfl-janet-jackson-is-still-banned-from-super-bowl/
Not banned: http://variety.com/2017/music/news/justin-timberlake-super-bowl-halftime-show-super-bowl-lii-nipplegate-1202574527/
I’m living ? But seriously give him a break, I’m pretty sure he’s planning something, maybe he brings Janet or have an statement to make, he knows that he performing at the super bowl is a big event, so let’s wait and see, but even if he invites Janet, I doubt that she accept to perform again there, so let’s wait, he’s one of the best performers alive, his halftime show could end up being the greatest yet, I think most people fear that, they wish him bad, besides, it takes two to dance Tango, it was a publicity stunt, it backfired badly on Janet’s career, they of course try to passed it as an incident but it wasn’t, everybody knows this, if anything Janet should apologize to Justin for letting people believe that it was his fault, always playing the victim, Madonna would never, she’s a b**** and proud of it.
lol chile shut up, nobody takes your racist ass seriously lol
lmao exactly, i stopped reading his mess after he called timberfake one of ‘the best performers alive’. But what else do you expect from someone who’s fave is still pressed over Lady Gaga lol.
S******, please link me to ONE GREAT performance from JT…BY HIMSELF…without Lance, Joey, Chris and JC! Like my girl Whitney said, show me RECEIPTS lol
Lol, don’t be delusional Fancy, I like you but I will drag your ass for that mothafucker, just watch his tour performances ??
Does he have tour performances on Youtube? Let ME link YOU to Bobby Brown’s AMA performance lol…just google AMA 90 Bobby Brown…now THIS is a performance! THAT EXCELLENCE THO… you see? RECEIPTS lol
Y’all call me racist because I tell it like, you fools try to silence me with that racist b*******, don’t waste your time, I will continue to expose your favorites, from white wannabe Beyoncé to p*** Michael Jackson, lol, this is exactly why y’all hate me, I love y’all ? But seriously you fools think Beyoncé is the greatest performer ever but don’t think Justin Timberlake who is an amazing dancer and MUSICIAN is not one of the best performers alive, hypocrites.
I’ve never called you racist, ever…I said, I wanna see the RECEIPTS *Whitney voice* lol
Madonna’s white privelege pass wouldnt’ have required an apology..lol
Justin Timberlake is one of the best performers? Hahaha. Janet should have apologized to HIM because everyone blamed him??!!! What the *** are you smoking? Janet was blackballed and blacklisted over the SB and never even said anything about Timberlake except once in an Oprah interview. He went on with his career scott free because he is WHITE while the black woman got banned and discredited. Then you have the nerve to say she should apologize to him? Girl, shut the **** up and get out of here with that deluded white superiority speech. One thing, Justin Timberlake is not a great performer and nowhere near in the league of the 3 artists he has ripped off most of his career: Michael, Prince and Janet. You can try to spin any way you want but their catalogues and legacies **** all over his. He will never ben in that league of a performer. Good bye and NEXT!
Preach!
Man stfu with your ugly mongoliod ass. No one takes anything you say out of your cesspool mouth seriously.
The NFL is a bigger mess than the trump administration nowadays. They may as well start preparing their spin for the lowest halftime show ratings in years if this is true.
Lol, a JT halftime show will probably bring the biggest ratings ever, don’t kid yourself.
I’m not here for him…
There are a bunch of re-tards in the comments. I live. Probably 30 year old trans.
Well, you didn’t have to stop by…you coulda kept on driving! But you’re here, so fix a plate and find a seat BISH lol
Boring ass performer i agree ….
A mess. But I suppose they are not able to find any real performer left from the youngest generation since Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga already did it. They obviously cannot trust a Rihanna or a Milye Cyrus for this. Mainstream music is lacking so much.
I still want, like s****** said last year, a change of direction and bring an older artist back and make it more about the music somehow, more relaxed for once. There are many older artists with epic careers who I´m sure many people would love to watch and remember. Look at how well Madonna did in the eyes of the public.
shut up old f*g
Lol Self-reflecting? Learn to read and chill. Educate yourself.
Who plays any Janet’s music now anyways? Her music is dated badly.barely anyone would know her music
Janet’s busy playing her music to sold out crowds of her fans and will be playing it to packed arena in Seattle tonight. Obviously, plenty know Janet’s music and still want to hear it. Bloop!
Your fav’s music is “dated badly”. You are obviously a moron. ALL of the best urban acts (current and old) have sampled Janet’s songs, worked with Janet, or were influenced by Janet / Michael’s dance moves. I have receipts:
http://www.whosampled.com/Janet-Jackson/
Where are your receipts?
Wow. The only way this will be okay is if Janet Jackson comes out with him. Otherwise this is a BIG NO.
NEver forget when he got his ass handed to him at long last
https://ushypocrisy.com/2016/07/14/justin-timberlake-got-his-ass-handed-to-him-over-nipplegate-12-years-later/
Yaaaaaaaas, clock him Caleb!
Americans are such hypocrites.
It’s a damn tit, which was covered up, get the F over it.
Pink deserved her moment there.
JT could have got it next year.