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Justin Timberlake seems to be taking back his apology to Britney Spears, and maybe even Janet Jackson too — the timing of which couldn’t have come at a worse time, TBH.
The singer performed in NYC Wednesday for a one-night-only show, and there’s footage of him going around on social media that’s raising eyebrows — specifically, a clip of him winding down one song and transitioning into the next, where he says something curious.
Check it out … JT tells the crowd that he’d like to take this moment to apologize — but then hits a brief pause before he finishes his thought and says … “to absolutely f***ing nobody.”
Some in the audience cheered right then and there — but this video is NOT being well-received online in the aftermath … for a couple reasons, depending on how you look at it.
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For starters, this is immediately being perceived by many as a straight-up shot to Britney — which is probably spot-on considering he reportedly went right into “Cry Me a River” right after this … and everyone knows that track is famously about his popstar ex.
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Of course, BS herself recently apologized to JT publicly … well, kinda. She said sorry if what she wrote in her book made anyone feel bad — so it was a half-apology, of sorts, to him.
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The other celeb people are expressing outrage on behalf of is Janet — and that’s ’cause Thursday is the 20-year anniversary of her Super Bowl performance with him, where he pulled her boob out in front of millions … something folks are still angry about even today.
There was a lot of controversy over this a few years ago when a doc dove into the topic in great detail, and JT ended up apologizing at the time not just to JJ, but Britney as well.
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He issued a full-blown statement, etc. … but now, it seems he maybe didn’t mean it? 🤷🏽♂️
