Justin Timberlake Apologizes to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson After Public Outcry

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'I care for and respect these women and I know I failed.'

Timberlake was also involved in a wardrobe malfunction scandal concerning Jackson. During the 2004 Super Bowl, Timberlake accidentally exposed Jackson's breast during their halftime performance. Though he was responsible for pulling back her garment, Jackson and her career subsequently bore the worst of the incident's public criticism, being prevented from attending that year's Grammy Awards ceremony and never again being invited to perform at the Super Bowl.

“I also feel compelled to respond, in part, because everyone involved deserves better and most importantly, because this is a larger conversation that I wholeheartedly want to be part of and grow from,” Timberlake's statement continued. “The industry is flawed. It sets men, especially white men, up for success. It's designed this way. As a man in a privileged position I have to be vocal about this.

He went on to affirm a future commitment to speaking up about gender and racial inequities, though acknowledged that this doesn't absolve his past complicity. “I have not been perfect in navigating all of this through my career. I know this apology is a first step and doesn't absolve the past,” he wrote. “I want to take accountability for my own missteps in all of this as well as be part of a world that uplifts and supports.

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'After public outcry...' 🤦‍♀️ 20 years later. 😒

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I really liked him until I realized what kind of person he was to Britney, I'm devastated

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