Justin Timberlake may need to ask his former manager to stop speaking on his behalf.
The 40-year-old singer was ‘totally unaware’ that his ex-manager Johnny Wright asked Janet Jackson to forgive the star for exposing her chest during their now infamous Super Bowl performance in 2004.
Justin was oblivious to his comment to her. Johnny did this all by himself, ” a source close to the artist told Page Six on Friday.
Unaware: Justin Timberlake was “totally unaware” that his ex-manager Johnny Wright asked Janet Jackson to forgive the stay for exposing her chest during their now infamous Super Bowl appearance in 2004; Justin and Johnny can be seen here in 2008
After the 54-year-old Rhythm Nation singer shared an inspirational quote urging her followers to ‘always heal, not hurt’ and ‘forgive, not disdain’, Wright suggested she follow the mantra through her relationship with Timberlake to restore.
“ You should take this advice and apply it to your relationship with Justin, ” he reportedly wrote under Jackson’s Instagram in screenshots taken and shared by her followers on Twitter
While it’s unclear whether Wright or Jackson removed the comment, fans of the five-time Grammy were outraged on her behalf.
Janet doesn’t owe Justin anything. Especially not her forgiveness after Justin refused to apologize for YEARS. Respect black women. Period, ”commented one fan.
The two artists have yet to respond to Wright’s comments. He started managing Timberlake when he was one fifth of the hit boy band * NSYNC in the 1990s.
On his own, “Justin was oblivious to his comment to her. Johnny did this all by himself, ”a source close to the artist told Page Six on Friday; Justin, 40, and Janet can be seen in 2004
Commentary: After the 54-year-old singer shared an inspirational quote urging her followers to ‘always choose to heal, not hurt’ and ‘forgive, not disdain’, Wright suggested she follow the mantra by mending her relationship with Timberlake.
Yikes: While it’s unclear whether Wright or Jackson removed the comment, fans of the five-time Grammy were outraged on her behalf
These developments come less than two months after he apologized to Jackson for tearing off her costume during their performance, in what they said at the time was an accident but for which she was crucified.
In the lengthy Instagram post, Timberlake said, “I specifically want to apologize to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson, both separately, because I care about and respect these women and I know I’ve failed.”
The apology came after he was tagged in social media posts about Spears and the campaign to fire her from her father’s conservatorship.
It was recently highlighted in the documentary Framing Britney Spears, which exposes how, according to her fans, Spears has been exploited by the men in her life.
Saying sorry: Timberlake posted this statement earlier this year to apologize for his past treatment of women
Coincidence: Coincidentally, Wright and his Wright Entertainment Group also ran Spears between 1999 and 2003; he and Timberlake are here in 2014
Fans say Timberlake is one of them. He and Spears dated from 1999 to 2002 after they met while playing at the Mickey Mouse Club as kids and became a big Hollywood “ it ” couple. They broke up abruptly and soon rumors spread that she had cheated on him.
It is unclear whether Timberlake has been in contact with the women to apologize privately. Neither has publicly responded to his apologies.
Coincidentally, Wright and his Wright Entertainment Group also managed Spears between 1999 and 2003.
In 2007, he sued the Slumber Party artist for more than $ 15,000 for failing to pay for the work he helped produce. The two reportedly settled on secret terms in 2009.
Infamous Performance: In 2004, Timberlake, then 23, performed with Janet Jackson, then 38, in the Super Bowl. At the end of the performance, he tore off her costume to expose her chest. The moment after that is shown
Former Couple: Timberlake’s apology comes after he was tagged in social media posts about Spears and the campaign to release her from her father’s conservatorship; the two can be seen in 2000