Justin Timberlake may have to ask his former manager to stop speaking on his behalf.
The 40-year-old singer was “completely unaware” that her former manager Johnny Wright had asked Janet Jackson to forgive the star for exposing her breast during their now infamous Super Bowl performance in 2004.
Justin was not aware of his remark to her. Johnny did it all on his own, ‘a source close to the artist told Page Six on Friday.
Unconscious: Justin Timberlake was ‘completely unaware’ that his former manager Johnny Wright asked Janet Jackson to forgive the stay because she exposed her breast during their now infamous Super Bowl performance in 2004; Justin and Johnny are seen here in 2008
After the Rhythm Nation singer (54) shared an inspirational quote in which she urged her followers to ‘always choose to heal, not hurt’ and ‘to forgive, not to despise’, Wright suggested that she is following the mantra by restoring her relationship with Timberlake.
“You need to take this advice and apply it to your relationship with Justin,” he apparently wrote under Jackson’s Instagram in screenshots captured by her followers and shared on Twitter.
Although it is unclear whether Wright or Jackson removed the comment, fans of the five-time Grammy on her behalf were furious.
Janet owes Justin nothing. Especially not her forgiveness after Justin did not apologize to her for YEARS. Respect black women. Period, ‘showed one fan.
The two artists have not yet responded to Wright’s comments. He started driving Timberlake when he was a fifth of the hit boy band * NSYNC in the 1990s.
On his own: ‘Justin was not aware of his remark to her. Johnny did it all on his own, ‘a source close to the artist told Page Six on Friday; Justin (40) and Janet are seen in 2004
Note: After the 54-year-old singer shared an inspirational quote in which she urged her followers to ‘always choose to heal, not hurt’ and ‘to forgive, not to despise’, Wright suggested that she follows the mantra by restoring her relationship with Timberlake.
Yikes: While it’s unclear whether Wright or Jackson removed the comment, fans of the five-time Grammy on her behalf were furious
These developments come less than two months after he apologized to Jackson for tearing up her costume during their performance, according to which they were an accident at the time, but for which she was crucified.
In the long Instagram message, 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 have failed.”
The apology comes after he was posted on social media about Spears and the campaign to release her from a conservatory her father held.
This was recently highlighted in the documentary Framing Britney Spears, which exposes how Spears, according to her fans, was exploited by the men in her life.
Say sorry: Timberlake posted this statement earlier this year apologizing for his previous 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 playing each other as children in the Mickey Mouse Club and becoming a big Hollywood ‘couple’. They suddenly split up and rumors soon surfaced that she had cheated on him.
It is unclear whether Timberlake was in contact with the women to apologize privately. Neither of the two publicly responded to his apology.
Coincidentally, Wright and his Wright Entertainment Group also run Spears between 1999 and 2003.
In 2007, he sued the Slumber Party artist for more than $ 15,000, claiming she did not pay for the work he helped deliver. The two apparently settled in 2009 on unknown terms.
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 her costume to expose her chest. The moment after that is shown
Former couple: Timberlake’s apology comes after he was posted on social media about Spears and the campaign to free her from a conservatory held by her father; the two are seen in 2000