Editing Justin Timberlake (section)

==Public image==
Timberlake's fashion and style evolution, from "boy-band synchronized wardrobe days" to "a notable source of fashion inspiration to men all over", has been noticed by the media.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/1552481/justin-timberlake-fashion-evolution?i=427508| title=Justin Timberlake Fashion Evolution| magazine=Billboard| date=March 18, 2013| access-date=May 6, 2015| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908103723/http://www.billboard.com/photos/1552481/justin-timberlake-fashion-evolution?i=427508| archive-date=September 8, 2015| df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.gq.com/style/profiles/201107/justin-timberlake-evolution-celebrity-style-story#slide=1| title=Celebrity Style Evolution: Justin Timberlake| magazine=GQ Magazine| date=March 18, 2013| access-date=May 6, 2015| author=[[Stelios Phili|Phili, Stelios]]| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518100735/http://www.gq.com/style/profiles/201107/justin-timberlake-evolution-celebrity-style-story#slide=1| archive-date=May 18, 2015| df=mdy-all}}</ref> As noted by a ''Billboard'' editor, "Since his solo career began with the 2002 release of debut album ''Justified'', Timberlake has honed his unique sense of style", while citing [[Elvis Presley]], [[Johnny Cash]], [[Jerry Lee Lewis]] and [[Frank Sinatra]] as style influences: "guys who were just really never trying to be that [stylish], they just were that".<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lifestyle/7503418/justin-timberlake-william-rast-video | title=Justin Timberlake Discusses Tennessee Roots in New William Rast Promo Video | magazine=Billboard | date=September 8, 2016 | access-date=September 9, 2016 | author=Saunders, Nicole | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910021945/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/lifestyle/7503418/justin-timberlake-william-rast-video | archive-date=September 10, 2016 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> According to American fashion designer [[Tom Ford]], who has dressed Timberlake since 2011 and created more than 600 exclusive pieces for [[The 20/20 Experience World Tour]], Timberlake "has a kind of effortless cool that makes classic menswear tailoring modern".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.instyle.com/news/tom-ford-designed-600-pieces-justin-timberlakes-2020-experience-world-tour| title=Tom Ford Designed 600 Pieces For Justin Timberlake's 20/20 Experience World Tour| publisher=inStyle| date=November 8, 2013| access-date=May 6, 2015| first=Kelsey| last=Glein| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518085036/http://www.instyle.com/news/tom-ford-designed-600-pieces-justin-timberlakes-2020-experience-world-tour| archive-date=May 18, 2015| df=mdy-all}}</ref>[[File:Justin_Timberlake_wax_1.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.9|Wax statue of Timberlake at [[Madame Tussauds]] in London]]

''[[The New York Times]]''' editor Sia Michel wrote in 2007, "Since his last tour, for 2002's multiplatinum ''Justified'', he has learned how to project sex-symbol edge" adding "he's a rock star who can commit."<ref name="Bringing" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/09/arts/music/09timb.html |title=He's Bringing Commitment Back (and Not in a Box) |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=February 9, 2007 | url-access=limited |last=Michel |first=Sia |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605042908/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/09/arts/music/09timb.html |archive-date=June 5, 2015 }}</ref> [[Napster]]'s founder [[Sean Parker]], portrayed by Timberlake in ''[[The Social Network]]'', stated "I don't think I look anything like Timberlake, but it's not so bad being played by a sex symbol."<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/sean-parker-fan-justin-timberlake-body-work-film-not-song-article-1.193065| title=Sean Parker is a fan of Justin Timberlake's body – of work – but only in film, not song| work=Daily News| location=New York| date=October 26, 2010| access-date=May 6, 2015| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518094809/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/sean-parker-fan-justin-timberlake-body-work-film-not-song-article-1.193065| archive-date=May 18, 2015| df=mdy-all}}</ref> In [[Nielsen N.V.|Nielsen Music]]'s U.S. report for 2015, Timberlake led the "Top 10 Musicians Among [[Millennials]]" list.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nielsen.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en/reports-downloads/2016-reports/2015-year-end-music-report.pdf.pdf | title=2015 Nielsen Music U.S. Report | publisher=Nielsen | date=January 6, 2016 | access-date=January 6, 2016 | archive-date=May 30, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530163141/https://www.nielsen.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en/reports-downloads/2016-reports/2015-year-end-music-report.pdf.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref> His high-profile relationships earned him the nickname "Trousersnake", a reference to his allegedly big [[penis]].<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/30/justin-timberlakes-co-star-confirms-trousersnake-well-endowed-7672169/ | title=Justin Timberlake's co-star confirms the Trousersnake is very well-endowed | magazine=Metro | date=June 30, 2018 | access-date=April 29, 2023 | archive-date=April 29, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429211258/https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/30/justin-timberlakes-co-star-confirms-trousersnake-well-endowed-7672169/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Heaf|first=Jonathan|date=September 3, 2012|title=2006: Justin Timberlake|language=en-GB|work=British GQ|url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/justin-timberlake-interview-2006|access-date=|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190420/https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/justin-timberlake-interview-2006|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/jul/16/popandrock.justintimberlake |title='I'm bringing back sexy' |magazine=The Guardian |date=July 16, 2006 |access-date=December 15, 2016 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306085734/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/jul/16/popandrock.justintimberlake |url-status=live }}</ref> Wax statues of Timberlake are on display at the [[Madame Tussauds]] wax museums in New York,<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/6655914/wax-figures-music-stars-beyonce-nicki-minaj-justin-bieber-britney-spears | title=Music Stars' Wax Figures: Beyonce, Ariana Grande, Britney Spears & More | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=May 7, 2015 | access-date=June 3, 2021 | archive-date=June 3, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603153945/https://www.billboard.com/photos/6655914/wax-figures-music-stars-beyonce-nicki-minaj-justin-bieber-britney-spears | url-status=live }}</ref> Las Vegas,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.123rf.com/photo_48749610_las-vegas-oct-23-a-waxwork-of-justin-timberlake-at-the-madame-tussauds-museum-in-las-vegas-on-octobe.html |title=Stock Photo – LAS VEGAS – OCT 23 : A waxwork of Justin Timberlake at The Madame Tussauds museum in Las Vegas on October 23 2015, The two-floor 30,000-square-foot museum has 100-plus wax replicas. |publisher=[[123RF]] |access-date=June 3, 2021 |archive-date=June 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603153947/https://www.123rf.com/photo_48749610_las-vegas-oct-23-a-waxwork-of-justin-timberlake-at-the-madame-tussauds-museum-in-las-vegas-on-octobe.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Hollywood,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.frommers.com/destinations/los-angeles/attractions/madame-tussauds-hollywood |title=Madame Tussauds Hollywood |publisher=[[Frommer's]] |access-date=June 3, 2021 |archive-date=June 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603153946/https://www.frommers.com/destinations/los-angeles/attractions/madame-tussauds-hollywood |url-status=live }}</ref> Nashville,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/04/14/heres-your-first-look-madame-tussauds-nashville/100438548/ |title=Here's your first look at Madame Tussauds Nashville | first=Dave | last=Paulson | date=April 14, 2017 |work=[[The Tennessean]] | url-access=limited }}</ref> Berlin,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.madametussauds.com/berlin/en/unserefiguren/hollywoodstars/justintimberlake/default.aspx |title=Justin Timberlake's wax figure at Madame Tussauds Berlin |publisher=Madame Tussauds |access-date=September 19, 2015 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Amsterdam,<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906153346/https://www.madametussauds.com/Amsterdam/OnzeBeelden/PopulaireMuzikanten/JustinTimberlake/Default.aspx|archive-date=September 6, 2015 | url=https://www.madametussauds.com/Amsterdam/OnzeBeelden/PopulaireMuzikanten/JustinTimberlake/Default.aspx |title=Justin Timberlake's wax figure at Madame Tussauds Amsterdam |publisher=Madame Tussauds | access-date=May 6, 2015}}</ref> and London.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150906153329/https://www.madametussauds.com/London/OurFigures/PopMusic/JustinTimberlake/|archive-date=September 6, 2015| url=https://www.madametussauds.com/London/OurFigures/PopMusic/JustinTimberlake/ |title=Justin Timberlake's wax figure at Madame Tussauds London |publisher=Madame Tussauds | access-date=May 6, 2015}}</ref> His costume used in the ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' skit "[[Dick in a Box]]" is displayed at "Saturday Night Live: The Exhibition" in New York.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/janelevere/2015/05/30/live-from-new-york-its-snl-the-exhibition/ | title=Live From New York, It's 'Saturday Night Live: The Exhibition'! | work=Forbes | date=May 30, 2015 | access-date=September 17, 2015 | first=Jane | last=Levere | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918210837/http://www.forbes.com/sites/janelevere/2015/05/30/live-from-new-york-its-snl-the-exhibition/ | archive-date=September 18, 2015 | df=mdy-all }}</ref>

After New York legalized [[Same-sex marriage in New York|same-sex marriage]] in 2011, he voiced his support for [[LGBT equality]] in the U.S., stating, "We're people and we're different, all of us. And we should be using our differences to bring ourselves closer together."<ref name="glsen">{{cite web| url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2251375/justin-timberlake-jessica-biel-lgbt-allies/| title=5 Times Justin Timberlake And Jessica Biel Were Inspiring LGBT Allies| publisher=MTV| date=August 25, 2015| access-date=August 25, 2015| first=Madeline| last=Roth| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150826223547/http://www.mtv.com/news/2251375/justin-timberlake-jessica-biel-lgbt-allies/| archive-date=August 26, 2015| df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/film/2011/07/25/justin-and-mila-more-just-friends?page=0,2| title=Justin and Mila: More Than Just Friends| website=Advocate| date=July 25, 2015| access-date=August 25, 2015| first=Jeremy| last=Kinser| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150830031830/http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/film/2011/07/25/justin-and-mila-more-just-friends?page=0,2| archive-date=August 30, 2015| df=mdy-all}}</ref> Timberlake and his wife [[Jessica Biel]] received the Inspiration Award at the [[GLSEN Respect Awards]] in 2015, with the executive director saying, "They are two vocal and committed [[Straight ally|allies]] to the LGBT community who are also devoted to charitable works that improve the lives of youth."<ref name="glsen"/>

Timberlake's pronunciation of the word "me" on "[[It's Gonna Be Me]]" was popularized as an [[internet meme]] titled "It's Gonna Be May", after a [[Tumblr]] image of Timberlake was posted in 2012 with the respective caption.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Justin Timberlake Pokes Fun at the Mispronunciation That Inspired 'It's Gonna Be May' Meme |url=https://people.com/justin-timberlake-pokes-fun-its-gonna-be-may-meme-8641476 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=Peoplemag |language=en}}</ref> The meme eventually became an annually recurring joke throughout the month of April,<ref name="Vox">{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/5/1/15500854/its-gonna-be-may-meme|title='It's Gonna Be May': how a silly internet meme co-opted May Day|last=Romano|first=Aja|website=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|date=May 1, 2017|access-date=April 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514173144/https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/5/1/15500854/its-gonna-be-may-meme|archive-date=May 14, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/3842186/justin-timberlake-nsync-its-gonna-be-may/|title=Let Justin Timberlake Remind You That 'It's Gonna Be May'|last=Grossman|first=Samantha|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=April 30, 2015|access-date=November 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215234633/http://time.com/3842186/justin-timberlake-nsync-its-gonna-be-may/|archive-date=February 15, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> which gained the attention of [[Barack Obama]] and Timberlake himself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/news/a24680/great-thing-of-the-day-barack-obama-has-out-memed-us-all/|title=Great Thing of the Day: Barack Obama Has Out-Memed Us All|last=Holmes|first=Sally|date=May 1, 2014|access-date=November 29, 2019|website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327102449/https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/news/a24680/great-thing-of-the-day-barack-obama-has-out-memed-us-all/|archive-date=March 27, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Influenced by the national attention received by Timberlake's selfie inside a [[voting booth]] shared on [[Instagram]] during the 2016 presidential election, which was at the moment an illegal act,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2017/04/13/tennessee-senate-oks-bill-allow-selfies-voting-booths/100115430/ |title=Justin Timberlake selfie bill gets OK from Tennessee Senate |last=Lowary |first=Jake |date=April 13, 2017 |work=The Tennessean |access-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref> Senator [[Brian Kelsey]] of [[Germantown, Tennessee]] brought up a bill that would allow taking photos in voting poll stations, with some exceptions against bad procedures. It was later approved by the [[Tennessee Senate]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/politics/7767501/justin-timberlake-voting-selfie-tennessee-law |title=Voting Selfies Are Now Legal in Tennessee, Thanks to Justin Timberlake |last=Tom |first=Lauren |date=April 18, 2017 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 18, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419182916/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/politics/7767501/justin-timberlake-voting-selfie-tennessee-law |archive-date=April 19, 2017 }}</ref>

In June 2021, Timberlake spoke out in support of Britney Spears during her [[Britney Spears conservatorship dispute|court battle over her conservatorship]]. Timberlake wrote on his Twitter that "No woman should ever be restricted from making decisions about her own body [...] [Jessica Biel] and I send our love, and our absolute support to Britney during this time. We hope the courts, and her family make this right and let her live however she wants to live".<ref>{{Cite news|title=We should all be supporting Britney|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/justin-timberlake-britney-spears-conservatorship/|access-date=July 26, 2021|agency=CBS News|archive-date=July 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725151525/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/justin-timberlake-britney-spears-conservatorship/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Controversies===

Following the release of ''[[Framing Britney Spears]]'', public attention was brought to old comments Timberlake made in 2002 to describe his relationship with [[Britney Spears]] following their breakup, with some considering them to contain misogynistic rhetoric.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=February 17, 2021|title=What we learned from 'Framing Britney Spears'|url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/features/framing-britney-spears-what-we-learned-2882975|access-date=April 14, 2021|magazine=NME|archive-date=April 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414034205/https://www.nme.com/en_asia/features/framing-britney-spears-what-we-learned-2882975|url-status=live}}</ref> It also led to renewed interest in his participation in the [[Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy]], where he exposed [[Janet Jackson]]'s breast on live television. Following much public pressure, Timberlake issued a public apology on his Instagram page, writing he "benefited from a system that condones misogyny and racism" and "I do not want to ever benefit from others being pulled down again." He finished by saying "I care deeply about the wellbeing of the people I love and have loved. I can do better and I will do better".<ref>{{Cite news|date=February 12, 2021|title='I am deeply sorry': Justin Timberlake apologises to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson|url=http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/feb/12/justin-timberlake-britney-spears-janet-jackson-apology|access-date=April 14, 2021|newspaper=The Guardian|archive-date=April 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414115302/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/feb/12/justin-timberlake-britney-spears-janet-jackson-apology|url-status=live}}</ref>

Public scrutiny surrounding the Super Bowl XXXVIII incident was raised when a stylist alleged that the plan was originally for Timberlake to step on the back of Jackson's dress "to reveal her butt in this pearl g-string" but that he changed the plan to exposing her breast because he wanted a "reveal" to  "one-up" Britney Spears' and [[Madonna]]'s kiss at the [[2003 MTV Video Music Awards]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Stylist Claims Justin Timberlake 'Wanted a Reveal' During Janet Jackson Super Bowl Performance|url=https://www.complex.com/style/stylist-claims-justin-timberlake-wanted-reveal-janet-jackson-super-bowl|access-date=April 14, 2021|magazine=Complex|archive-date=April 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414034206/https://www.complex.com/style/stylist-claims-justin-timberlake-wanted-reveal-janet-jackson-super-bowl|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bonner|first=Mehera|date=April 12, 2021|title=Stylist Says Justin Timberlake Set Up Janet Jackson's "Wardrobe Malfunction" to One-Up Britney Spears at VMAs|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a36094397/justin-timberlake-set-up-janet-jackson-super-bowl-wardrobe-malfunction/|access-date=April 14, 2021|magazine=Cosmopolitan|archive-date=April 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414014649/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a36094397/justin-timberlake-set-up-janet-jackson-super-bowl-wardrobe-malfunction/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=April 12, 2021|title=New Claims From Stylist Detail How Justin Timberlake Was Allegedly Responsible For Janet Jackson Wardrobe Malfunction|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2565719/new-claims-detail-justin-timberlake-allegedly-responsible-janet-jackson-wardrobe-malfunction|access-date=April 14, 2021|website=CINEMABLEND|archive-date=April 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414034206/https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2565719/new-claims-detail-justin-timberlake-allegedly-responsible-janet-jackson-wardrobe-malfunction|url-status=live}}</ref> The claim that Timberlake wanted the breast reveal, however, is contradictory to a statement from Salli Frattini, the producer of the Halftime show, who stated in 2018 that the production team experimented with removing elements of clothing in rehearsal to reveal Jackson's skirt without nudity but that the idea was ultimately nixed. According to Frattini, it was Jackson's team who pitched the idea to Timberlake prior to the show that led to Jackson's breast being exposed.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nipplegate Revisited|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/01/31/nipplegate-revisited-what-really-happened-between-janet-jackson-and-justin-timberlake/1083557001/|access-date=July 26, 2021|newspaper=USA Today|archive-date=July 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725151520/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/01/31/nipplegate-revisited-what-really-happened-between-janet-jackson-and-justin-timberlake/1083557001/|url-status=live}}</ref>