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Justin Timberlake Was Tardy to Shopping Night at Saks

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:58:45 -0400

Fashion’s Night Out drew a big crowd at Saks Fifth Avenue. People scurried about on the first floor: getting their make-up done, being sprayed with perfume and hand lotion, and, presumably, buying things.

On the second floor, designer Chris Benz stood awkwardly in front of a television with a sign next to it that read “Play Wii with Chris Benz.” He had a considerable amount of scruff and a boyish smile. “I thought of it...

Justin Timberlake Out With a Book Proposal on Golf

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:25:58 -0400

Justin Timberlake wants to write a book about golf! Sources say lit agent David Vigliano—who has recently repped books by celebrities like Shannon Doherty and Clay Aiken—sent editors a short proposal by the singer last month. Mr. Timberlake has been a golf fanatic for years, getting his first taste of the game as a boy and later playing it with a group of roadies during the last *NSYNC tour. Today, he regularly competes in...

MTV Movie Awards: Andy Samberg Shines, Robert Pattinson Bores and Sasha Baron Cohen Teabags... Eminem?

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:24:33 -0400

Because we have an aversion to all things LC, we haven’t turned to MTV in quite a while. However, with the MTV Movie Awards airing last night, what better time to make an exception? And folks, what an eye-opener! At first we thought commercials for shows like 16 and Pregnant, Paris Hilton’s My BFF and Is She Really Going Out With Him? were part of some sort of meta skit purported by Movie Awards...

Models Mob the Met!

Tue, 05 May 2009 14:48:24 -0400

The theme of this year’s Met Costume Institute Gala—i.e., the Oscars of the East—was “the Model as Muse,” and the weedlike mannequins floating up the red carpet in weapons-grade shoes and teensy get-ups appeared only moderately more human than the “superheroes” that inspired last year’s ball.

Molly Sims called her elaborate gold Dolce & Gabbana minidress “fashion-forward, taking a chance, shorter than short, short, short.” She was also wearing a necklace by jeweler-of-the-moment Tom...

Week in DVR: Our Favorite Show, Kidman Kids, Duff Grows Up

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:00:16 -0400

Monday: Chuck
We’re not exactly sure when it happened, but sometime during the last four months, Chuck became our favorite show on television. Maybe it’s because of the brilliant cast, which seems to have chemistry on top of their chemistry; or perhaps it’s the fact that we find it impossible to watch Chuck without feeling warm inside when it’s over. Whatever the reason, we’re in love. Which makes us all the sadder that...

Dear Lorne Michaels: Hire JT!

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:45:35 -0400

Given that Saturday Night Live will celebrate its 35th anniversary later this year, we doubt Lorne Michaels needs any advice from us about how to run a successful show. However, after watching this weekend's mostly harmless episode hosted by the charming Dwayne Johnson—note to studios: put him in a musical comedy co-starring Anne Hathaway post haste—we have a small suggestion: make Justin Timberlake a recurring cast member. As he does every few episodes, the...

Jimmy Fallon's Late Night Debut Shows Promise

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:50:18 -0500

We’ve never quite understood the vitriol that comes with the name Jimmy Fallon. Maybe the problem stems from the fact that he’s really a tweener; like a lyric from a lost Britney Spears song, he’s not an actor, not yet a comedian. In fact, if he’s guilty of one thing, it’s that he just seems so incredibly happy to be famous. Watching him interview Robert De Niro on the premiere of Late Night with...

Morning Memo: Paris Hilton Single Again; Bill Clinton and David Paterson Get Comfortable; Nobu is Recession-Proof

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:58:24 -0500

Paris Hilton broke up with Benji Madden so she could return to pursuing attention full time. [US Weekly]

Bill Clinton and David Paterson bonded over a back massage at yesterday's Triborough Bridge renaming ceremony. [P6]

Jessica Biel will not be overseeing a handbag line for boyfriend Justin Timberlake's William Rast label which, given the quality of most celebrity handbag designs, is probably for the best. [The Cut]

James Franco is perfectly comfortable doing two gay roles...

Justin Timberlake Reveals SNL Template in 2 Minutes

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:01:14 -0500

If you think every single episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live was exactly the same (Another Digital Short about Laser Cats? Really?), you're not alone: So does Justin Timberlake, who offered an Evolution of Dance-esque two minute run-through of an entire episode of the 34-year-old comedy-variety show during 'Weekend Update.'

Call it celebrity lifehacking: Mr. Timberlake, who was scheduled to appear on next week's show but had to cancel, saved viewers 90...

Is Britney Spears Finally Playing for Keeps?

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:11:36 -0500

Slowly but surely, wayward popstar Britney Spears seems to be reclaiming--or perhaps establishing--some dignity.

Last night, Ms. Spears appeared onstage at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles with Madonna, walking out in a fitted tuxedo shirt and a pair of not unreasonable, shiny wide-leg trousers to sing the last verse of "Human Nature." Though she was not joined by ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake (he sang later in the performance), Ms. Spears was treated to a hand-kiss...

Morning Memo: Sarah Palin's Scantily Clad Greeting; Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake Reunite; Ed Westwick Shills for K-Swiss

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:40:34 -0500

One of the more salacious post-election stories released about Sarah Palin involves her greeting Mark Salter and Steve Schmidt wearing only a towel. [US Weekly]

Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake will appear onstage with Madonna tonight in a performance so awesome that they will surely get back together. [US Weekly]

French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy, who is married to actress Ariel, spent Election Night "getting cozy" with heiress Daphne Guinness. [R&M]

Robin Williams recently made a midnight visit...

Who Will Save R&B?

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:49:25 -0400

If we're lucky, R&B is in a state of flux; if we're not, it's dying slowly. Since the 90's, the genre (especially its male component) has rewarded banality, whether in the form of sexist histrionics dressed up as seduction, the sort of stuff that gets Chris Brown and Akon hits, or the too-often bloodless smoothness of Usher, Anthony Hamilton, and, maybe best of the bunch, John Legend. And then there's R. Kelly, who is,...

How Pop Killed Sex

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:30:17 -0400

Tuesday evening, for VH-1 and Vogue's "Fashion Rocks" show, the Black Eyed Peas performed a hip-hop version of the Rolling Stones' "Miss You." Turning one of the sexiest songs of all time into a dead-eyed, fake-funk abomination is a real accomplishment, though to be fair, it's just another day at the office for B.E.P.

Two nights earlier on the MTV Video Music Awards, the night's loud-mouthed, big-haired Brit emcee, comedian Russell Brand, told one too...

Fashion Roundup: Renee is Late; Justin's a No-Show ... Zoe is Me!

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:41:49 -0400

Carolina Herrera, who was ready to begin her show on time this morning, had to wait for special guest Renee Zellweger to arrive. [WWD]

Rachel Zoe felt sorry for herself, but then she got her own reality show. [NY Post]

Sheer is in for Spring. [The Cut]

Editors at Justin Timberlake's William Rast show were disappointed upon learning that the pop star would not be performing for them. [WWD]

Christy Turlington is studying "maternal...

Fashion Roundup: Justin Timberlake's Fashion Week Plans; Zara Outdoes The Gap; Diane von Furstenberg's New Job

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:59:39 -0400

Justin Timberlake will perform twice during Fashion Week—once for the Fashion Rocks show, and once more at the Roseland Ballroom during a showing of his own collection. [WWD]

Zara has officially beat out The Gap as the world's largest fashion retailer. [Guardian]

A preview of Comme des Garcons's line for H&M, which will hit stores in November, is now available. [The Cut]

Meet the Ronsons dressed up as the Royal Tenenbaums. [Harper's Bazaar]

Diane von...

Conde Nast Wants Employees to 'Rock' On Their Own Dime [Update]

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:21:29 -0400

In his profile of Condé Nast chairman Si Newhouse on Sunday, The Times' Richard Pérez-Peña noted:

Some extravagances have been curtailed, but no one in the business disputes that Condé still spends far more money than its competitors. Magazine publishers and editors in chief haul in $400,000 to $2 million in salary and bonuses, current and former executives say, and many executives have clothing allowances in the high five...

Four Years Later, No One Cares About Janet Jackson's Nipple

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:23:23 -0400

While most of us have forgotten about the day we were traumatized by the sight of Janet Jackson's breast almost fully exposed by Justin Timberlake at the Super Bowl XXXVIII, the Federal appeals court apparently did not. According to The Associated PressIt wasn't until this morning that it dismissed the $550,000 indecency fine against CBS for the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show that left Ms. Jackson's pastie-covered nipple hanging out in front of...

Justin Timberlake Producing Problem for NBC

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:44:47 -0500

In his first scripted-TV venture, Justin Timberlake will executive produce an American remake of a hit Peruvian comedy My Problem With Women for NBC. He'll partner with production company Reveille, which is behind the most successful U.S. adaptations of foreign scripted series on the air: NBC's The Office and ABC's Ugly Betty. Tapping into the In Treatment craze, the show will follow Jose, a thirtysomething bachelor who begins seeing a therapist in an...

Justin Timberlake Plays Ball

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:00:45 -0500

While researching his upcoming movie role as a fictional Corpus Christi Hooks baseball player, Justin Timberlake tried to get some battling stance advice from the Houston Astros' Double-A team this week. It didn't work out due to scheduling conflicts. Bummer! We would've liked to see some pics of JT in a baseball uniform getting up close and personal with the boys of summer. Kind of brings a whole new meaning to Dick in a...

Perhaps Barbara Walters Simply Dislikes the Word 'Tabloid'

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:27:55 -0500

Last night, Barbara Walters’ much anticipated The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2007 aired on ABC. Before viewers got a chance to assess the lineup, Ms. Walters said that she was going to avoid any “tabloid stuff.” And she did…sort of. As promised, Bill Clinton, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Don Imus were all in fact honored. But so, too, were Victoria and David Beckham, who were asked to dish on...

The Week in Music: Arctic Monkeys Manque, Rumble Strips, Makes Some Noise; A Timberlake Christmas

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:13:14 -0500

The days immediately following Thanksgiving are supposed to be a frenzy of shopping, but nobody seems to have told the record labels, who on this Tuesday seem to have left the shelves a little bare. Fans of “too latin for hip hop, too hip hop for latins” rapper Pitbull or metal band Mudvayne will perhaps forgive us for saying so.

At least Justin Timberlake has a present for his fans: a deluxe edition of...

Hormones Rage for Timberlake at Madison Square Garden

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:42:01 -0400

Over Labor Day weekend, Justin Timberlake's bringing sexy back to New York one more time when HBO airs a concert special filmed over the last two nights on Madison Square Garden.

Television viewers will get a much better view of Mr. Timberlake's moves than concertgoers did in the nosebleed sections last night. But what they won't see is the lust, which seemed to permeate the very air inside the arena.

On Wednesday...

Timberlake Brings Babyback to Upper East Side

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:18:44 -0400

Bottles of single-barrel Jack Daniel’s line a glass case at the entrance of Justin Timberlake’s latest addition to the New York City restaurant scene.

While the rare brown liquor is just for show, bourbon shots were the drink of choice at the soft opening of the pop star’s new restaurant Southern Hospitality on Monday night.

“How many do you want?” a comely bartender asked a group of four guys...

Justin Timberlust

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 19:00:00 -0500

The tabloid glossies are revving up to destroy another beautiful love couple whose sell-by date—they have determined—has passed, and they’re in full throttle: “Cameron begs Justin: COME BACK TO ME NOW!” On stapled, slick magazine covers across Food Town, behold the randy, dancing boy, smooth-whiskered, pink-cheeked Justin Timberlake, gaping, blinking for his youth and freedom, while a glowering, suddenly dark-haired, Demi Moore’d version of Cameron Diaz, 34 but somehow older, pouts and jangles the...

When Sexy Met Indie: Junior Boys Grow Up Fast

Sun, 17 Sep 2006 20:00:00 -0400

Let’s assume for the moment that today’s “independent” music scene is an aesthetically—or failing that, ethically—unified realm, and that its citizenry is capable of doing certain kinds of useful cultural work: indie rock captures generational ennui; indie pop distills wistful romance from wide-eyed juvenilia; indie rap wrestles with dialectical contradictions, etc. So far, so good. But there’s still something missing. It’s an absence that occasionally drives even the most dogmatic indie acolytes sheepishly to...

When Sexy Met Indie: Junior Boys Grow Up Fast

Sun, 17 Sep 2006 20:00:00 -0400

14-Year-Old Taste In Music, Sorry! I Need Justin Timberlake at Wedding

Sat, 22 Jul 2006 06:58:09 -0400

ERICA: "Can we play some Justin Timberlake at the wedding?" I asked Greg innocently. "Uhm...I'd have to say absolutely, positively not," he replied. I tried making a "please, don't you feel bad for me now that I'm making a sad face" approach, but that didn't work. I'm not sure why and am slightly embarrassed about this, but my taste in music tends to mirror that of a 14-year-old adolescent girl. I love Mariah...I love...

Jackson Probers Ask: Where's the Coverup?

Sun, 15 Feb 2004 19:00:00 -0500

The sight of Janet Jackson's right breast hit America with the explosive force of a terrorist bomb. The government reacted in the same way it did on the weapons-of-mass-destruction question. The Federal Communications Commission announced it was starting an investigation.

If it follows precedent, the President will explain that the investigation will not play the blame game, but will confine itself to learning whether or not the intelligence community had warned CBS that Ms. Jackson...

Whites Trashed … Who Is The Mysterious "Cha Cha"?

Sun, 06 Aug 2000 20:00:00 -0400

Whites Trashed

On the evening of July 30 , Coyote Ugly , a Flashdance -like movie inspired by a bar in the East Village, premiered at the Ziegfeld Theater on West 54th Street. After the screening, the crowd departed the red-velvet palace between the zaps of flashbulbs and paraded slowly through the drizzle to Roseland, just a few blocks away, where a white trash theme party was being thrown to cap off the evening. ...