Over the past few years, Justin Timberlake has done a lot of apologizing and taking accountability. The pop star hasn’t had the smoothest mid-career run, whether he’s solemnly copping to new indiscretions, or confronting old ones. Social media, after all, has a way of resurfacing old, embarrassing incidents just when you think everyone’s forgotten.
Like the content creator Hannah Young, who shed fresh light on one of the more problematic patterns from the early days of Timberlake’s career: incessant beatboxing. On Monday, Young shared a video about Timberlake’s penchant for spitting “boots and cats,” and the audience’s questionable willingness to just go along with it. This is a professional recording studio.
There are instruments available to you,’” Young deadpanned. Justin Timberlake wanted to make space noises with his mouth.” Well, it turns out Timberlake himself was listening and learning. In the comments to Young’s post, he admitted, “I often look back on that time as well.
I still haven’t come up with any answers. I don’t know how to apologize enough for whatever those ambitions were. Too many cats.” Timberlake even went so far as to seek forgiveness.
But not without reminding everyone that humans are flawed, complicated creatures who, despite best intentions, sometimes act against their own self-interest and the well-being of others. And that’s before we even talk about the outfit. While it’s great to see Timberlake reckoning with this distressing period, credit to Young for not letting everyone else off the hook so easy.
We were watching that man make drum noises with his mouth. Like, ‘Oh my god, what can’t he do?’”
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