Nu OriginsImagine you’re watching the Superbowl, with Justin Timberlake has the headliner and then BOOM, he finds a way to piss off black twitter once again.
The entertainer performed for last nights Half-time show during the Superbowl. While a decent performance at most, where he played a few oldies (Rock Your Body, Cry Me A River, and SexyBack) and a few newbies (Mirrors, Suit & Tie, and Can’t Stop The Feeling), mid-way through his song “End Of Time”, he paid tribute to Prince, by singing “I Would Die 4 U”, with the camera panning out to display the city light up in purple in the form of the well-known KAPTAF symbol in the immediate area.
However, social media was set ablaze as many felt Timberlake disregarded Prince’s wishes by using his image during his performance, where a backdrop appeared behind Timberlake while singing “I Would Die 4 U” especially when, according to tweets on social media, the Purple One wasn’t too fond of Timberlake, going as far back as a comment Prince made regarding the song “SexyBack”
PRINCE DIDN’T LIKE JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
PRINCE DIDN’T LIKE JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
PRINCE DIDN’T LIKE JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
PRINCE DIDN’T LIKE JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
PRINCE DIDN’T LIKE JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
PRINCE DIDN’T LIKE JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
PRINCE DIDN’T LIKE JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE#HalftimeShow— #28DaysOfBlackCosplay ? (@princessology) February 5, 2018
PRINCE DID NOT WANT TO EVER BE USED IN A HOLOGRAM DUET! Those were his wishes! No no no #JustinTimberlake damn it!
That was WRONG. I don’t care how great the rest of your performance was. You can’t ignore someone’s wishes like that. #HalfTimeShow— Diamond (@diamondovelove1) February 5, 2018
Well, this does make you wonder what Prince would’ve said about that performance…
