Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Justin Disses Prince
From US Weekly
Last August, while performing at Entertainment Tonight’s Emmy Awards after party, Prince dissed the former 'NSYNCer's new single "SexyBack," yelling to the crowd, "For whoever is claiming that they are bringing sexy back, sexy never left!"
But Timberlake got his revenge Monday night when he presented the Golden Globe award for best original song in a motion picture. Timberlake announced Prince had won for his rousing contribution to the Happy Feet soundtrack, Song of the Heart, but there was no stirring in the crowd.
As Timberlake stood on stage awkwardly looking around, it became increasingly clear that the purple one was not in the house.
“Well, I guess Prince couldn’t be here,” Timberlake said. Then the 6’1” singer crouched down in an attempt to emulate Prince’s 5’2” petite frame and added, “I’d like to accept this award on his behalf.” The audience erupted in laughter.
The reason a joke is funny in the first place is because there's some truth to it. I'm sure JT was being playful, but it's still a dis.
Last August, while performing at Entertainment Tonight’s Emmy Awards after party, Prince dissed the former 'NSYNCer's new single "SexyBack," yelling to the crowd, "For whoever is claiming that they are bringing sexy back, sexy never left!"
But Timberlake got his revenge Monday night when he presented the Golden Globe award for best original song in a motion picture. Timberlake announced Prince had won for his rousing contribution to the Happy Feet soundtrack, Song of the Heart, but there was no stirring in the crowd.
As Timberlake stood on stage awkwardly looking around, it became increasingly clear that the purple one was not in the house.
“Well, I guess Prince couldn’t be here,” Timberlake said. Then the 6’1” singer crouched down in an attempt to emulate Prince’s 5’2” petite frame and added, “I’d like to accept this award on his behalf.” The audience erupted in laughter.
The reason a joke is funny in the first place is because there's some truth to it. I'm sure JT was being playful, but it's still a dis.
