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Justin Timberlake is a self-important jackass with a high reserve of self-importance.
An egotistical pop star is not a foreign concept. However, there’s always been something impressively annoying about the manner in which Timberlake has managed to consistently disrespect artists far more influential and inventive than he. Yes, he has two good albums under his belt, and sure, once upon a time, he seemed like he would be a leader in that pop-soul hybrid he ever so shrewdly capitalized off of in the early aughts, but those days are long gone. It’s most evident in his underwhelming release, Man of the Woods, and most assuredly, his blasé Super Bowl LII Halftime Show.
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