Justin Timberlake just gave new meaning to his 2006 song, “What Goes Around…Comes Around.”
The Grammy-winning singer, who’s currently on his Forget Tomorrow World Tour, was performing at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday, December 12, in Nashville, Tennessee, when he suffered a wardrobe malfunction involving a tightly fitted harness that’s going viral.
A TikTok video filmed by a concert-goer showed Timberlake, 43, trying to adjust himself in the harness, which caused a stir among fans as it unintentionally highlighted his groin.
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In the clip, Timberlake could be seen tugging at the bottom of his shirt in an attempt to cover the area. The harness is used for his performance of “Mirrors,” during which he serenades the crowd from a suspended platform.
The comments section of the video included several quips comparing Timberlake’s faux pas to a similar mishap that Chris Brown experienced during his 1:11 Tour in Canada this past summer. At the time, The Daily Mail reported on an accident that highlighted Brown’s “manhood” while The Hollywood Reporter shared a video of the singer stuck in the air mid-concert.
Of course, it also called to mind the infamous 2004 incident when Timberlake had a hand in Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction after he tore off part of her clothing covering her breast at the end of the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show.
Timberlake initially said, “Hey man, we love giving you all something to talk about.” However, his tone shifted as the situation became more fraught, prompting both him as well as MTV to release statements acknowledging the incident.
In his statement, Timberlake said: “I am sorry if anyone was offended by the wardrobe malfunction during the halftime performance at the Super Bowl. It was not intentional and is regrettable.”
Meanwhile, MTV said, “The tearing of Janet Jackson’s costume was unrehearsed, unplanned, completely unintentional and was inconsistent with assurances we had about the content of the performance. MTV regrets this incident occurred and we apologize to anyone who was offended by it.”
The next week, Timberlake apologized at the Grammy Awards ceremony, saying Jackson’s nipple was accidentally exposed and was meant to be covered by a bright red brassiere.
