
The infamous Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime performance began with Janet Jackson and her dancers performing "Rhythm Nation" and "All For You." Timberlake then rose up on a platform and launched into his song "Rock Your Body." The two stars danced together while Timberlake sang his hit single "Rock Your Body." But that was a great way to sell the record. I think it looks like such a desperate attempt, personally. "And I said, 'Why did you do this?' He goes, 'Well, I got a controversial video.' And I was like, 'You did. Then it came out, and I said, 'I should've freakin' said no to this s-!'" she continued. But I didn't, because I thought, 'Hey, it's your video.'" It's not a big deal,'" Spears told Rolling Stone in 2011. "He called me up and wanted to supposedly get back together or whatever, but behind it was, 'And by the way, you're in a video that's coming out.' That kind of got slipped in. Timberlake has repeatedly denied that Spears inspired the song or video, but his ex tells a different story. "I didn't want anyone to come off smelling like roses." "It's a good-ass video," Timberlake told Rolling Stone.
He then breaks into her house and films himself hooking up with another woman on her bed. While spying on his girlfriend, Timberlake catches her getting into a car with another man.

It features Lauren Hastings, a model many described as a "Britney look-alike," clearly dressed to look like Spears with a newsboy cap and tinted pink sunglasses. The video further sensationalized the breakup.
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"Cry Me a River," the second single from Timberlake's debut album, was a clear standout thanks to his impressive vocal range on full display, Timbaland's thumping production - and, of course, the scathing, petty lyrics about a cheating partner, whom everyone assumed to be Spears. The "Cry Me a River" music video was directed by Francis Lawrence. "I felt like I had other music I wanted to make and that I needed to follow my heart." "I felt like I cared more about the music than some of the other people in the group," he told The Hollywood Reporter in 2017.

Timberlake later explained that he left the band because he was "growing out of it." It wasn't until 2007 that Bass confirmed the "hiatus" was, indeed, permanent, writing in his 2007 book "Out of Sync" that "Justin made it clear that he wouldn't be interested in discussing another album any time soon." The time was right we were all in the same zone. I was 14 when we started, and we've been touring for the last seven years. "Performing at stadiums every night for 50,000 fans takes a little out of you. "We all wanted to do it, and we were ready to do it," he said. While promoting his solo music in November 2002, Timberlake told the New York Post that the band's "break" was "a conscious move," assuring fans that it wouldn't be permanent. *NSYNC performing on the Celebrity Tour in 2002. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
