Justin Timberlake is reportedly ready to go back to the night that defined his career. Variety reported on Monday (Nov. 2) that Apple TV has a four-part “tell-all” docuseries about him in the works, expected in December, with Janet Jackson as a guest, per Billboard. Nothing is official: reps for Timberlake, Jackson and Apple declined to comment, The FADER notes.
According to Rolling Stone, which cites Variety, sources called the series a “tell-all,” and one said it will feature Jackson discussing the “wardrobe malfunction” at their 2004 Super Bowl halftime show. AV Club adds that Fisher Stevens, who directed Apple’s Palmer and Netflix’s Beckham, is behind the camera, and that Variety reports the series will also address Timberlake’s early relationship with Britney Spears.
The moment is a long way from settled. Jackson was the headliner, and Timberlake pulled at her costume during “Rock Your Body,” exposing her breast on live television. Rolling Stone says she took most of the blowback, was blacklisted from radio and saw her career momentarily derailed, while Timberlake faced little at the time and later returned to the Super Bowl halftime show as a solo artist.
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In 2021, after Framing Britney Spears, he apologized publicly. “I specifically want to apologize to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson both individually, because I care for and respect these women and I know I failed,” he wrote. Billboard cites another line from the apology: “I am deeply sorry for the times in my life where my actions contributed to the problem, where I spoke out of turn, or did not speak up for what was right.”
The series would arrive in a quiet stretch for his music. His last album, Everything I Thought It Was, reached No. 4 on the Billboard 200 in 2024, and Billboard says he teamed up with Quavo on “House Music” in early October. FADER notes he joined Don Toliver for a couple of songs on stage in August. The Super Bowl is back in the music conversation too, with Jay-Z set to headline Super Bowl LXI and a Hulu and ESPN documentary on Michael Jackson’s 1993 show on the way.
There is no title or release date yet, and Apple hasn’t confirmed the project.
- Report
- Variety, Monday, Nov. 2; unconfirmed
- Format
- Four-part Apple TV docuseries
- Director
- Fisher Stevens, per AV Club
- Timing
- Expected in December
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