which of course might explain why he wants to be all gangster now....

Timberlake victim of 'race attack'
Thursday May 10 09:00 AEST
Pop hunk Justin Timberlake has revealed that he was the victim of a vicious attack — for being white.

The superstar says he was regularly bullied as a boy growing up in Memphis, Tennessee.

And he claims the most vicious attack came for being a white boy in a town with a large black community.


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"I got jumped when I was 13 years old, beaten up for being white in Memphis," Justin told Globe magazine in the U.S.




"I had a big lump on my head and a black eye, and I think they broke a couple of ribs.

"Kids are cruel."

But he insists it was a positive experience. "It makes you stronger," he insisted.

Despite being a globally-adored superstar, hunky Justin insists he had a touch childhood because of bullying.

And one of the reasons he was picked on is what found him fame - his amazing voice.

"I was picked on for my hair, my skin, my voice," he says.

"I was weird because I could sing."

He admits that he felt like a misfit as a kid.

"I didn't enjoy school school that much," he added.

"That's how I was able to play Artie in Shrek the Third, because he didn't enjoy school much, either.

"I was a pretty good student, but I was bored."

you lived. get over it.

he forgot to add ....for trying to act like I was black .....

Etorres said:

if you've seen footage of him from back then, i doubt that was it

RZR said:

Ah...and the American double standard rears its ugly and familiar face.

PapaSmurf said:

what double standard?

Pity. They should have jumped him for being a dork.

RZR said:

I don't like to put words in peoples mouth but i think what Papa Smurf means
is if Justin was Black and was attacked by Whites would you have made that comment..

PapaSmurf said:

As usual! It's fucking pathetic. I'm not standing up for JT, but the comment is ignorant and totally expected on this site.

banks said:

Sure, why not? Kids get beat up by other kids every day for absolutely no logical reason. Like JT said, kids are cruel. It's been happening forever, and it will continue to. I feel bad for them, but it's a fact of life. What's the big deal about this?

why would this be a much bigger deal if it was a black man that had gotten beat up by whites?

it is no less of a big deal because it happened to me as well

and it is an experience that is hard to describe to people that can't relate so if you can't relate to it then don't bother commenting on it

he probably stepped on their new Air Jordan's or something

I wouldn't be surprised if it was true, but I thought he grew up in a redneck town

Oh for pete's sake I need to get the worlds tinest violin out for JT on this one.

Lammastide said:

Exactly, and MJ and Prince should beat up Justin for ripping them both off.
And then they should beat up Usher next.

Boo-Hoo Poor JT got beat up as a kid. He took Britney's virginity. He dated Diaz and probably had a fling with Janet Jackson. I don't feel one bit sorry for the dude.

I wouldn't feel sorry for him now but if he was a kid, I'd feel bad for him cause I've been bullied before and it's not funny

Lying little twit!! If it happened at all,(and that's a big IF because he was reportedly living in Orlando at that time) it was probably because he was a Mouseketeer and thought he was the shit, not because he was white!

Ifsixwuz9 said:

HA!

"..and I think they broke a couple of ribs."

No Justin. You were just punched in the tummy. That doesn't mean you broke ribs.

Fury said:

So he admits he can't act?

He's was probably jumped for being om the MMC

I can't believe he didn't have the shit beat out
of him after every N'Stink show

3121Addict said:

Am I the only one who didn't find this inappropiately funny.

Timberlake is saying he got "jumped" once, so he was beat up once and picked on a lot. That has happened to many children.

JAMIESTARR said:

That reminds me of guys waiting outside to beat up B2K, Bow Wow, and Mario whenever they came to Oakland.

I woulda beat JT's ass for being a arrogant little bitch

Good for him! Just kidding, I like JT. Even though he's arrogant.

I got bullied growing up too, in Detroit. I got a few scrapes here and there, so yeah it wasn't fun, but I'm 35 years old now and really don't think about it. Everyone gets bullied at some point, some more than others.

It seems that the new "thing" in Hollywood is to use the media as your psychologist.

Justin needs to count his blessings and shut the fuck up - no one cares about his childhood. Just because you were jumped and are white, doesn't mean you were jumped BECAUSE you were white. There is such a thing as coincidence.

Write a song about it if it bothers you that much; channel it into something positive.

uh, Cry Me a River.

he "thinks" he broke a few ribs?


i think that is something you would know happened..

dude cant be serious

a rich white boy expoloiting black culture complaining about racism,



I find it hard to believe Justin's monotone falseto would create such jealousy

twink69 said:

That's probably why they beat his ass, because his falsetto was wack

lilgish said:

No, I caught that too