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This, in all likelihood, won't happen, but props to [Justin Timberlake]'s team for brazenly putting the feelers out to see how the public would react to such a thing. In doing so, Timberlake was essentially trying on [Michael Jackson]'s crown, seeing how it fit. Because being the King of Pop is big business. And though we'll never see another with as much cultural or musical influence, that doesn't mean someone shouldn't at least try and get comfy in Jackson's old throne.
That's also kind of the problem. Timberlake is too normal, too vanilla, to drum up the drama surrounding Jackson's life, which, if we're being honest, was part of the appeal. (Timberlake's one-time bandmate Joey Fatone might look like a chimp, but Jackson actually owned one.) Part of the reason Jackson's death is' in constant rotation on the 24-hour cable news networks isn't just because they're worthless and lazy and shitty and embarrassing and have their priorities out of whack, but because there's so much loony to digest surrounding Jackson.Enter [Usher]. Like Timberlake he's basically carved out a career being Jackson Lite. And like Timberlake he's too normal. But he's also too sexual. If you've ever been to one of his shows and seen him pull an unsuspecting female from the crowd to faux-bone her onstage, you know this. (For the record, I have, and it's wayuncomfortable.)See the full content of this document
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Lost in all the stories swirling around Michael Jackson's demise- the drugs! The child custody! The child abuse! His odd appearance! His finances! The drugs!- was the rumor that former Mouseketeer and current Jessica Biel sex-haver-wither Justin Timberlake might take over the 50 ...
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