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Justin Timberlake's been contacted by lawyers from Take Back The Night in regards 'Take Back The Night'

  • July 15, 2013
  • Brad O'Mance

JustinHaving 'premiered' his new single 'Take Back The Night' last Friday, Justin Timberlake has now been contacted by lawyers acting on behalf of the sexual assault awareness organ­isa­tion of the same name.

"Everyone at Take Back the Night is really shocked, because normally, we get asked when people want to use the name," Take Back the Night Foundation Executive Director Katherine Koestner told Radar.

"Normally entities as large as Justin Timberlake do very kind and thought­ful things to support our cause," she continued.

She also had issues with the lyrical content of the song itself, which doesn't really help promote sexual equality: "The lyrics are def­in­itely very sexual and not at all clearly anti-sexual violence. 'Use me,' for example, is not a great phrase for anyone affil­i­ated with the organisation."

Koestner went on to say that they have heard back from Timberlake's 'camp', who claimed not to have heard of the organ­isa­tion, adding: "Justin’s a good guy! He’s a family man!"

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