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Justin Timberlake has compared receiving criticism to someone shitting on his face

  • November 13, 2013
  • Brad O'Mance

justin timberlakeJustin Timberlake has likened the criticism he's received for his music and film work to someone taking a shit on his face.

In an interview with GQ (as quoted here), the 'Take Back The Night' hitmaker singles out Billboard and Variety magazines for their recent cri­ti­cisms of 'The 20/20 Experience' and his latest film Runner, Runner.

"I feel — literally — like a bunch of people just took a shit on my face," he mused.

'Literally'.

He then elab­or­ated slightly:

"You sound like a dickhead… It just shocked me because, like, you’re trade magazines. None of your opinions count. And by the way, none of you can do it."

Brilliant!

"I grew up with a little bit of a chip on my shoulder, so sometimes I find it funny that I’ve been able to acquire the patience it takes to be kind to people in our business," he continued. "Because sometimes I just want to fucking kill everybody."

How charming.

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