Justin Timberlake- acting like a celeb on Dumbo

[Luckymommyx2]

Ditto to what dopeyfanatic and jimmytammy said. I used to think he was okay (before the JJ incident) but mainly he songs would just stick in my head. The more I hear about him the more I wish he would just fade away.

 

[buzz2400]

I still don't know what the fascination is with celebrities. They are just regular people who make a very large amount of money doing basically very easy work. Maybe if more people stopped treating them like they were better than God, then their heads would become normal again. I was at Six Flags New England a few years back and there was a WWF wrestler there with his young son. He did have security men with him but there was still a lot of people bothering him for autographs and I felt a little sorry for the son. And to let everyone know, an autograph is just a piece of paper with ink on it. Never liked Timberlake and I do feel sorry for the guy taking the video. Just thought I would give my input.

 

[MouseClubMom]

Originally posted by FatCow
I'm in the recording industry and, quite unfortunately, July is usually the only time anybody in the industry have some time off.

Boy did I wish that was true for all recording artists! July has been one of our busiest months this year.

JT was most likely in the area for another event and being the Disney fan that he is wanted to spend some time at WDW.

Justin is a nice guy and usually VERY laid back. He probably was just having a bad day (like every other person on the planet does once in awhile!!). Give the guy a break already! I still find it VERY HARD to believe the guy videotaping was a whole 50 feet away... That part of the story just sounds a bit exaggerated to me!

Flame away. I know I am in the minority here.

 

[SnackyStacky]

Originally posted by MouseClubMom
Flame away. I know I am in the minority here.

No flames here! Count me in the minority with you!!!!

 

[CindysGusGus]

Originally posted by MouseClubMom
Boy did I wish that was true for all recording artists! July has been one of our busiest months this year.

JT was most likely in the area for another event and being the Disney fan that he is wanted to spend some time at WDW.

Justin is a nice guy and usually VERY laid back. He probably was just having a bad day (like every other person on the planet does once in awhile!!). Give the guy a break already! I still find it VERY HARD to believe the guy videotaping was a whole 50 feet away... That part of the story just sounds a bit exaggerated to me!

Flame away. I know I am in the minority here.

Count me in in the minority as well. I still believe it may be paparrazzi that he knows from somewhere else disgusing themselves as a tourist. Just by the way the conversation was said to have gone. So many people carry their camcorders at WDW Justin would have had to attack everyone verbally.

 

[MouseClubMom]

Thanks, Dan.

I just find it incredible how quick people are to bash celebs when they have NO IDEA what their lives are really like. Yes the money is a WONDERFUL thing but the price of fame is another matter altogether. I wouldn't wish it on anyone.

I work in the Country Music Industry and thought the story about Reba was interesting since I have heard numerous stories of when REBA was having a bad day. She is human too, by the way - and the first to admit it - all part of her charm!

Just for the record though, (I just HAD to look this up) Justin Timberlake has sold over 31 million albums (solo and with *Nsync) and Reba has only sold 24 million.

Justin is a friend of the guys I work with and has been since their Mouse Club days together. He is a good guy. Period.

Zipping my flameproof suit back up.

 

[FatCow]

I wish I can have a busy summer producing and such especially because I love the winter more than the summer.

Regardless, if the story and all the facts are true, then JT's behaviour is not professional (I see this from his own PR's stand point). However, having met him personally in many ocassions (he is in Toronto a lot), I know for a fact that he is a very down to earth person. I haven't seen him for the past couple of years, though.

Oh, well, maybe he's having a bad day,... similar to what I'm having right now (I know, it's off topic).

 

[EdDome]

I would think his "15 minutes" should be up pretty soon. One can only hope .........

 

[phamton]

Originally posted by MouseClubMom

JT was most likely in the area for another event and being the Disney fan that he is wanted to spend some time at WDW.

Timberlake and Diaz also went to Universal Studios two days before they went to Magic Kingdom. They were riding the Revenge of the Mummy at Universal on July 30.

 

[caribbeanme]

If he chewed the dad out in public, it was rude. Do I think he's a bad human being because of it-- no. I don't think one event is enough for me to form a binding opinion on who a person is.

Rudeness aside- I also think there's nothing wrong with any celebrity asking for privacy, even if he's walking down the (public) street [kudos to Geoff for the crash course in first amendment law]. I wouldn't (and don't) mind if I show up in other people's videos by chance. But if I had a camera pointed at me continuously, obviously taping me, it would make me uncomfortable and I would ask the person to stop, even if it is because I look cute as a button that day . And I don't think that the right to ask for a little bit of privacy-- even if it is legal to film-- goes away just because you make your money as a celebrity. If that were the case, maybe we should be paying more for their cd's and movies, since we're not only getting the concert/movie, but their non-work private time as well. I know I'd sure as pie ask for a higher salary if clients/patrons could shadow me during my vacation and take pics.

 

[Beca]

Originally posted by Chuck S
While I don't excuse Mr. Timberlake's rude behavior...also try living a day as a celebrity. I have a friend that is a celebrity, and he can't go anywhere without having to be "on guard" for stalkers or photographers. It is very hard for big names to live their real, daily lives and enjoy public areas like amusement parks, etc.

Hmmm...looking at where you post from, I think I know EXACTLY who your friend is!!! That's pretty cool!! I used to be a flight attendant, and he flew on the airline I worked for a lot. I never had the pleasure of meeting him, but you can pass on that he has the reputation of being the "nicest" celeb ever to fly that airline! How lucky for you to have him as a friend...not because he is a celeb, but because I hear is a wonderful friend to have!!!



Beca

 

[Chuck S]

Actually, no, my friend is not who you are thinking of and is not from Texas . I am originally from the Los Angeles area, and we've known the celeb and his family for 3 generations. Our parents and grandparents were best friends. We grew up together.

 

[disneyaggie]

I don't give a rat's fanny if someone is deemed a "celebrity" or not . . . rude is rude. Some may believe the "oh, they have no personal life, they are always having people want their autograph and/or picture". Well, tough potatoes! I can assure you that if they thought their profession would not warrant them the freebies, the attention and the media exposure, most would not want to be a part.

True, while it is difficult for them to grasp what their life would be like until they live it, some of the pains of being a celebrity should not come as a total surprise, seeing what other celebrities experience.

But, then again, neither can corporate executives who enter a facility grasp what work really is needed to be done to turn a project around and make it profitable. We all make our choices in what we do, celebrity or not.

To me the real celebrities are the single moms or dads, working 2 jobs to take care of their family. Or the young lady working for $7 an hour (before taxes) looking after the elderly in a nursing home after their families have basically abandoned them. Or the young man who goes over to an invalid's home to make his home more wheelchair friendly at no cost. Those are the celebrities to me!

 

[SueM in MN]

People are using a report of one small incident to decide that Justin Timberlake is a jerk. How sad.
There's a lot we don't know, like was the guy videotaping really just a dad taping for his teenage daughters, like the OP thought? Was this the first encounter, or had he been taping in another part of the park before the OP saw him and this was the second or more time he was asked to stop? Had someone who looked like the guy gotten in Timberlake's face and this guy was the (unknowing) recipient of anger that was aimed at someone else? Had other people been hasseling them and this guy was just the strw that broke the camel's back? We don't know.
Keep in mind that Justin is a 23 year old guy (one with millions of dollars who has been a celebrity for quite a few years, but he's still only 23). Do all non-celebrity 23 year olds treat everyone politely every minute of the day? I don't think so.
I'm also not excusing rude behavior; just saying that we know very little about this incident. So, although his behavior as reported appears to be rude (although we don't know why he was as rude as reported), I certainly would not conclude from the report that he is a jerk, deserves his 15 minutes of fame to be finished, is trying to "game" being a celebrity, etc, etc.
I don't know what it's like to be a celebrity, but it can't be as easy as it looks from the outside. I do know that Minneapolis used to get a lot of recording industry celebrities coming to town when Jimmy Jam was producing here (he moved to LA). A lot of them tried to go shopping at the Mall of American, but even with disguises (mostly hats and sunglasses), they were found out. A lot of times fans who recognized them called friends (or radio stations) with their cell phones and suddenly a little shopping trip turned into a small riot.