ESPN Mum About Timberlake "Shuckin' And Jivin'" Comments [Espn]
                   
gawker.com     Jul 23, 2008            

Last Wednesday, when Justin Timberlake hosted the ESPY Awards, he received mostly positive reviews for his first-time hosting abilities. The entire event went off hitch-free and was perfectly entertaining for those who love watching sports figures and entertainers ham it up at pointless awards shows. However, a report from SI's Arash Markazi on Monday suggested that there was one "blemish" during the event, when Timberlake was joking around with The Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce: Justin Timberlake was teasing Paul Pierce about his "injured" knee in Game 1 of the NBA Finals during his opening monologue. In describing how Pierce quickly came back after being taken off on a wheelchair, Timberlake joked that Pierce was back on the court, "shucking and jiving." Markazi said the comment was edited from the show due to the phrase's... [read full story]                    


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3shadesofblue.blogspot.com     Aug 25, 2008          

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sun-sentinel.com     Aug 23, 2008          

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