From: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070322/ap_en_...BkM6F_7t.JX24cA

Tennessee balks at honoring Timberlake

Thu Mar 22, 1:08 PM ET

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Justin Timberlake won't be bringing sexy back to the Tennessee Legislature.

State Sen. Ophelia Ford had introduced the resolution to honor Timberlake, a Tennessee native, "for his highly successful music career and for his meritorious service to the State of Tennessee."

But Sen. Raymond Finney, R-Maryville, removed it from a list of resolutions that is expected to get unanimous support in the Senate.

"It's not something I want my name on," Finney said.

Republican senators took issue with calling attention to Timberlake's latest album, "FutureSex/LoveSounds," and to song titles such as "SexyBack" and "Rock Your Body."

Timberlake was also involved in singer Janet Jackson's infamous "wardrobe malfunction" during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show.

The four-time Grammy winner is from Millington, a town near Memphis.

A call to his publicist was not immediately returned Wednesday. The 26-year-old singer was scheduled to play a concert in Uniondale, N.Y.

Oh well, his life will go on...I'm sure he's not sitting at home moping about it.

He's so conceited in general and already has no appreciation for the honors he is bestowed with.

Edited March 23, 200718 yr by Q Steph

I'm from TN, and I think honoring him would be silly. There is a lot of singers from the state and I don't understand why they would only honor him.

He's so conceited in general and already has no appreciation for the honors he is bestowed with.

My thoughts exactly......

There is a lot of singers from the state and I don't understand why they would only honor him.

Right.

Besides, "Rock Your Body" is from Justified (not FS/LS, get your facts right Yahoo!)...so therefore that "risque" track, as well as the Super Bowl incident, were before FutureSex/LoveSounds...so that's not a legit argument for not wanting to be attached to such a project. Unless they mean to say this "honor" was started before Justified and the Super Bowl. BUT both of those came out/happened when I was in 7th grade -- I'm now in 11th -- so 4 years ago.

In short, sounds to me like the senator is just trying to find a way out of honoring Justin after he further considered it.

He looks like such a .. HILLBILLY