Bette Midler Slams Justin Timberlake, Says He Owes Someone Else An Apology

Bette Midler is not one to shy away from sharing her personal opinions on Twitter. Her tweets are usually about politics and criticizing President Trump, but she saved those remarks on Monday to go after performing artist Justin Timberlake instead.

“#JustinTimberlake publicly apologized to his wife for holding hands with another actress after having too much to drink, but sez nothing else happened. Who cares?” Midler’s tweet began. “He held another woman’s hand, BFD. So when is Janet Jackson’s boob gonna get an apology? #JusticeForJanet.”

Midler was referring to the infamous 2004 Super Bowl halftime show when Timberlake tore a piece of Jackson’s shirt and exposed her breast while the duo was performing together. Jackson received a lot of backlash for what people call “nipplegate.” Timberlake, meanwhile, was never heavily criticized and was even invited back to perform at the Super Bowl in 2018, notes E! Online.

Fans of Jackson agreed with Midler on Twitter and showed their support by replying to the tweet.

“Aaaaaallllllllll this! Janet was done DIRTY by so so so so many in that situation and JT should not have been able to stake away clear and free while her career was derailed and basically has never been the same. Over a bit of boob. It didn’t need confirming, but JT? Nah…” one fan replied.

“I never understood why Janet was blamed for what Justin did. Same ole story, I guess,” another person said.

“Yas!! Thank you for saying this!! She till gets asked about this and I’ve yet to see him get questioned about his actions. Thank you,” someone else added.

The public apology to actress Jessica Biel that Midler discussed occurred earlier this month after Timberlake was photographed holding hands with his “Palmer” co-star, Alisha Wainwright. Timberlake apologized via Instagram where he said he displayed “a strong lapse in judgment” but wanted to make clear that “nothing happened between" him and his co-star.