EXCLUSIVE: JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE’S ONSTAGE FREAKOUT IS JUST THE LATEST MELTDOWN IN A PATTERN OF BAD BEHAVIOR, INSIDERS SAY
PLUS: MICHAEL JACKSON ESTATE CLAIMS $213M EXTORTION BY FORMER FRIEND, AND MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY TRIES TO CHARM HIS WAY INTO ROYALTY
EXCLUSIVE: JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE’S MELTDOWN CALLED “CLASSIC BEHAVIOR.'“
SCREAMING FITS & STAFF TEARS: “THE ELLEN OF POP STARS”
Justin Timberlake’s "Forget Tomorrow" tour is now being renamed — at least backstage — the “Forget Kindness” tour.
The 43-year-old pop star had a full-blown meltdown mid-show at England’s Lytham Festival, screaming at crew members during “Cry Me a River” when a sound failure made him look foolish. Viral footage shows JT pacing the stage, shouting, and waving his arms like a deranged ringmaster in a pop circus.
“He was livid. Completely lost it,” one backstage witness tells #ShuterScoop. “He stormed off and screamed something about being embarrassed. Nobody could talk to him once he snapped.”
While diehard fans blame tech issues, insiders say this is textbook Timberlake — a man known behind closed doors as a boss from hell.
“He’s not a perfectionist. He’s a screamer,” one former crew member spills. “He makes people cry. He’s Ellen with a headset mic.”
Another added: “He expects the impossible and punishes staff when things go wrong.”
This isn’t the first time Timberlake has pulled a diva move. Earlier this year, he canceled a U.S. show 15 minutes before curtain—citing the flu—but gave his crew no warning, forcing them to handle the angry crowd solo.
With his tour wrapping July 30 in Turkey, some insiders are wondering if he’ll even make it to the final bow.
“He doesn’t handle pressure well,” says a longtime friend. “When things fall apart, so does he.”
EXCLUSIVE: MICHAEL JACKSON’S ESTATE ACCUSES “FRIEND” FRANK CASCIO OF $213M EXTORTION SCHEME
“THIS IS A BETRAYAL OF THE HIGHEST ORDER” — INSIDERS STUNNED
Frank Cascio was once like family to Michael Jackson. Now, he’s being accused of trying to blackmail the late pop icon’s estate for $213 million — and the legal war is explosive.
Executors of MJ’s estate claim Cascio, who famously penned the memoir My Friend Michael, flipped from defender to threat — allegedly using private intel and veiled threats to demand cash, or else go public with damning secrets.
Sources say he even staged meetings in swimwear to avoid recording devices and tried leveraging Sony’s $600M music catalog deal as pressure. The estate called his bluff and is now demanding arbitration for what they call “civil extortion.”
Making things messier? Cascio’s lawyer is Mark Geragos — who once defended Jackson as “100% innocent” during the 2005 trial.
EXCLUSIVE: MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY GOES FULL “DUKE OF CHARM” AT WIMBLEDON IN BID TO JOIN ROYAL INNER CIRCLE
“HE’S OBSESSED WITH KATE,” SOURCES CLAIM
Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey is pulling royal strings — and it's not subtle.
Sources tell #ShuterScoop the Dallas Buyers Club star is on a full-blown charm offensive to get close to Prince William and Kate Middleton. And his viral standing ovation at Wimbledon? Pure strategy.
“He wants in,” a royal insider whispers. “He’s been working angles for years.”
McConaughey is “fascinated” by Kate and calls her “the real deal.” His wife, Camila, has been quietly lobbying for invites to royal events.
Still, one fan dubbed him “The Duke of Alright, Alright, Alright.” We’d watch that coronation.
AMY ROBACH & T.J. HOLMES GIVE CHEATING ADVICE — AND THE INTERNET LOSES IT
“THE AUDACITY IS OLYMPIC-LEVEL” — COMMENTERS CRINGE
Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes — aka the ex-GMA3 hosts who imploded their marriages with an affair — are now giving relationship advice?
In their Yahoo column, the duo harshly advised a woman to not take back her cheating ex. Robach snapped: “You broke up for a reason.” Holmes mocked the guy’s glow-up as “just a dog and a job.”
Social media imploded: “Is this satire?” asked one user. Another wrote, “Cheaters giving cheating advice? I’m embarrassed for them.”
Let’s not forget: Robach and Holmes were caught hand-in-hand while still married to other people — whose own revenge romance (Andrew Shue + Marilee Fiebig!) is now everyone’s favorite subplot.
Now, instead of lying low, they’re doubling down with red carpet PDA and “love guru” tips no one asked for.
Public consensus? “Wrong time, wrong people, wrong platform. Sit. Down.”
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