Everyone wants Justin Timberlake to stop acting and get back to music. So much so, that now there is an online movement happening, consisting of this hilarious viral video.

The more I think about it, the more I'm realizing that Justin in only screwing himself over. I mean, the longer he waits, the greater the anticipation becomes. Which means that we are only more likely to be disappointed by what he eventually puts out.

I mean, instead of us saying "Oh, man, that sounds dope" (cuz that's how I talk when I listen to music), we'll all say "Oh, that's it?"

So, Justin, be warned. You're not doing any of us any favours by persuing this acting thing. Especially yourself.

The world has been imploring Justin Timberlake to make new music. He stubbornly refuses, to focus on his acting career. 

But, we have some good news! He has signed a pop/soul group FreeSol to his label and he's featured heavily on their first single "Hoodies On, Hats Low"! YES! Let's take a listen.

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What the hell? THAT'S what you're going to unleash on us after a musical silence of 6 years??? 

I mean, it got off to a very promising start. It sounded like trademark Timberlake. Until the horrible opening line. And the realization that the first verse rhymes the word "myself" with itself 4 times in a row. It's then, I realize, that this song is horrible. Even Justin's half-rapping vocals aren't good.

Justin, if this is all you can give us, fine, go act.

Kathleen and I were chatting the other day about Justin Timberlake. We both agree that he needs to stop pursuing acting and just get back to the recording studio already. 

But, that doesn't seem to be on his radar. He is all about the acting. He's got quite the impressive filmography going on now. With a few hits and a lot of misses. And yet, he keeps on trying. 

It boggles my mind that a) he is so determined/delusional to be taken seriously as an actor and b) that people in the industry are taking him seriously, giving him shot after shot, from bit player to leading man.

Gawker put it best - he's not a good actor. But, he's not a bad actor, either. And one of his biggest hindrances is the simple fact that he's Justin Timberlake. As Kathleen put it, he's too big a celebrity to allow for the necessary suspension of disbelief that is required for watching movies (thanks Film Studies minor!)

So, this got me thinking that this is the same problem Madonna had whenever she tried her hand at acting. She's been in a bunch of movies, but the biggest criticism was that she just isn't a believable actress simply because she is Madonna. And the films where she was good in - Evita, Body of Evidence, Dick Tracy - she was successful because she was basically playing a version of herself.

Which is another detraction for JT's acting career. In The Social Network and Friends With Benefits, he's bascially playing a version of himself. And when he tries to veer away from that public image, as in The Southland Tales and The Love Guru, he's pointed out as the weakest link.

So, I think Justin needs to snap out of this acting phase already. If he's to learn anything from Madonna, it's that anything else they do will pale in comparison to their contributions to music. Well, except for when they work together.

Until then, he's just going to keep thinking we love him and that we're feeding his ego. Like this:

Before you dismiss this post based on the headline, let me remind you that when Justin Timberlake was prepping a solo career after rising to fame with 'N Sync, critics were ready to pounce on him as a failure. But, he proved himself as a legitimate pop star.

And, since he's decided to not pursue music anymore, even recently say he doesn't even have one new song written, someone's gotta fill his shoes. And that someone will be Joe Jonas.

Trust me, I never thought I'd be saying this, but his first solo single "See No More" is his equvalent of JT's "Cry Me A River". And the song is actually good, and the video is beautifully shot.

So, Justin, feel free to keep trying "acting" career. Joe will take care of our solo male pop music needs.

Justin Timberlake

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You may or may not know that last week, Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, Usher, Justin Timberlake, Kim Kardashian and a bunch of other celebrities "digitally died" in honour of World Aids Day. That is, they vowed to cease and desist all tweets on Twitter and status updates on Facebook and wouldn't return online until $1 million dollars was raised.

As someone pointed out to me "Wouldn't people not pay just so Kim Kardashian can go away?" Touché

And over the next couple of days, the cause ground to a halt, at less than $300,000. Wow, embarrassing.

It wasn't until today, almost a week later, that some idiot with clearly too much money, donated a huge sum of money to hit that million-dollar goal. So, the world is right again. 

I can only imagine all the celebrities nervously fidgeting their fingers because they just could not tweet! Well, except Usher, who broke his vow of silence over the weekend. Loser.

Now, I'm all for celebrities doing a good deed and, as a advocate for funding Aids Research, this is all quite noble. If a little misguided.

This only proves how egocentric and detached these celebrities are. I mean, this was the rationale behind this campaign: "OMG, guys, if we just like, STOPPED tweeting and stuff, all of our fans will go CRAZY because they don't know what we're up to at EVERY MINUTE of EVERY DAY! So, they'll all donate and we'll be back online in no time! It can't take more than a day before we hit a million. So, it's like a Twitter vacation! We should all get mani-pedis, now that we'll have like a day of free time!"

And then, it failed. Talk about a harsh reality check.

And really, I'm sure all these people have a spare million lying around. Instead of this half-assed masturbatory charity event, they should have all donated their own money, quietly and with class, and at least $10 million would have been raised.

Sigh. Celebrity FAIL! 

And good music at that?

And now he's all focused one his acting career and really, he's not THAT good of an actor.

Well, here's the trailer for his new sex comedy Friends With Benefits, which, I have to admit, looks pretty good. And, correct me if I'm wrong, but this is his first role where he has top billing, right? I think romantic comedy is a good way for him to get into acting.

So, while I wouldn't mind actually watching this, I still wish he'd make more music, other than the random guest spot on a Timbaland track. 

A part of me can't help but wonder if he's nervous about living up to the success of his last album.

But, do you realize it's been over 4 years since FutureSex/LoveSounds??? I'm getting sick of dancing to "SexyBack" at weddings. And I've only been to 2 weddings in the past two years.