Justin Timberlake ‘retired’ by fans, amid poor album, concert sales, Britney Spears’ allegations

He’s crying a river.

Justin Timberlake may perhaps have taken too considerably of a hiatus in involving albums and was associated in also a great deal damaging push surrounding the release of Britney Spears’ memoir — producing enthusiasts to lose interest in the after-megastar.

“A 6-year crack from your mid-thirties to your early forties is a genuinely long time [for an artist],” music journalist Touré of TheGrio told Paula Froelich of NewsNation.

“Most of [Timberlake’s] admirers have aged out of caring about him. It is like the previous declaring goes, ‘You really don’t retire – the viewers retires you.’”

The pop star produced his sixth album “Everything I Believed It Was” on March 15, his to start with considering that 2018’s “Man in the Woods.”

Even though it debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard Scorching 100, but a thirty day period later, it experienced fallen off Billboard Incredibly hot 200 entirely.

The singer’s “The Ignore Tomorrow” tour, his very first in five yrs, is also dealing with lackluster sales. In its place of offering out arenas, tickets are available in all sections in just about just about every metropolis and the best priced kinds are likely for only $900.

Even even worse, on Friday, the former NSYNC star went so far as to cancel his June 8th exhibit in  Columbia, SC. On the concert’s world wide web site, Ticketmaster states, “Unfortunately, the Event Organizer has experienced to terminate your occasion,” with no even more explanation.

Timberlake, 43, has nonetheless to comment on the doomed show’s status.

One more factor that may possibly be contributing to his latest dip in level of popularity is the October launch of his ex Britney Spears’ bombshell memoir “The Female in Me.”

The “I’m a Slave 4 U” singer opened up for the to start with time about their tumultuous 3-year connection that was marred by an abortion at Timberlake’s suggestion and his dishonest with “another celebrity.” The “Like I Enjoy You” singer also broke up with the songstress by way of text.

In the convey to-all, Spears, 42, reveals the abortion she had at 19 was Timberlake’s notion, since he didn’t want to be a father.

“I’m sure people will loathe me for this, but I agreed not to have the newborn. I really don’t know if that was the proper choice,” she writes. “If it had been left up to me on your own, I hardly ever would have completed it. And however Justin was so sure that he did not want to be a father.”

In January, Spears apologized for her book’s candor on Instagram, by publishing a clip of Timberlake with the caption, “I wanna apologize for some of the items I wrote about in my reserve. If I offended any of the persons I genuinely care about I am deeply sorry.”

Having said that, alternatively of accepting her apology and owning up to any previous indiscretions, Timberlake chose to publicly state that he’d “like to consider this prospect to apologize — to absolutely f—ing no one,” for the duration of his concert at Irving Plaza.

In response, Spears not only deleted her apology, but arrived back again with a new post stating, “Someone explained to me someone was chatting s*** about me on the streets!!! Do you want to convey it to the courtroom or will you go dwelling crying to your mom like you did final time ??? I’m not sorry !!!”