Fourteen years after the wardrobe malfunction seen ’round the world, Justin Timberlake made his return to the Super Bowl halftime show. There was no Prince hologram, but there was a Prince tribute. Twitter had mixed reactions to it all, to say the least.
Most people poked fun at parts of the show:
who wore it better: justin timberlake or mac os sierra? pic.twitter.com/F0J6heUkAr
— gabe bergado (@gabebergado) February 5, 2018
A meme is born #SuperBowl #Halftime #JustinTimberlake pic.twitter.com/zcALWaMCyZ
— Jorge (@jorgem6097) February 5, 2018
Others expressed their disappointment:
JT: Selfie?
Kid: Sure let me get my camera up…..it’s a bit slow. Oh, hang on, it’s the wrong way around.
JT: pic.twitter.com/ZY9WjFZzlg— Terry Gill (@terry_gill) February 5, 2018
Justin’s #Halftime performance……? #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/WbK8327ndG
— Simone I. Austin♕ (@simoneaustina) February 5, 2018
This is the #halftime show that's been hyped up. #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/88QgV3cR4F
— Southern Beauty (@LfinleyF) February 5, 2018
Me trying to figure out why they chose JT over JLo #SuperBowl #HalfTime pic.twitter.com/3EZcjWddu4
— Angela (@ItsMe_Yanese) February 5, 2018
And some thought the Prince tribute was well-done:
Such a nice tribute to #prince by @jtimberlake . You are amazingly talented and full of joy…great job ! #Halftime
— Robin Meade (@RobinMeade) February 5, 2018
Damn JT, that was pretty good right there!!! #SuperBowl2018
— DeAndre Jordan (@DeAndre) February 5, 2018
The moment a whole city lit up for #prince!! What a #tribute @jtimberlake! #nfl #football #mn #dance #purple #jt #halftime #justintimberlake #impressed #youdidthedamnthing pic.twitter.com/QfeZNoxNwt
— Jous G (@jouseline_85) February 5, 2018
Two words. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE. Wow that was unreal. LEGEND. #SuperBowl
— Nick Jonas (@nickjonas) February 5, 2018
To top it off, MLB pitcher Marcus Stroman had a very bold take:
Best halftime performance I’ve ever seen. @jtimberlake #SBLII
— Marcus Stroman (@MStrooo6) February 5, 2018
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