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As we previously reported, Sheila E. was appalled at the idea knowing how the Purple One felt about his image being used this way. She made it crystal clear that Prince would not approve.

“Prince told me don’t ever let anyone do a hologram of me,” Sheila E. wrote in a tweet on Saturday. “Not cool if this happens!”

The legendary percussionist kept her promise to her iconic and reached out to Timberlake. She appealed to his of respect for the fans and shared Prince’s wishes with him. Apparently it worked, because if J.T. was actually going forward with the digitized version, he has now a change of heart. The use of Prince’s hologram ain’t happening. See what Sheila E. has now revealed below..

https://twitter.com/SheilaEdrummer/status/960004762845396993

“Family, I spoke w/Justin 2nite and he shared heartfelt words of respect for Prince & the Purple fans,” Sheila E. tweeted. “I look 4wrd 2 seeing what I’m sure is going 2 be a spectacular halftime show. There is no hologram.”

It is understandable that J.T. would want to celebrate Prince, with Minneapolis being the host city for this year’s final pro football match up. After all, he is in Prince country. But reflecting on some shadier moments between Timberlake and Prince, over his 2006 hit single “Sexy Back,” it’s iteresting that Timberlake would wanna perform on stage with a digitized version of him.

While performing at a post-Emmy Awards party, Prince supposedly said, “For whoever is claiming they are bringing sexy back, sexy never left.” J.T. seemed to clap back on a 2007 Timbaland song called “Give It To Me.”

Prince told me don’t ever let anyone do a hologram of me. Not cool if this happens! https://t.co/khtCjXr2mY

— SheilaEdrummer (@SheilaEdrummer) February 3, 2018

“We missed you on the charts last week/ Damn, that’s right you wasn’t there/ Now if sexy never left, then why is everybody on my shi-i-it?/ Don’t hate on me just because you didn’t come up with it,” Timberlake sang. Check it out:

Timberlake still got to spend some time enjoying Prince’s legacy. He held his album release party at Prince’s estate Paisley Park last night. Prince fans weren’t feeling this move either, but at least they won’t have to witness a blatant disrespect of Prince’s wishes. Anyway, here’s a sneak peek at what to expect during his performance:

https://twitter.com/pepsi/status/959426190699216897

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Timberlake will be dropping an album entitled Man of the Woods on Feb. 2 which is two days before Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis. He is also planning his upcoming tour. When he sat down with Lowe, they had to address the elephant in the room. Considering what happened last time during the “family-friendly” broadcast, how did J.T. manage to get invited back?

“To be honest, it wasn’t too much of a conversation,” he said. “It’s just one of those things where you go, like, ‘Yeah, what do you want me to say? WE’RE not going to do that again!'”

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc0rsMwhfLt/

Who is this “WE” that Justin speaks of??? Timberlake may or may not be hinting at a reunion onstage, but considering that Ms. Jackson’s third studio album Control was recorded in Minneapolis, it would certainly be appropriate. Produced by music legends Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who once worked with Prince and were members of the band fronted by Morris Day called The Time, Control went on to sell over 10 million copies and earn a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year.

Jackson, Jam, Lewis, and Prince own Minneapolis. How could the city host a Super Bowl without them? And how else could Timberlake fit in? He’s trying. For starters, J.T. is slated to have his album listening party at Paisley Park Studios during Super Bowl weekend. Tickets will go for $80 apiece.

So will the Jackson-Timberlake halftime show actually happen? That’s anybody’s guess. But if not, Timberlake wants everybody to know that even though he didn’t talk about it, he and Janet are all good.

“Absolutely, and I don’t know that a lot of people know that,” Timberlake told Lowe. “I don’t think it’s my job to do that because you value the relationships that you do have with people.”

Justin Timberlake addresses Janet Jackson Super Bowl controversy https://t.co/sjNmRN4vKo pic.twitter.com/DzSpu9T9CW

— Rap-Up (@RapUp) January 17, 2018

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