While many controversies seem to happen at the MTV VMAs, Justin Timberlake throwing shade at MTV reality shows in 2007 has been forgotten.

From Winning Artist of the Year to Embarrassing Himself, Here&#8217;s All Justin Timberlake Did in the Infamous 2007 VMA Speech

Justin Timberlake may have risen to fame with the boy band, NSYNC, back in the
early 2000s. But the singer/songwriter has had his fair share of controversies
throughout the years. From the whole Britney Spears controversy to Gen-Z wanting
to cancel the artist due to his previous troublesome behavior, it has not been
surprising to see the artist’s name pop up in recent times. However, it looks
like one incident, almost a decade ago, seemed to fly a little under most
people’s radars.

In fact, it was one of Timberlake’s first public controversies. And the incident
also ended up serving as one of those never-meet-your-heroes types of stories.


JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE’S RUDE BEHAVIOR AT THE 2007 VMAS

Back in 2007, when Timberlake, who recently surprised fans by showing up in a
Netflix trailer
[https://www.netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-netflix-releases-trailer-for-upcoming-flick-reptile-starring-justin-timberlake-and-benicio-del-toro/],
had broken away from his band, the singer was on a roll with hit after hit. So
it was no surprise that he had not only been nominated for Male Artist of the
Year but also ended up winning. But that is when everything seemed to spiral for
the viewers as well as the presenters.



After Justin Timberlake’s win was announced, he made his way to the stage where
The Hills stars Lauren Conrad, Audrina Patridge, and Whitney Port were waiting
to present him with the award. But instead of accepting his award and making a
thank you speech, the ‘Cry Me a River’ singer took the mic, talked about Chris
Brown’s performance, and then seemed to shade the reality stars by saying, “Play
more damn videos. I want to challenge MTV to play more videos.”

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Since the reaction was pretty unprovoked, no one was sure what had just
happened, and the room was filled with an awkward silence. No one addressed the
incident for a while, but then one of the presenters decided to break their
silence on the situation.


JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE HUMILIATED STARS WITH A SPEECH

Almost a year after the incident at the VMAs, Lauren Conrad, a reality star of
The Hills, opened up about how she felt about Timberlake’s rude behavior. In an
interview with US Weekly, the MTV star revealed that the singer “was a
disappointment.”

> current mood: lauren conrad, season 2 of the hills pic.twitter.com/fk0NDFdmBH
> [https://t.co/fk0NDFdmBH]
> 
> — brando💜 (@brandojonas) June 25, 2023
> [https://twitter.com/brandojonas/status/1673111474011602944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



The reality star also went on to say that the presenters were “excited to
present him with an award”, but that all went downhill rather quickly. Conrad
mentioned that Justin Timberlake had not even taken the award from the women and
that the whole situation left her “feeling stupid.”

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VMAs 2015: Here’s What All Happened
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While it may have gone down in history as the moment Justin Timberlake insulted
reality TV, for Lauren Conrad, it was the end of her childhood crush on the
singer.

What do you think about Justin Timberlake’s behavior at the 2007 VMAs? Let us
know in the comments below.

Prathika Prashant

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<p>Justin Timberlake may have risen to fame with the boy band, NSYNC, back in the early 2000s. But the singer/songwriter has had his fair share of controversies throughout the years. From the whole Britney Spears controversy to Gen-Z wanting to cancel the artist due to his previous troublesome behavior, it has not been surprising to see the artist&#8217;s name pop up in recent times. However, it looks like one incident, almost a decade ago, seemed to fly a little under most people&#8217;s radars.</p>
<p>In fact, it was one of Timberlake&#8217;s first public controversies. And the incident also ended up serving as one of those never-meet-your-heroes types of stories.</p>
<h2>Justin Timberlake&#8217;s rude behavior at the 2007 VMAs</h2>
<p>Back in 2007, when Timberlake, <a href="https://www.netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-netflix-releases-trailer-for-upcoming-flick-reptile-starring-justin-timberlake-and-benicio-del-toro/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">who recently surprised fans by showing up in a Netflix trailer</a>, had broken away from his band, the singer was on a roll with hit after hit. So it was no surprise that he had not only been nominated for Male Artist of the Year but also ended up winning. But that is <strong>when everything seemed to spiral for the viewers as well as the presenters.</strong></p>
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<p>After Justin Timberlake&#8217;s win was announced, he made his way to the stage where <em>The Hills</em> stars Lauren Conrad, Audrina Patridge, and Whitney Port were waiting to present him with the award. But instead of accepting his award and making a thank you speech, the &#8216;Cry Me a River&#8217; singer took the mic, talked about Chris Brown&#8217;s performance, and then seemed to shade the reality stars by saying, <em>&#8220;Play more damn videos. I want to challenge MTV to play more videos.</em>&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>ALSO READ: </strong><a href="https://www.netflixjunkie.com/music-news-from-thanking-taylor-swift-to-announcing-his-presidential-camping-revisiting-kanye-wests-iconic-vma-vanguard-speech-from-twenty-fifteen/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">From Thanking Taylor Swift to Announcing His Presidential Camping, Revisiting Kanye West’s Iconic VMA Vanguard Speech From 2015</a></p>
<p>Since the reaction was pretty unprovoked, no one was sure what had just happened, and the room was filled with an awkward silence. No one addressed the incident for a while, but then one of the presenters decided to break their silence on the situation.</p>
<h2>Justin Timberlake humiliated stars with a speech</h2>
<p>Almost a year after the incident at the VMAs, Lauren Conrad, a reality star of <em>The Hills</em>, opened up about how she felt about Timberlake&#8217;s rude behavior. In an interview with US Weekly, the MTV star revealed that the singer &#8220;<em>was a disappointment.</em>&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">current mood: lauren conrad, season 2 of the hills <a href="https://t.co/fk0NDFdmBH">pic.twitter.com/fk0NDFdmBH</a></p>
<p>&mdash; brando💜 (@brandojonas) <a href="https://twitter.com/brandojonas/status/1673111474011602944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The reality star also went on to say that the presenters were <em>&#8220;excited to present him with an award&#8221;</em>, but that all went downhill rather quickly. Conrad mentioned that Justin Timberlake had not even taken the award from the women and that the whole situation left her <em>&#8220;feeling stupid.&#8221;</em></p>
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<p>While it may have gone down in history as the moment Justin Timberlake insulted reality TV, for Lauren Conrad, it was the end of her childhood crush on the singer.</p>
<p>What do you think about Justin Timberlake&#8217;s behavior at the 2007 VMAs? Let us know in the comments below.</p>


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