Highlights
- Justin Timberlake angered fans with his complaint about being a full-time parent.
- Many parents couldn’t relate to Timberlake’s comment.
- Timberlake’s remarks about parenting in his luxury Montana home during quarantine upset many.
When singers take the music world by storm as part of a boy band like NSYNC, that often puts a clock on their career. However, Justin Timberlake is such a talented performer and showman that he continued to amass millions of fans as a solo star.
However, Timberlake has become more controversial because his scandals have built up over recent years. A perfect example of that is the fact that Timberlake angered many fans with his unrelatable parenting complaint.
Justin Timberlake Complained About Being A Full-Time Parent
In 2020, the animated movie Trolls World Tour was released with Justin Timberlake in a starring role. During the process of promoting that film, Timberlake was asked a question that resulted in him making many of his fans angry.
Since the world was in the middle of COVID-19 shutdowns at that time, Timberlake was interviewed about Trolls World Tour over Zoom. During one of his interviews, the hosts of SiriusXM’s “The Morning Mash Up” show talked to Timberlake about his quarantine situation.
Who are Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel’s children, according to People?
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Child’s Name: |
When They Were Born: |
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Silas Timberlake |
April 8, 2015 |
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Phineas Timberlake |
Summer of 2020 |
While talking about what it was like for his family to be quarantined together, Timberlake eventually talked about being a parent. The year this interview took place, Timberlake’s son Silas turned five years old.
While talking about raising Silas during the quarantine, Timberlake said something that infuriated many observers who are parents.
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“We’re mostly commiserating over the fact that, uh, we, just 24-hour parenting is not human. It’s not.”
This quote upset many observers for a couple of reasons. First of which is the implication that Timberlake thinks that to parent without nannies somehow is “not human”.
As a rich and famous music superstar who is married to a wealthy actor, Timberlake can enjoy a lifestyle most people can’t. A perfect example of that is the fact that Timberlake and Biel certainly can afford to hire nannies.
In complete fairness to Timberlake and Biel, the fact is that they both have busy schedules that include a lot of travel for work. With that in mind, it may be functionally impossible for them to both maintain their careers without nannies to help.
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That said, the vast majority of parents can’t afford nannies, so that is hard for a lot of people to relate to. On top of that, there are a staggering number of parents in the world who are responsible for their children 24 hours a day.
The second reason that many observers were upset with Timberlake’s comments stems from where the pop star lives with his family.
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When Timberlake began quarantine with his wife and son, they went to the Montana home that the couple owns. Unsurprisingly, Hello Magazine’s article which focused on where Timberlake and Biel are raising their family proves they live in luxury.
“Jessica and Justin bought the property in 2015 as part of the Yellowstone Club in Big Sky, a private ski and golf resort that sits on 13,600 acres of land. They reportedly dropped $300,000 in membership fees to the club before they even bought their property, and pay $30,000 a year in annual dues, according to Forbes. The resort offers residents 2,900 acres of ski trails and an 18-hole mountain golf course, so there is plenty of outdoor activities for the stars to enjoy with their kids!”
Given all the success that Timberlake has enjoyed during his career, most people would assume that he has an amazing lifestyle. In fact, there have been many times in which Timberlake’s fans have been happy to see the pop star show off how he lives.
However, given that loads of parents were stuck in cramped spaces with their kids for months during quarantine, the mood had changed. In that situation, a lot of already severely stressed parents weren’t happy to see a parent who enjoys that kind of luxury complain about raising their own child.
In complete fairness to Timberlake, earlier in the same episode in which he complained about being a 24-hour parent, the pop star also spoke about how fortunate he is.
“We have a place in Montana, and so, we came up here, and we feel a little bit… We feel very lucky and kind of blessed that we’re in a place where, they’re kind of pretty socially distant here anyway, I mean, where our place is. And so, I mean, just being able to kind of walk out into your, you know, driveway and maybe, go for a little hike. It is always nice, but, um, I think, you know, we’re doing good. We’re doing good.”
What Angry Justin Timberlake Fans Said About His Parenting Complaint.
When Justin Timberlake made his comment about parenting 24 hours a day, there is no reason to think he meant any harm. More than likely, Timberlake simply felt stressed out parenting during a pandemic, as a huge portion of society did, and he expressed those emotions poorly.
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No matter what Timberlake’s intent was, he angered a lot of people and Buzzfeed collected some of the most noteworthy social media responses. In some cases, people simply expressed their opinion that Timberlake was out of touch. The X post quoted below is a good example of that.
“@jtimberlake this is what parenting is. You’re not going to get any sympathy from parents because we have had to take care of our children w/o hired help. All I can offer is ‘Suck it up Buttercup!’”
Another X post brought up Timberlake’s lifestyle.
“Hey @jtimberlake, cry me a f**king river about how you’re stuck in a mansion and “24-hour parenting isn’t human.” While I’m working as a nurse, trying to spend time with my kids but hoping I don’t contract this awful virus to spread to my family; you enjoy your life of leisure.”
A perfect example of an angrier and more visceral response to Timberlake’s comments actually expressed a desire for Timberlake to be harmed.
“I’m parenting a toddler by myself, trying to simultaneously do that and work from home, and somehow expected to hold it together while my income was cut by 75%. I sincerely want them both punched in the face immediately.”
Source: NewsFinale
