Guys have a lot of pressure put upon them. At least in terms of being “manly.” So you can’t blame them when they lie to cover up their insecurities and all-out fears. Thus is the case with Justin Timberlake, who recently claimed he was not afraid of Madonna when he met her. Clearly the guy is lying to protect his ego. Because I can’t imagine any man who wouldn’t fear for his life – and his balls – in her presence. I’m trying to think of the worst movie villain ever… nope, I can’t come up with one that wouldn’t be petrified of Madge. Not buying it Justin.

Justin has already won six Grammy’s, and is nominated this year for “Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals” for his performance on Madonna’s hit “4 Minutes featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland.”

Of his burly co-collaborator, Justin says they share “a musical kinship.”

“We have a crazy chemistry in the studio. [We’re] like two painters. Somebody slaps a color on a canvas and the other one starts working with it,” he says.

Even though he’s a big star in his own right, working with Madonna must have been scary, right? JT says he was humbled to be working with the queen of pop, but that “she’s short, so I wasn’t afraid at all.”

[From OK! magazine]

Pish, I don’t believe it. Though I do like that OK! referred to Madonna as “burly.” In my home we refer to her as “probably has a penis tucked away somewhere,” but burly will do.

Justin was being interviewed for a special Katie Couric is doing for the Grammys. He explained to her how he talked Beyonce into letting him parody “Single Ladies,” on Saturday Night Live.

One visit to Beyonce’s dressing room was all it took for Justin Timberlake to ease her concerns about a “Saturday Night Live” skit featuring the two of them.

When Beyonce told him she was having second thoughts about a sketch where Timberlake was to “audition” for a video, he showed up at her dressing room in a robe covering a leotard. He dropped the robe and stood there, staring into space.

Beyonce’s reply: “I can’t look anywhere but your face right now,” Timberlake told CBS’ Katie Couric in an interview for next week’s pre-Grammy special.

[From Starpulse]

I did wonder how someone talked Beyonce into making fun of herself on live national T.V. She just doesn’t seem the sort. As Timberlake pointed out, the skit was funny for a lot of reasons, but mostly because, “‘Put a grown man in a leotard and that’s just already funny… [After that] we couldn’t go anywhere but up.’” And the fact that they actually did a decent job with the dance routine didn’t hurt either.

If nothing else, Justin Timberlake certainly knows how to take on some divas without being visibly nervous. But Madonna could bench press him without thinking twice about it. Gentlemen, don’t tell me that isn’t frightening.