Last week, Jessica Simpson appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live and she sounded drunk, but now we know she just sounds that way when she’s stone-cold sober. She told several bonkers stories to Kimmel, including one story about how shortly after her divorce from Nick Lachey came through, she briefly had a make-out session with Justin Timberlake. JT was also single at the time. This is how Jessica described what happened:
“After divorce and he was out of a relationship, he was, like, over at my house, we shared a nostalgic kiss, but I thought, ‘Oh, this is interesting.’ And he took his phone out and started typing. And I was like, ‘Okay, I hope that’s not, like, another girl. Like, did I, like, stick my tongue out too much or, you know?’… But apparently him and Ryan Gosling had a bet on who would kiss me first when they were 12-years-old. And so, he texted Ryan and said he won the bet. And I was like, ‘Oh, okay. Um…So we don’t kiss again. That’s done.’”
I called Justin a douche about this, because good lord, this is disgusting. As I said, it’s one thing for two 12-year-old boys to have this kind of “bet” about who gets to kiss a girl first. It’s another thing for one of those boys to grow up, hold on to that “bet” and text the other guy to let him know when he won. It’s gross. But sources close to Justin Timberlake would like you to know that Justin Timberlake is not a douche.
Sources defending Justin Timberlake say that Jessica Simpson is telling fibs about Timberlake’s supposed ungentlemanly bet with Ryan Gosling.
“He texted Ryan and said he won the bet,” Jessica told Kimmel. But a source familiar with the Mickey Mouse bunch told Page Six no such text exchange occurred. “It did not happen,” they said. “It’s a cute story, but she’s selling a book using a story that didn’t happen.” They added, “Who would even remember to text about a bet from 1993?”
Simpson was on Kimmel to promote her memoir, “Open Book.” Reps for Simpson and the former Mouseketeers did not comment.
Yes, who is the liar here? Jessica Simpson, who is – I believe – too dumb to make up a story out of whole cloth? Or Justin Timberlake, a guy who does not have the best record when it comes to telling the truth, or the best record of being a good guy to women? If I’m being honest, I think it’s possible that Jessica is misremembering details here and there (I mean, according to her, her life was a haze of booze and pills for years). But I also think it’s more than possible that Justin Timberlake is a douche and he sends his publicist out to deny that he’s a douche.
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“Who would even remember to text about a bet from 1993?”
A douche like Justin Timberlake.
YUP.
WORD.
If he is still friends with Gosling yes then he had his number and yes, he texted him about winning the bet. He is just petty like that.
He has resting douche face
I call true on this story. It has all the hallmarks if the emotionally stunted man child that is JT
Yeah…….he could have let this go but did not.
I believe Jessica version of events.
I have also heard great things about him, like he gives to charity without anyone knowing, ect. People are not one-dimensional, he can be a douche and a great person in other aspects I suppose. Then again, I don’t know him personally.
Contrast that with stories from “his” charities like Shriner’s that he didn’t do jack unless he was getting his picture taken doing it… all signs point to him not being the kind of guy who does nice things anonymously.
So true. I mean Shriners actually came out and said they were ending the partnership because he didn’t do anything unless in the limelight (worded better of course).
I would totally believe that.
A friend is married to the most philanthropic guy – he volunteers, donates, is like the most supportive friend ever.
He also chases anything in a skirt, and always has.
I’ve known women like that too.
Doesn’t make him less of a douche, but people do have many sides.
Hahaha I love this headline. And nothing Justin’s “sources” could say would convince me he’s not a douchetastic douchebro of epic douchetortions
Agreed and I believe Jessica.
I read the headline and the voice in my head started going “HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!” I totally believe Jessica on this one.
Same and same!
He’s long established himself as a douche. He’s an open douche to his own wife. Of course he’s going to be a douche to other women.
My questions are, did Ryan Gosling remember about the bet before he received that text, and what was his reaction to it?
Why was this awful db allowed to come back to do a Super Bowl halftime show, but Janet wasn’t?
Because patriarchy.
And covert racism.
Mr Julie Chen (cough Les cough Moonves cough)
IIRC, Moonves demanded a “personal apology” from Jackson for the “indecent” mishap. She said no…and in general her career has been in trouble ever since. 😡😡
Yeah I believe Jessica. It aligns perfectly with other instances of his less than stellar behavior.
He’s definitely the kind of guy who remembered that bet and he was probably like “Suck it, Gosling. I won!”
Gosling seems more like a guy who would forget such a bet, but not someone like Timberlake.
If it walks, talks and sounds like a douche, it’s a douche. His past actions say he is a douche.
Justin having “sources” defend his douche bag actions and claim he’s not a douche is douchey as hell.
I think his source is himself.
It’s not a good day when… people trust Jessica Simpson over you. I’m laughing at the timing of this story coming out, it could not be worse timing for poor Justin. Once a douche, always a douche. I don’t think it is something one can outgrow. In fact, I think the douchiness gets worse over time as one grows older.
True, small consolation that many old white entitled douches are aging out of the population. Too many more coming up behind them. And douchiness is no respector of skin color, but white is the worst.
If someone shows you who they are over and over again, believe them.
Justin has made every event surrounding his life about HIM and has thrown people under the bus constantly. He’s a douche, douchenozzle, douchecanoe and doucherocket.
I’m not sure what to believe.
Jessica Simpson writing Tony Romo ended it with her due to John Mayer is a lie.
I believe Jessica.
If I remember correctly Tony Roma broke up w Jessica on her bday. Not sure of the reason though.
I only remember bc there was a hilarious post on Dlisted about it.
That headline plus picture made me absolutely cackle! Of course Justin Timberlake is a massive douche, he’s never given any other single impression
LOL! Sure Jan.
Justin’s douche chickens are coming home to roost, paddling their douche canoe while singing Can’t Stop the Feeling.
Ha! Thank you for the laugh.
douche chickens! Best laugh of the day…
Jessica Simpson has never struck me as mean spirited. Meanwhile Justin is a known child and a petty, serial cheater.
This story 100% tracks with what we know about his relationship with Britney, Cammie D, his thing with Olivia Munn, his carelessness with his own wife.
And a douche’s entourage is the last group of people I trust to recognize a douche. I’m sure Leo’s friends think he’s fantastic too.
Timberlake is odd in a way that his music never sounds current. It’s “grandpa pop” the moment it comes out. And those manic eyes, imagine waking up seeing him staring at you, eek. Sorry Jessica.
I have a feeling his wife Jessica called out some overlap and this is his attempt at public denial to convince her as well as gaslight Jessica Simpson.
Ooh good theory! Although he doesn’t deny the makeout, he just denies the text. I think it’s more like someone asked Justin “did you do that?” and he defensively went “nah man she’s lying, who would even remember blah blah blah” then went into a bathroom and punched a wall.
This would’ve been around when he dated Cameron Diaz? Any indiscretion, even if not with me, would piss me off because once a cheater, always a cheater.
lainey did a whole post on the overlap with dating diaz at this time.
He’s such a twerp. Justice for Janet and Britney
TWERP is the perfect word!
He’s also a complete herb. A tool, a potatohead, and an asshat!
He’s a little emasculated mass of inanity and a fragrant man swine with a handshake like a wilted petunia.
I wish I could take credit for these descriptives but they belong to Theodore Roosevelt.
Yessss, such a twerp. I usually call him an asshat pipsqueak too.
Sure, Douche. Uh huh. JT is one of the biggest douche canoes ever. The fact that he whined about it to “his friends” to release a public statement like this means he’s a thin-skinned douchebag who has no idea how to be un-douchey.
I will say it for people in the nose bleed section: Justin. Timberlake. Is. An. Unequivocal. DOUCHE. 100%. OF. THE. TIME.
He’s the biggest douche going. He never seemed to care to hide that fact. Why the denials now?
Where in the world in Ryan Goselin when we need him?!
When you have to use a person close to you by sending them to confirm to the world you are not a douche, you are a douche
Justin Timberlake is a huge douche. I worked at The Great Movie Ride at Disney-MGM when he and Britney and Christina were Mousketeers. Our break area was behind the ride and the working soundstages. He’d call us Losers while he tried to run us down in his golf cart.
ugh, this does not surprise me at all
They both suck
It’s kind of sad that JT thinks people still care about him; he doesn’t realize he is no longer relevant
This pantsuit boots picture is the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen.
I am still upset about the fact he didn’t stand up for Janet.