The reaction to Justin Timberlake’s Prince tribute was not completely positive. The performance was ripped by some fans at home.
Despite rumors Timberlake would be using a hologram, the singer had an image of Prince projected on a giant sheet as he performed an excerpt of “I Would Die 4 U.”
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One fan said anyone who was a long time Prince fan could not be happy with that performance.
#JustinTimberlake Wow Anyone who thought that was good is a long time fan because it was terrible! It was boring, he used Prince who never liked him! Idk extremely disappointed
โ Amy ๐น๐๐ป (@amymlcollins) February 5, 2018
Another viewer thought Timberlake “dishonored” Prince.
Justin Timberlake did such a terrible job, he did a terrible LipโSynic, dishonoured Prince, such a shame
โ Vรญtor Raduszewski (@VRaduszewski) February 5, 2018
Many Prince fans noted that he hated people performing covers.
Thereโs been some bad performances at the Super Bowl half time show, but #JustinTimberlake has been the worst Iโve ever seen, and did he really do that Prince thing ๐ even though Prince said donโt let anyone ever do anything like that, Itโs not Cool.
โ Steven (@steve_oG) February 5, 2018
Another called it “crap.”
Too bad that Justin Timberlake couldnโt have shown Prince respect when he was alive …..this tribute was crap pic.twitter.com/BQjjadGSIq
โ Melanie321 (@Mellie4Justice) February 5, 2018
Some of the reaction to Timberlake’s performance was positive, though. The Twitter page representing Prince’s family even liked the performance.
๐๐ฝ@jtimberlake https://t.co/ldBaIZxPhP
โ PRNFamilyยฎ (@PRNFamily) February 5, 2018
They also pointed out that it was not a hologram, but a projection.
holยทoยทgram ๐๐ฝ
โ PRNFamilyยฎ (@PRNFamily) February 5, 2018
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a three-dimensional image formed by the interference of light beams from a laser or other coherent light source.
a photograph of an interference pattern that, when suitably illuminated, produces a three-dimensional image.
The Prince tribute made perfect sense, since the legendary “Purple Rain” singer was from the Minneapolis area. He also performed an iconic Super Bowl halftime show in 2007.
