Justin Timberlake isn't a stranger to the basketball court. Remember the days when he would do charity basketball games alongside Britney Spears?

Justin, who has spent many an evening at a Lakers game, has been tapped to narrate the NBA Entertainment doc "Dream Season: 23 & 24," presented by Nike and highlighting Kobe Bryant's and LeBron James' pursuit of this year's championship, and intensifying the hoops debate of "Who's better?" according to the press release.

Timberlake, who is referred to as the "King of Pop" in the release (if they say so — we're not sure how Michael Jackson feels about that), will narrate the doc about the "Kings of the Court."

In the past, Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Terrence Howard, Djimon Hounsou and Chris Rock have narrated basketball specials. Justin's special airs tomorrow night at 7 p.m.

Justin hosted the ESPY Awards for the channel last year. "I am starstruck. I mean, I grew up such a sports nut, and I'm still such a sports nut," he said. "If we would have had a conversation when I was 14 years old, I mean, you could not convince me that I was not going to play in the NBA."

By Kathleen Newman-Bremang

It hasn't even been 48 hours since Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg's "Saturday Night Live" skit "Motherlover" hit the airwaves, but the clip is already a viral smash. By now, you've probably seen the hilarious sequel to "Di-- in a Box" more than once.

The skit is all kinds of wrong and even a little disturbing, but its hilarity is undeniable. If you were laughing too hard and missed some of the witty one-liners packed into the parody, don't worry: We've got you covered. Here are the lyrics to the instant-classic "Motherlover." Happy Day After Mother's Day! Read more...

By Kathleen Newman-Bremang

Justin Timberlake better watch his back when he climbs Mount Kilimanjaro with fellow musicians Lupe Fiasco and Kenna. If Timberlake doesn't make it back down the massive mountain, we'll know who to blame. Fiasco jokingly warned the New York Daily News that [If things go bad out there], everybody's dying!

"I'll go psychopath, freak out and murder everyone for the sake of none of us suffering!" he said. "It would be like the ending of a Stephen King movie by the time the rescue helicopter comes."

Calm down JT fans, Fiasco hasn't gone completely insane. The rapper promised that he only has Timberlake's best interests in mind.

"I wouldn't euthanize Justin unless he was really suffering," he laughed.

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It seems that when people reach a certain level of fame, they decide that it's the right time to either launch a clothing line, launch (or endorse) a liquor line, or launch a record company — some people feel that it's appropriate to do all three.

Those people include the likes of Diddy, who hawks for Ciroc vodka, Sean John clothing and, of course, Bad Boy Records. Then there's Jay-Z, whose music has been used to endorse Heineken — he's also got Rocawear clothing and his record label, StarRoc.

Now, former 'NSYNC member and hugely successful solo star Justin Timberlake is hopping on the bandwagon. He already has a clothing line under his belt, William Rast, as well as his own record label, Tennman.

So now he's adding tequila to his résumé. The tequila is called 901, honoring the area code of his hometown, Memphis, Tennessee. "901 is that time of night when your evening is ending, but your night is just beginning," a statement released to People said.

So, if you'd like to taste some Timberlake tequila, you'll have to head out to New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas or St. Louis sometime this May. The real question is: Why isn't he launching it in Memphis too?

Hey, Justin Timberlake, watch out: The new kid on "Saturday Night Live" will slap you with a cheeseburger.

Sure, Bobby Moynihan is willing to give you lots of accolades and kind words for your work together on the now-famous "Single Ladies" skit. "That Beyoncé thing, a lot of the jokes that were in it were his that we had made up during rehearsing for it. And we have the same birthday."

And he also had other nice things to say, like, "He was awesome ... another class act," and, "He's actually really cool."

But he wants you to know that you're not cool or funny enough to take his job. You're going to have to take him on to get it.
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Dear Justin Timberlake,
 
It pains me to admit this, but it seems that Kanye West is right. You are just being lazy. The least humble rapper on the planet took a swipe at you last week, saying you could have been music's #1 man, but you "went on vacation" while he was busy making albums.

Well, JT, after watching you on "Saturday Night Live" this weekend, I kind of have to agree. Watching your tour de force "Weekend Update" segment, in which you flawlessly blasted through an entire Thanksgiving week "SNL" episode in under three minutes, and your bit with Beyoncé as one of three inept but snaptastic backup dancers (wearing a skintight leotard and high heels, no less), it feels like you're squandering your talent.

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It was a pop star summit for the ages: Britney, Justin and Madonna, all on the same stage on the same night. The Material Girl made it happen Thursday night at her Dodger Stadium show in Los Angeles — only, Brit and JT never actually appeared together. It's a start, anyway.

Read more about Madonna's show with Britney and Justin here.

Britney Spears is planning to cause drama with a few songs on her in-the-works follow-up to last year's Blackout.

According to English tabloid the Sunday Mirror, the singer hopes to get even on her sixth studio album. We're not sure how intrepid Mirror journo Zoe Griffin got her hands on some of the "raw and furious" lyrics, but according to the report, Spears lashes out at her mother, Lynne Spears, in the song "ATM," on which she allegedly sings, "Hey, Mama, I know it's my cash you seek," before breaking into a chorus of "You know they treat me like an ATM/ But y'all know that I'm too good for 'em."

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· Justin Timberlake may step into the role of fictional rebel-on-the-run William Rast in an upcoming ad campaign for the clothing company of the same name, which he co-owns with pal Trace Ayala. Photos of Timberlake alongside model Erin Wasson, who plays Birdie in the Bonnie-and-Clyde-style campaign, can be seen on the William Rast site.

· Chances are, you'll never make beats as cool as French electronica duo Justice, but if you have the cash, you can at least wear the rocking clothes they designed for the international Surface to Air collective. Heads up, though: The leather jacket will run you almost $1,300.

·The upcoming deluxe editions of U2's first three albums — Boy, October and War — are streaming for free on imeem.com, a week before their July 22 release date.

· Coheed and Cambria will perform the entire Amory Wars saga live during a string of dates titled Neverender. The group will perform the tracks from an entire album of the four-part sci-fi epic each night during four-night stands at New York's Terminal 5 (October 22-25) and Los Angeles' Avalon (November 5-8). Read more...

Last night Madonna played an intimate set and followed it up by chatting with our very own John Norris. MTV's Deanna Caligiuri reports on what went into setting up an interview worthy of the inimitable Ms. Ciccone.

Often when you work here, you will find yourself saying one of two things:

1) This is why I love my job.
2) What is this crazy circus that I have elected to be a part of to pay the bills?

Last night, I was saying both. We entered the Roseland Ballroom through the backdoors at around 9:30 p.m. to get set up for the Madonna promo concert — and our exclusive interview with Madonna and Justin Timberlake together.

Lines of fans — some there since Monday — huddled in anticipation around the block. As we beelined for our interview space, the typical frenzy that occurs backstage was in full effect: eccentric dancers stretching and running around half-naked, wardrobe people steaming clothes, makeup artists adding their final layers to talent, groups of socialites and socialite-wannabes gathering in the hallways. The room where we were to hold our interview was a makeshift office for Madonna's production manager. There were holes in the windows, overflowing garbage cans, an inch of dust on the fake plants and horribly mismatched tapestry on the walls.

Was MTV News able to pull the room together before Madonna's grand entrance? (Plus, pictures from the concert!) Read more...