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Good article Justin Timberlake has been listed as one of the Arts good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can delist it, or ask for a reassessment.
April 23, 2008 Good article nominee Listed

[edit] GA review

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

This article is in decent shape, but it needs more work before it becomes a Good Article.

  1. Is it reasonably well written?
    A. Prose quality:
    In the Early life section, 5 should be spelled out as five. "When the show ended in 1995, Timberlake recruited Chasez to be in a new all-male singing group organized by boy band manager Lou Pearlman was forming with Chris Kirkpatrick", this may be me, but the sentence needs to be a little clearer and it needs a source to back that up.
    B. MoS compliance:
  2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
    A. References to sources:
    B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:
  • A source is needed to cover this sentence ---> "His parents divorced about 1985 and both have remarried; his mother, who now runs an entertainment company called Just-in Time Entertainment, remarried to Paul Harless, a banker, when Justin was aged 5; while his father, a choir director at a Baptist church, has two children, Jonathan (born c. 1993) and Stephen (born c. 1998), from his second marriage to Lisa. A twin sister, Laura Katherine, died shortly after birth in 1997 and is mentioned on one of Timberlake's record acknowledgments as "My Angel in Heaven".
  • N'Sync section, "Timberlake and JC Chasez, who had known each other in the Mickey Mouse Club, were the two lead singers of the popular 1990s boy band, 'N Sync", "the 11 million albums sold", and "For the next two years, they, encouraged by similar situations in the Backstreet Boys, engaged in a lengthy legal battle with corrupt manager Lou Pearlman and eventually signed with Jive Records", need a source.
  • New section - 2002-2004: Justified and Super Bowl, "In August 2002, after months of recording the album, Timberlake performed at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards, where he premiered his first single, "Like I Love You", a sparse dance track produced by The Neptunes", "The song reached number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100", needs a source.
  • "Following the single, Timberlake released his debut solo album, Justified, on November 5, 2002", needs a source.
  • Does Reference 17 cover ---> "The album also received critical acclaim, thanks to its heavy R&B influence provided by hip-hop producers The Neptunes and Timbaland"?
  • "Timberlake supported the album by co-headlining the Justified/Stripped Tour with Christina Aguilera in the summer of 2003", needs a source to back that up.
  • At the end of the performance, Timberlake tore off a part of Jackson's black leather costume in a "costume reveal" meant to accompany a portion of the song lyrics. Part of the costume became detached, and Jackson's breast was briefly exposed, really needs a source.
  • "As a result of the controversy, Timberlake and Jackson were banned from the 2004 Grammy Awards unless they agreed to apologize on screen at the event", needs to have a source, due to all the controversy that occurred.
  • His wins at the 2004 Grammy's need a source. 2004-2006: Collaborations and acting, "The first role he took during this time was as a journalist in the thriller Edison Force, which was filmed in 2004 and received a direct-to-video release on July 18, 2006" and "He also appeared in the films Alpha Dog, Black Snake Moan, Richard Kelly's Southland Tales, and voiced a young King Arthur in the animated film Shrek the Third, released on May 18, 2007", all need a source.
  • "After "Where Is the Love?", he again collaborated with the Black Eyed Peas on the 2005 track "My Style" from their album Monkey Business. Additionally, Timberlake was featured on Nelly's song, "Work It", which was remixed and included on Nelly's 2003 remix album. When recording the 2005 single "Signs" with Snoop Dogg", source.
  • The operation for his throat and advised not to sing or speak, need a source.
  • The release of FutureSex/LoveSounds needs a source.
  • Does Reference 23 cover ---> "debuted in the number one position on the Billboard chart, selling 684,000 copies its first week. It is the biggest album for pre-orders on iTunes, and beat Coldplay's record for the biggest one-week sales of a digital album. The album was produced by Timbaland and Danja (who produced a bulk of the album), will.i.am, Rick Rubin and Timberlake himself,[26] and features guest vocals by Three 6 Mafia, T.I. and will.i.am. A studio representative described it as being "all about sexiness" and aiming for "an adult feel"?"
  • Reference 33 needs to be fixed.
  • A source is needed for the restaurants he's opened.
  • Other work section, "Near the end of 2002, Timberlake was the first celebrity to appear on Punk'd, a "candid camera" type show created by Ashton Kutcher to trick celebrities. Three episodes later, he set up Kelly Osbourne to be "punk'd", thus making him the first celebrity to appear on the show more than once. Timberlake later spoofed Ashton Kutcher and Punk'd in a 2003 episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live", again.... source.
  • New section - Personal life, "Timberlake later dated actress-dancer Jenna Dewan (in mid-2002) and actress-singer Alyssa Milano (between September and October of 2002)", definitely needs a source.
  1. C. No original research:
    IMDB is not a reliable source.
  2. Is it broad in its coverage?
    A. Major aspects:
    B. Focused:
  3. Is it neutral?
    Fair representation without bias:
    In the N'Sync section, "The success was followed by their third album...", needs to be re-written as it sounds like POV. This ---> "The album was also a success, despite selling considerably less than previous 'N Sync efforts", sounds like POV. "Timberlake put his recording career on hold in an attempt to jumpstart his acting career", needs to be re-written, just a little.
  4. Is it stable?
    No edit wars, etc:
  5. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?
    A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:
    B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
  6. Overall:
    Pass or Fail:
    This article is in need of a lot of sourcing. But, if the statements above can be answered, I will pass the article. Good luck with improving this article!

--  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 01:09, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

I believe all items have been addressed. Please double check. Thanks! Gary King (talk) 03:21, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
Thank you to Gary King for getting the stuff I left at the talk page, because I have gone off and placed the article as GA. Congrats. ;) --  ThinkBlue  (Hit BLUE) 19:01, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
Sounds great. Thanks! Gary King (talk) 19:07, 23 April 2008 (UTC)