Why Is Everyone Picking on Justin Timberlake? Inside the Backlash

It's a weird time to be Justin Timberlake. His just-released album, Man of the Woods, hit number one, and he played music's most coveted gig at the Super Bowl – without incident, this time. He's about to go on what will no doubt be a highly successful arena tour. But a very vocal online contingent has simply had enough of him: they mocked every second of his album roll-out, beginning with its trailer, which raised accusations of "pivoting to whiteness"; they questioned his professed c