Justin Timberlake has had to write an open letter to apologise for a video that was planned to be shown at his
wedding.
The video, which was filmed by Justin's friends, featured homeless people from the streets of Los Angeles sending well wishes to the singer and his gorgeous new bride, Jessica Biel. Other people on the video included various street musicians and random transsexuals, who recorded personal messages to the couple.
The video - meant as a jokey element to the
wedding day - was obviously done in bad taste, and was more of a Stag Do stunt that a wedding feature we feel! The video begins with the message "Greetings from your Hollywood friends who just couldn't make it". Also in the video, a man with missing teeth says: "Jessica and Justin I haven't seen you for a long time, my gift is in the mail". One of the homeless people involved in the recording has revealed that he was paid £25 to take part in the video.
The singer took to his website to apologise but denied knowing anything about it. He also says it was not shown at the actual wedding. He said in a statement: "I don't live my life making fun of people especially those who are less fortunate or those in need. I am deeply sorry to anyone who was offended by the video. I do understand the reaction and, by association, I am holding myself accountable. My friends are good people. This was clearly a lapse in judgment which I'm sure no one who is reading this is exempt from".
What's that saying...be nice to the people you meet on the way up, because you may bump into them again on the way down...
