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Justin Timberlakeis bringing sexy back toSaturday Night Live— for the sixth time.
HostDakota Johnsonintroduced the “Mirrors” singer for his first return as musical guest in over a decade this weekend.
That moment saw him perform a second new track,“Sanctified,” which featured rapper and singer Tobe Nwigwe, who also made an appearance on theSNLstage.
Timberlake, 42, also performedthe lead singleoff of hisforthcoming solo album, “Selfish," just days after its release on Wednesday.
Timberlake also joked about his “comeback” duringthe actress' opening monologue, having joined her on stage after she mentioned the movie they had starred in together, 2010’s hit drama,The Social Network.
“What are you doing up here, are you lost?” Johnson, 34, asked the singer, who then revealed that he had heard his name mentioned and thought it was his cue.
The actress and singer then had some back and forth where Timberlake offered his assistance for sketches and noted he that had previously hostedSNLhimself, prompting Johnson to remind him that “was 10 years ago.”
“Anyway, I’m so happy you chose my show for your comeback,” Johnson told the singer. “Comeback, is that what we’re calling it?” he responded, leading the actress to explain she had “meant that in a good way.”
“OK, I see what this is. This is where we make a joke like, ‘First he was bringing sexy back, and now he’s bringing coming back,’ " Timberlake said, to the delight of the audience, before wishing Johnson good luck.
The former*NSYNCmember made numerous appearances on the late-night comedy sketch show in the 2000s and early 2010s: five times as host and now six as musical guest.
Justin Timberlake/YouTube
In the years between his most recent LPMan of the WoodsandEverything I Thought It Was, Timberlake has starred in four films, including twoTrollsmovies.Trolls Band Together, the third installment of the animated musical comedy movie series, saw the pop star reunite with his old boyband to release their first song in 21 years,“Better Place.”
Saturday Night Liveairs Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC.Everything I Thought It Wasis set for release on March 15.
source: people.com
