EdwardKnoxII 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2003 http://channels.netscape.com/ns/celebrity/....jsp?current=24 Accused of Being a Racist 'N Sync's former tour manager is suing pop heartthrob Justin Timberlake for racial abuse. Ibrahim Duarte claims that Justin and other members of the band used racial slurs toward black employees of the group and belittled him by insisting that he travel in a separate tour bus. Duarte claims he was fired in 2000 because they were ashamed of having a black "front man" and replaced him with a white guy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Corey_Lazarus 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2003 Meh. Who cares if he hates black people? Still makes bad, infectious pop music. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2003 Maybe the guy misunderstood, Justin was just trying to be down wit the homies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpikeFayeJettEdBebop 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2003 Agreed. Plus, people are allowed to be racist, it's too bad Justin doesnt like black people, and I guess that dudes black. Too bad, CRY ME A RIVER. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2003 Ibrahim Duarte is not only Justin's dog but he is also his bitch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SamoaRowe 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2003 Yes... people are allowed to be rascist. Does it mean they should be? No. But I don't want them trying to tell me how to think so I won't tell them how they should think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haVoc 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2003 So, Justin (successful solo career and most well known of the group) is only being sued almost 4 years after Ibrahim Duarte (ran out of money) was fired? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B. Brian Brunzell 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2003 So, Justin (successful solo career and most well known of the group) is only being sued almost 4 years after Ibrahim Duarte (ran out of money) was fired? That about sums it up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haVoc 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2003 Here's a little more details on this story which just shows this guy wants money. I still can't believe I'm defending Justin Timberlake. Ibrahim Duarte, a former tour manager for N-Sync, says that the group is nothing but a bunch of racists, and is suing them for $10 million. Duarte claims that Justin Timberlake once said, “You niggers ain’t shit,” and Lance Bass asked for him to travel in different tour bus because he didn’t want his friends to see that they had a black tour manager. The group’s current manager, Johnny Wright, who also happens to be black, said in response, “I'm saddened to hear that Ibrahim has chosen to take this path. It's outrageous that race is being used. I am the manager of 'NSYNC and I am African-American. N-Sync's director of worldwide security is African-American, the musical director of N-Sync is African-American, in fact our entire security team is African-American. N-Sync's assistant production manager is Asian-American, and it goes on and on. Never in my 10 years of being with the group have I ever heard or received a complaint from anyone, including Ibrahim, associated with the group about racial or demeaning speech.” Duarte’s suit happens to come a year and a half after another lawsuit against the group, which alleged that they owed him $155,000 in back pay. That lawsuit mentioned no reports of racism whatsoever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B. Brian Brunzell 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2003 Damn those ni--ah, nevermind. This douchebag is after money and nothing else. And it's the SECOND suit he's had against Timberlake/N*SYNC? This guy is a total nutsack. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2003 Well, seeing how only hanging around black people these days makes Justin *more* popular, I don't see where this is going. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Winter Of My Discontent Report post Posted December 21, 2003 How many white broads do you see Justin dancing with in his videos? a few. But you see him grinding with quite a few black ones. He doesn't sound like a guy who is racist. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2003 Damn...$10 million for some racial slurs? I figured I'm owed about 200 times that for my stint in Washington Junior High School in Pontiac, MI. (which was roughly a 80 black/20 white mix) Oh just stop bitching already. Just write a tell all book and be done with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Use Your Illusion 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2003 How many white broads do you see Justin dancing with in his videos? a few. But you see him grinding with quite a few black ones. He doesn't sound like a guy who is racist. That and the fact he acts like he thinks he's an African American. He's not racist. UYI Share this post Link to post Share on other sites