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Justin’s dilemma

IF YOU EVER DOUBT THAT CELEBRIty is a kind of hell, imagine this: you’re 43, and you’re still defined by a relationship that started in your teens and ended when you were 21. Justin Timberlake is a multi-platinum selling artist. He’s been married to the actress Jessica Biel since 2012, and the couple have two sons. None of that matters because the only identity Timberlake is allowed to have is “Britney’s ex”.

This is partly his own fault. When Timberlake left the boyband NSYNC in 2002, he launched his solo

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