The wait was over after much anticipation.
So many hoped Timberlake might take the stage with his band, The Tennessee Kids, some followers of Janet Jackson are still holding a grudge for the botched Super Bowl performance in 2004 when Timberlake mistakenly ripped off a piece of Jackson's costume, showing off...well, too much.
Regardless of which side you were on, all eyes were on Timberlake Sunday night in Minneapolis.
It wasn't the \"Rock Your Body\" singer's first time at the big game.
He took the halftime stage for the first time alongside his band *NSYNC in 2001 and later with Jackson three years later.
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PHOTO: Mary J. Blige, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith perform at MTV's Superbowl halftime show at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., Jan. 28, 2001.
Prior to taking the stage all to himself, Timberlake, 37, hinted what to expect.
No special guests
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PHOTO: Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake perform during the half-time show at Super Bowl XXXVIII.
It didn't happen.
\"I had a ton of grand ideas about special guests, from 'N SYNC to Jay [-Z] to Chris Stapleton to Janet,\" Timberlake told reporters Thursday at a press conference in Minneapolis. \"But this year...my band, The Tennessee Kids, I feel like they're my special guests, and I'm excited to rock the stage.\"
After much buzz about Jackson might join Timberlake to the stage to redo the duo's performance 14 years after her wardrobe malfunction, she put such rumors to bed Saturday.
\"To put to rest any speculation or rumors as to whether I will be performing at the Super Bowl tomorrow; I will not,\" she wrote in a statement posted to social media. “Thank you for your support and I do look forward to seeing you all very soon.”
It was Prince on a long screen, not a hologram
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PHOTO: (L-R) Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Justin Timberlake, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick of N Sync perform during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at the Barclays Center, Aug. 25, 2013 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
Initially, TMZ reported Saturday that since the Super Bowl was in Minneapolis, the birthplace of late music icon Prince, Timberlake planned to honor the Purple One during the halftime show.
The same report claimed that Timberlake planned to use a Prince hologram, upsetting many fans, including his longtime collaborator and friend, drummer Sheila E.
Sheila E. took to Twitter late Saturday night to let fans know that she spoke to Timberlake and there will be no hologram.
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