He steered clear of any talk about American President Donald Trump, but Justin Timberlake's musical opening for this year's Oscars still had tongues wagging.
Timberlake opened today's Academy Awards ceremony with a song-and-dance routine to his hit song Can't Stop This Feeling, complete with a remixed middle section and an outro that included covering a portion of Bill Withers' Lovely Day.
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The performance included a high-five with Denzel Washington. Actor Javiar Bardem danced like he was in a nightclub.
It was a feel-good opening to the ceremony that turned a little awkward when he threw to host Jimmy Kimmel and experienced microphone feedback.