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US pop star Justin Timberlake has kicked off the Australian leg of his world tour at Brisbane's Boondall Entertainment Centre by making a A$100,000 ($120,715) donation to the Irwin family's Australia Zoo.
Performing hit singles from his latest Future Sex/Love Sounds album and his first offering Justified, the multi-award winning artist stopped the show and his screaming fans to make a serious point.
He told the crowd he had taken a private tour of the world famous Queensland wildlife park during his last visit to the country and had been very impressed by Australia's love of its animals.
"And when I came here last time, it really hit me ... I said to myself 'what can I do?'
"So what I did was 50 cents from every ticket sold on the Australian tour goes to Wildlife Warriors."
