He didn’t expose anyone’s nipple this time around, but Justin Timberlake probably won’t remember his latest Super Bowl half time show with much affection.

The Daily Beast are calling it “a total disaster”, doubling down by saying that JT’s effort was “the worst one in recent memory”.

TMZ went pun-heavy and called it “a deaf-ing disaster”, and the Washington Post detailed “how Justin Timberlake lost the Super Bowl”.

Not exactly glowing reviews, but we’re going to stick a snapshot of the Beast’s take on JT’s performance:

What’s inarguable is that after a string of jaw-dropping extravaganzas from the likes of Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, and Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake delivered the worst halftime show of the tradition’s recent pop-star era. May the ghost of Prince haunt him forever…

Listless, muted, lacking any cohesion and spectacle, it was the Big Game’s biggest fumble.

Timberlake’s set opened with a performance from what looked like Minnesota’s least fun karaoke bar…

The whole thing was extremely claustrophobic—an awkwardness that lingered throughout the entire set…

We buried Janet for the nipple, but will we forgive Justin for the hate crime that was that Prince duet?

Oh, and about his outfit:

…he was wearing what might have been the ugliest outfit I’ve ever seen. Baggy camouflage cargo pants. A red bandana handkerchief around his neck. A button-up shirt with a still life of deer in a field screened on it. The assault on the very idea of fashion became a grenade to the eyes when he then donned a matching blazer for “Suit and Tie”…

No costume changes. No stunts. No guests. (Not even NSYNC!) Just warbled noise. Once upon a time, Justin Timberlake brought sexy back. Now we’d like a refund.

Drops mic – that’s a pretty brutal takedown.

Want to see the performance for yourself?v Just click the bit below that says “Watch on YouTube”:

Don’t worry, I just skipped through it as well.

Something that plenty of peeps also seem to be bringing up is the fact that Prince and JT didn’t seem to get on all that well. Deets via Bustle:

…some fans had issue with the singer including Prince at all, even if it was in honor [sic] of the game being held in Prince’s hometown of Minneapolis. Why? Because, supposedly, Prince and Timberlake hated each other. But what’s the real story?

Well, according to Genius, it all stems back to Timberlake’s song “SexyBack.” As Genius notes, and as reported by Contact Music, at an Emmys party in 2006, Prince said in reference to Timberlake’s single, “For whoever is claiming that they are bringing sexy back, sexy never left!”

…the only other known incident between Prince and Timberlake occurred at the 2007 Golden Globes when Timberlake accepted an award on Prince’s behalf…Prince was stuck in traffic and wasn’t able to accept his Golden Globe for Best Original Song for “Song of the Heart” from Happy Feet. Timberlake, who was presenting the award, accepted on his behalf and make a joke about Prince’s height.

You can be 100% sure that Prince didn’t dig that vibe.

Better luck next time, JT.

[sources:dailybeast&bustle]