Overview
- Bieber, during his Weekend 2 set on Saturday, played a clip of his pre-fame cover of Justin Timberlake’s Cry Me a River and thanked Timberlake from the stage.
- Timberlake responded on Instagram on Monday with a throwback video and a snippet of the Coachella moment, writing that he was proud of Bieber.
- The older clip shows a young Bieber meeting Timberlake, with former manager Scooter Braun and Jessica Biel seen in the room.
- Bieber’s set also featured surprise turns by Billie Eilish, SZA, Big Sean and Sexyy Red, adding to the headline moment.
- Despite the public show of support, the two have never released a song together, with a 2021 DJ Khaled story about a shelved idea often cited.