Flash!
Inside New York;
For Fans, Celebs Are Justin Time
Robert Kahn. STAFF WRITER
Newsday (New York, NY) August 30, 2002

It was all Justin, all the time last night at Radio City, as celebs sauntered down the red carpet talking about their favorite topics: Justin Timberlake and "American Idol" finalist Justin Guarini.

Timberlake, making his debut solo performance, was clearly a crowd fave.

"With as much as he has going on musically, he must feel great to finally have the opportunity to show it completely unadulterated," said guitar-wielding singer-songwriter John Mayer.

But others were more interested in knowing how he'd react to seeing ex-flame Britney Spears.

"There might be some scandal going down tonight," opined Rick Burch of Jimmy Eat World.

For his part, Timberlake seemed very relaxed, posing with members of the group Outkast and joshing with reporters. "I feel good," he said.

"I think Kelly's amazing looking and very talented, but I think Justin's gonna get it."