Justin Timberlake Apologizes for His Beatboxing, and Does Not Promise to Stop

Justin Timberlake told fans he is sorry for his beatboxing, and he did not promise it is over, TMZ reported on Tuesday.

The item, published at 6:59 a.m. Pacific time, said Timberlake is apologizing for the beatboxing era while leaving open the chance that it happens again. TMZ framed the note as an apology with a caveat, not as a retirement from the bit.

What he is responding to

Timberlake has been filmed beatboxing in public settings during the current run of appearances, and the clips traveled faster than the songs around them. The apology treats that reaction as real. The second half of the TMZ headline, that he cannot promise it is over, keeps the item from reading as a clean retreat.

He is in the middle of a long return to the stage after the 2024 Forget Tomorrow tour and a run of headlines about his performing schedule. A short apology about a crowd bit is a lighter item than those stories, which is how TMZ played it on Tuesday morning.

How to read the apology

An apology that reserves the right to repeat the offense is a comic structure as much as a statement. Fans who disliked the beatboxing get the sorry. Fans who liked it get the warning that it may return. TMZ did not quote a longer written statement in the homepage summary.

Until a full transcript or video is attached, the reportable facts are the apology and the refusal to rule out a repeat.

Source

TMZ, Justin Timberlake beatboxing apology, 6 October 2026.