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Justin Timberlake Caught Up In Twitter Backlash

Jesse Williams moved the world with his riveting acceptance speech at the BET Awards 2016.

Justin Timberlake responded to the moment, tweeting that he was so inspired.

The comment opened Timberlake up to scrutiny, with one user asking him to stop appropriating Black music. Uh oh.

https://twitter.com/jtimberlake/status/747276674073395200

The singer quickly realized he made a mistake, apologizing for his soft clap back:

Oh man. Too bad the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

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