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Report: Justin Timberlake finalizing deal to perform at Super Bowl halftime show

Singer Justin Timberlake is close to finalizing a deal to perform at Super Bowl LII. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
Singer Justin Timberlake is close to finalizing a deal to perform at Super Bowl LII. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
By Juliakate E Culpepper
Sept 27, 2017

Justin Timberlake is reportedly a finalizing a deal to perform at the Super Bowl LII halftime show at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn., according to Us Weekly.

The NFL has not announced anything regarding the half time show performer for February’s Super Bowl, but did release a statement to the Denver Post.

“No decisions have been made on the performer(s) and we are not going to speculate on particular artists,” NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said, according to The Denver Post. “Along with Pepsi, we know that we will put on a spectacular show. When it is time to announce her name we will do it. Or his name. Or their names.”

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