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Morris Day Says "Prince Would Be Proud" of Justin Timberlake's Super Bowl Tribute
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Morris Day co-signs JT's performance
Other than the actual game, Prince was the biggest pop culture story of Super Bowl LII. On Saturday morning, news leaked that Justin Timberlake was going to use a Prince hologram during his Super Bowl halftime performance.
This did not go over well, with a large gathering of people having a toxic reaction to the idea of a Prince hologram.
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In the end, it wasn't an actual Prince hologram that got used. Instead, a video projection of the Purple One was implemented. The performance got mixed reviews. Someone who did enjoy the Timberlake performance was longtime Prince collaborator Morris Day.
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On Monday morning Morris put up a number of social media posts dedicated to the performance. In one post, he gave a "thank you" to JT, adding that "Prince would be proud" of the performance:
Check out the posts below.
\u201cThank you Justin Timberlake, Prince would be proud... Halftime well done! https://t.co/EmSKcQPaKw\u201d— Morris Day (@Morris Day) 1517839398