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'The Hills' star Audrina Patridge says Justin Timberlake made her feel 'humiliated' at the 2007 MTV VMAs

Jul 28, 2022, 07:14 IST
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  • Audrina Patridge wrote in her new memoir how she was "humiliated" by Justin Timberlake.
  • She recalled his "rude, diva behavior" when she and "The Hills" costars Lauren Conrad and Whitney Port presented him an award at the 2007 VMAs.
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Audrina Patridge revealed in her new memoir, "Choices: The Hills and Back Again," an encounter with Justin Timberlake at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards that left her feeling "humiliated."

In an excerpt shared by Page Six, Patridge said that Timberlake showed "rude, diva behavior" in front of her and fellow "The Hills" stars Lauren Conrad and Whitney Port when they were onstage at the VMAs to present him with the male artist of the year award.

"Lauren and Whitney were beyond excited when Justin Timberlake won, because they were superfans," she wrote in the book. "His wasn't my kind of music, so I couldn't have cared less, but I was excited for them."

"And then Justin wouldn't even come up to us and accept the award in front of a packed house!" she added.

(L-R) Lauren Conrad, Audrina Patridge, and Whitney Port at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards.John Shearer/WireImage/Getty
When the women called Timberlake's name, he got up from his seat with musician/producer Timbaland who went ahead of the "SexyBack" artist to the stage, took the Moon Man statue from "The Hills" stars, and then presented it to Timberlake himself as the reality stars backed to the side of the stage.

Patridge said the moment "devastated" Conrad and Port. But then it got worse.

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"As if that wasn't bad enough, Justin took center stage and said to the crowd: 'MTV, play more damn videos. We don't want to see 'The Simpsons;' or reality television,'" Patridge wrote, referring to MTV's reality shows at the time focused on Jessica Simpson and her sister Ashlee Simpson.

Patridge believes Timberlake's comments were a "personal attack" against them.

"Lauren's jaw dropped," Patridge wrote. "We were humiliated."

"Choices: The Hills and Back Again" hit shelves on Monday.

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