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Super hottie Justin Timberlake will be showing off his William Rast clothing line at New York Fashion Week next month.

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The line is the one he co-designs with best friend Trace Ayala. The Rast show will be held on Feb. 16 but though we still keep fingers crossed, the reports claim there will be no JT’s performance.

It’s not the first fashion show for the line. It was first presented in September during NY Fashion Week.

According to WWD. Com, JT won’t be the only designer to present men’s collection at the NYFW. Such noted designers as Calvin Klein, Richard Chai, Gilded Age, Antonio Azzuolo and Jurgen Oeltjenbruns will dedicate their catwalk shows solely to men’s fashion.

It was like old times in MTV's Times Square studio. There were superstars everywhere you looked, frantic stagehands darting about, and down below — packed against police barricades — ... lots of screaming kids.

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On Sunday night (November 16), after 10 years and more than 2,500 episodes, MTV's legendary "TRL" bid adieu to the airwaves with "Total Finale Live," a positively packed three-hour party that was as much about celebrating memories from the past as it was creating ones for the future.

It was a livewire, unpredictable and — fittingly — star-studded send-off for a show that prided itself in being all those things. It was a night full of big-time performances, big-name guest stars and nostalgic trips down memory lane. It was the kind of proper, celebratory goodbye that most of MTV's biggest programs (be it "Jackass" or "Beavis and Butt-head" or even "The Osbournes") don't actually get, which sort of makes sense, considering that "TRL" launched the careers of today's biggest stars, reimagined the concept of live television and, whether you realize it or not, probably defined a generation.

A who's who of "TRL" alumni rocked stages both inside and out of the studio, starting with Beyoncé, who, backed by a cracking live band, poured her heart and soul into "If I Were a Boy" and then flipped the switch and tore through muscled up versions of "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" and "Crazy in Love." Fall Out Boy (sans bassist Pete Wentz, who was with his wife Ashlee Simpson as she reportedly went into labor) followed her, braving the chilly New York night to shred on a flatbed truck parked in the heart of Times Square. Wentz even got some new-dad advice from Good Charlotte's Joel Madden on the show.

Later in the night, a trio of hip-hop heavyweights — Ludacris, Nelly and Snoop Dogg — performed their greatest "TRL" hits, then joined forces on the Doggfather's "Drop It Like It's Hot." Former "TRL" mainstays the Backstreet Boys took a nostalgic run at "I Want It That Way," and 50 Cent — who, in true Fiddy fashion, kept show producers waiting until the very last minute — pounded his way through "In Da Club" and his current hit, "Get Up." (Backstage, he had some choice words for Kanye West and Donald Trump.)

And though they didn't perform, tons of other stars stopped by to pay their respects. Justin Timberlake chuckled as clips of his frosted-tipped 'NSYNC past played on flat-screen TVs in the studio. Taylor Swift clutched a "TRL" yearbook that she got signed by everyone in attendance. Diddy — who appeared on the show more than anyone else — did a bit of hosting, a bit of joking and (of course) a bit of plugging for his new fragrance, I Am King, and the upcoming Notorious B.I.G. biopic "Notorious." And, in a move that could only happen on live television, Kid Rock wandered around with a stogie and a glass of beer, then greeted a female admirer in the audience with: "Hi, baby, you're much too young for me."

There were phoned-in congrats from Eminem and Christina Aguilera. Miley Cyrus geeking out in the "TRL" photo booth. More former VJs than you could shake a stick at. And plenty of video packages that recounted the most memorable moments from the show's 10-year history — everything from Mariah Carey's wacko striptease to Rudy Guiliani's appearance on the show's first broadcast post-9/11 — and goofy glimpses at your favorite stars' first appearances on the show (a barely legal Xtina, a super-slim Slim Shady, a giggly Britney Spears, to name just a few). There were on-air bleeps and teary pre-teens and even a few "Oh wait, what?!?" moments — you know, the stuff "TRL" was known for.

And, appropriately, there was also one last video countdown. Hosts Carson Daly and Damien Fahey guided viewers (and the screaming fans inside the studio) through the 10 most iconic clips in "TRL" history — everything from Outkast's "Hey Ya!" and 'NSYNC's "Bye Bye Bye" to Kid Rock's "Bawitdaba" — a list topped with Britney Spears' " ... Baby One More Time" (sadly, Brit Brit was not on hand to accept the accolades). The fact that all of this played out before a packed (and really squealy) studio audience — and on a massive screen outside in Times Square — only seemed right.

And then, as 11 p.m. drew close on the East Coast, it was time bring the show to a close. Surrounded by friends, fans and the famous, Daly and Fahey raised champagne glasses and attempted to sum up the show's 10-year run in a few sentences. Not surprisingly, this proved rather tough (and Kid Rock and Snoop's "pass the dutchie" antics didn't help matters much), but it was Daly who perhaps did it best, thanking everyone who's ever appeared or worked on the show for a decade's worth of memories, then turning to the camera, raising his glass high and asking, appropriately: "Why are we stopping this show?"

There have been rumours of the former sweethearts pairing up again for years, but it seems that the long awaited duet between Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake is finally back on.

The pair - who dated in their teens and split in 2002 - will be teaming up for a song on the Toxic singer's next album, which is due at the end of the year.

'They’re planning to record a duet – a dance track – for her new album,’ a source close to the singer reportedly told Life & Style magazine.

Britney will be teaming up with former flame Justin Timberlake for a track which will be on her new album

Justin and Britney have had little contact since their split six years ago, but the
27-year-old is said to be willing to put the past aside in order to help his former love.

‘He’s been sent her new music, and his feedback is really positive,’ an insider said to be close to the star is quoted as saying.

The former couple were supposed to team up for her last album, but troubled Spears missed her recording session with legendary producer Timbaland at his Virginia Beach studio last August.

She is also thought to have avoided seeing Justin at the VMA’s in 2007 when he attempted to wished her good luck before her disastrous performance.

But the mother-of-two is now said to be keen to show her ex  that she has changed.
She’s strong again – and she wants Justin to see that. Musically she wants to blow him away,’ the source added.

However it seems unlikely that the pair will reignite their relationship.

Justin is currently dating actress Jessica Biel and reportedly 'only wants friendship from Britney.'

Britney is currently recording for the album and recently described it as her 'best work ever'.

"I think it is more urban. I'm working with producers who are just amazing," she told OK magazine.

She said that she had written most of the material and was spending time at the piano every day working on new songs.