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Justin Timberlake already brought sexy back - and now he’s making geek chic.

In between concert dates and red carpet walks, Timberlake has popped up several times on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” decked out in one dorky get-up after another.

So does he just really like playing a dweeb, or is he angling for an ‘SNL’ career switch?

Us Weekly’s Ian Drew says it’s more likely that Timberlake’s old Disney habits die hard.

“There’s still a Mouseketeer inside him that’s constantly wanting to come forward,” Drew said, referencing the star’s stint on “The Mickey Mouse Club’ where he both performed songs and acted in comedy segments.

Meanwhile, Timberlake has become the king of nerdy cameos. Last weekend he donned schlubby overalls, geeky glasses and a dowdy mop-top in a video where he played a supermarket janitor.

The week before Thanksgiving, the star squeezed into a leotard to bust some awkward moves as a klutzy backup dancer in a skit with Beyonce Knowles.
And don’t forget his impersonation of Robin Gibb in a parody sketch of the Bee Gees with Jimmy Fallon and the now infamous (and Emmy-winning) “D— in a Box” routine.

“It’s really who Justin is … he still is that geeky kid,” Drew said, “There’s still that part of him that likes to clown around.”

Pop stars Britney Spear and Christina Auguilera and actors Keri Russell and Ryan Gosling were also part of the cast during Timberlake’s run, along with fellow ‘N Sync bandmate JC Chasez.

If Timberlake is looking for geeky parts beyond the ‘SNL’ stage, we think “Ugly Betty” is way overdue for a new love interest.

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Justin Timberlake brought sexy back to NBC’s Saturday Night Live this weekend, appearing in the popular Weekend Update segment and a skit with musical guest Beyonce.

For Timberlake’s Weekend Update appearance opposite anchor Seth Meyers — in which the singer revealed his idea of a perfect episode, hosted by himself — he launched into a few bars of “SexyBack,” and told viewers he’d occupy his time during commercial breaks by “texting Jessica,” referring to girlfriend Jessica Biel.

Later, Timberlake donned a leotard and black pumps to dance backup for musical guest Beyonce’s video “Single Ladies.” (Watch a clip above)

However, Timberlake’s dancing did little to impress Beyonce in the skit, which featured SNL host Paul Rudd as the video’s director. “What are you doing?” she shrieked as he got a little too close for comfort. “We’re grinding,” one of Timberlake’s fellow dancers said. “I thought it was obvious!”

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Kanye West has never been one for modesty.

“I realize that my place and position in history is that I will go down as the voice of this generation, of this decade, I will be the loudest voice,” West, 31, says in a new interview with the Associated Press.

“It’s me settling into that position of just really accepting that it’s one thing to say you want to do it, and it’s another thing to really end up being like Michael Jordan,” he added.

The Grammy-Award winning rapper also slams Justin Timberlake, saying he missed his chance to be a music MVP.

“There were people who had the potential to do it but they went on vacation, so when Justin went on vacation I made albums,” West said. “And it just came out to be that.”

(Timberlake’s released his last album FutureSex/LoveSounds in 2006. West dropped a CD last year, and his newest disc, 808s and Heartbreak, hits stores Nov. 24.)

On a more sober note, West admitted he’s been struggling since the Nov. 2007 death of his mother, Donda.

“I’m just going through balancing that. And I always used to have that support system, you know,” he said. “My mom would be there; no matter what, she was there before everything.”

“We were together for like 30 years,” he added. And you know now when I’m on that stage and I look out and I say, ‘What am I going to do with the rest of my life?’ Like when does a real life start?’”

“Because I have sacrificed real life to be a celebrity and to give this art to people, which is great,” he said. “It is great that I was able to do that, I’m not trying to shun that in any way, but it’s definitely a Catch-22, and it’s bittersweet.”

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If those much-rumored wedding bells are really right around the corner for Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel, the couple seems content to keep the news under wraps for now.

Last month, Timberlake’s fellow ‘N Sync alum, Lance Bass, added to the nuptial speculation, saying, “I definitely see them getting married pretty soon.”

But when reporters recently asked the “SexyBack” singer about possible plans, Timberlake simply dismissed the query as “a dumb question.”

For her part, Biel’s just as mysterious as her main man. In an interview with the British edition of Marie Claire, the actress refused to commit to any marriage specifics.

“I feel like, if it’s an organic way for me and the right time in my life, then, yeah,” she said. “If it’s right, it’ll be right — but, at this moment, that seems completely foreign.”

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Ryan Seacrest broke the news on his Nov. 5 radio broadcast that Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake would take the stage together with Madonna at her Nov. 6 concert at L.A.’s Dodger Stadium. While the news might have come to a shock to many fans, some close friends of Spears weren’t surprised.

“Justin has denied all along that he was in touch with Britney, but that was him being a gentleman,” says one source who has known Spears for years. “He was in touch with her and supportive all through rehab — there’s no bad blood and he’s been open to helping her when she was ready and responsible all along.”

Another Spears friend says, “Britney’s serious about her comeback now — the people who supported her when she was at the top of her game have always been willing to come back when she was serious and ready.”

As for Madonna’s influence, a Kabbalah source is more cynical. “It’s hard for this to not look like a press stunt. There’s been a lot of worry about how Madonna is presenting Kabbalah to the world while she’s divorcing Guy and denying a real relationship with A-Rod. Britney’s never cut ties totally with Kabbalah,” says the source. “I’m sure there’s a link here. If she’s a comeback story and Kabbalah can take credit, then everyone wins.”

Brit and Madge took to the stage at the opening of Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet concert in LA.

The two belted Human Nature, Madge’s misogynist anthem.

Brit was wearing black pants and a tuxedo-style white top with black heels.