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Justin Timberlake has gotten a temporary restraining order against a 48-year-old woman who has been stalking him, reports CBC. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ordered Karen McNeil to stay at least 100 yards away from Timberlake and his property.

McNeil has repeatedly trespassed on Timberlake’s property, claiming she knew the singer, but being turned away by security guards.

“McNeil’s ever-increasing, aggressive and harassing conduct has become extremely frightening,” read the order. It said the singer “fears for the personal safety of himself, his friends and employees.”

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Justin Timerberlake’s mom, Lynn Harless, told E! News she thinks the woman her son is with is awesome. “He’s found someone that’ll golf with him, give him a hard time when he deserves it and stand up to him,” she said.

She’s assumed to be talking about Jessica Biel, although rumours have been circulating that the pair has broken up. Timberlake was alone this weekend when he headed to Las Vegas to host a golf tournament and all-star benefit concert for Shriners Hospitals for Children.

A fired manager at Justin Timberlake’s Southern Hospitality has filed a lurid sexual discrimination suit – claiming the restaurant utterly failed to live up to its name, reports NY news.

It’s the second time in six months the singer’s upper East Side barbecue joint has been sued by a former employee.

In the latest legal battle, aspiring actress Alison McDaniel claims Timberlake business partners Eytan Sugarman and Ronnie Kaplan are guilty of “vile and discriminatory conduct.”

McDaniel, 29, said her job as general manager became an X-rated nightmare in which she was spit on, pelted with expletives and subjected to porn.

“In at least one instance, defendants Sugarman and Kaplan viewed … pornography while in a locked room with McDaniel and made fun of her when she began crying,” the suit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court  claims.

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A team of artists including Justin Timberlake, singer Kenna and rapper Lupe Fiasco are set to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa, in an attempt to raise awareness for the water crisis.

Kenna told Elle magazine the water crisis is something the singer can personally relate to. “My dad almost died as a child from waterborne diseases in Ethiopia, and he had talked to me about digging a well there, and I thought, ‘I have too many friends who would be concerned with the subject of clean water. Maybe I can help out.’ ”

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If you want Justin Timberlake to release a new album, the best way to get him to do so is to mess with his sleep. J.T. told Entertainment Weekly he will release a new album when his sleep pattern is disturbed.

“I was heavily fulfilled with the last one and I always have this thing with myself that if I can’t sleep because I need to do it, then I’m gonna do it,” he said of his last album to Entertainment Weekly. “But if I’m not losing sleep over it, then …”

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Ciara’s new video “Love Sex Magic” certainly lives up to it’s name. The steamy video features Ciara and Timberlake engaged in sexy dance scenes and near make-out sessions. MTV reports that Ciara said “It’s all about showing another side of me with this video.” While Timberlake said “I just kind of wanted to create a song for a female that was along the same lines as a male who could have swagga on an album.” “Love Sex Magic” will be featured on Ciara’s new album, Fantasy Ride, due out this spring.

It seems like Justin Timberlake is taking a cue from entrepreneurs like Diddy and Sting and launching his own brand of alcohol; the drink of choice is tequila.

Chartattack.com reports that Timberlake, whom also owns a clothing line and his own record label, will launch a brand of tequila which will be christened 901. The name, or number rather, is a tribute to “that time of night when your evening is ending, but your night is just beginning.” It is also a tribute to Timberlake’s hometown of Memphis, Tennessee where the area code is 901.

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It was announced on Monday (January 26) that Radiohead would perform on the Grammy Awards show taking place on February 8. The band is up for five Grammys.

The performance at this year’s 51st annual Grammy Awards will mark Radiohead’s first live TV performance in the U.S. since 2000, not to mention the first time the band plays on the award show.

With Radiohead added to the list, three nominees for Album of the Year are set to perform at the award show. However, both Robert Plant and Alison Krauss who are nominated for their collaboration “Raising Sand,” and Ne-Yo have not been confirmed as performers.

Justin Timberlake and T.I. will also be performing at the awards. T.I. will be joining Jay-Z, Lil Wayne and Kanye West to perform their hit “Swagga Like Us.”

Other acts for the night include Katy Perry – who lends her song “I Kissed A Girl” for this year’s My Grammy Moment – Coldplay, Jennifer Hudson, the Jonas Brothers, Lil Wayne, Carrie Underwood, among other performers.

“Follow My Lead,” Justin Timberlake’s new single, had its MySpace Music debut on Tuesday (November 18).

The song was made for a Shriners Hospitals for Children’s fundraiser and features vocals from Esmée Denters.

The track was recorded live at a Justin Timberlake and Friends concert for the Shriners Hospital for Children. The song opens with an intro from JT followed by vocals from Danters.

Some of the lyrics include, “Hands up, I show you what I do, I got my stance up/ Everybody knows this is the anthem/ Everybody knows this is the anthem.”

“Future Sexy/Love Sounds” was released in 2006. The musician has not released another album since then. A spokesperson for Timberlake told MTV News the singer is not working on a solo record but is in-studio writing and producing songs.

The song “Follow My Lead” can be purchased for 99 cents or added to a playlist for MySpace Music users.

The fifth annual Fashion Rocks concert will feature a cavalcade of music superstars, including Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé, Chris Brown, Rihanna and Mariah Carey.

The event, which celebrates the relationship between music and fashion, will be held Sept. 5 at New York’s Radio City Music Hall.

Also performing will be Black Eyed Peas, Fergie, Keith Urban, Lil Wayne, Kid Rock and Duffy.

Proceeds from the show will go to Stand Up To Cancer, a program set up by the Entertainment Industry Foundation to help fund cancer research.

“Fashion Rocks uniquely celebrates the intersection of two of the most sexy cultural paradigms: fashion and music. This year, we have a spectacular lineup of talent and performances that will take the show to a whole new level,” Richard Beckman, president of Conde Nast Media Group, said in a statement Tuesday.

Conde Nast, which produces the event, will also include its annual Fashion Rocks magazine (put together by Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour) in the September edition of 16 of its titles.

Those who can’t make it down to the Big Apple can catch the concert when it airs as a two-hour special on CBS Sept. 9.