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For the past few years, the first day of May has been marked by a special meme featuring Justin Timberlake.
The тАЬItтАЩs gonna be MayтАЭ meme heralds the beginning of the month with a joking reference to the singerтАЩs exaggerated pronunciation of the word тАЬmeтАЭ тАФ making it sound more like тАЬMayтАЭ тАФ in the *NSYNC hit тАЬItтАЩs Gonna Be Me.тАЭ
This year, however, Timberlake is paying tribute to Kianna Davis, the fan who started the meme, which has grown over the years and continues to make its presence felt in 2021.
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тАЬNo that itтАЩs ACTUALLY May, I have to give props where they are due,тАЭ wrote Timberlake in a tweet. тАЬLook what you started @astro_kianna,тАЭ using DavisтАЩ Twitter handle.
Now that itтАЩs ACTUALLY May, I have to give props where they are due. Look what you started @astro_kianna ? https://t.co/Vl3AIDMqWo
тАФ Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) May 1, 2021
Kianna responded, and enthusiastically.
тАЬDude I love you so much. Thank you for this and IтАЩll cherish it forever,тАЭ she wrote.┬а
?????? Dude I love you so much. Thank you for this and I’ll cherish it forever тЭдя╕ПтЭдя╕П
тАФ ??тАН?тЬитБ╖ (@astro_kianna) May 1, 2021
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She also offered a tongue-in-cheek reply via Instagram Story, noting that sheтАЩs тАЬso sorry that you have to see this every year.тАЭ
Timberlake capped things off by sharing a snippet of Lizzo putting her spin on the song.
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