US
pop star
Justin
Timberlake
has kicked
off the
Australian
leg of his
world tour
at
Brisbane's
Boondall
Entertainment
Centre by
making a
$100,000
donation
to the
Irwin
family's
Australia
Zoo.
Performing
hit singles
from his
latest
Future
Sex/Love
Sounds
album and
his first
offering
Justified,
the
multi-award
winning
artist
stopped the
show and his
screaming
fans tonight
to make a
serious
point.
He told the
crowd he had
taken a
private tour
of the world
famous
Queensland
wildlife
park during
his last
visit to the
country and
had been
very
impressed by
Australia's
love of its
animals.
“And when I
came here
last time,
it really
hit me ... I
said to
myself:
"What can I
do?'
“So what I
did was 50
cents from
every ticket
sold on the
Australian
tour goes to
Wildlife
Warriors.”
The star
drew screams
from the
crowd as he
presented
zoo director
Wes Mannion
with a
cheque for
$100,000.
He then
invited the
crowd to
join him in
a tequila
toast with
his band
members to
celebrate
and to toast
“crazy
sun-kissed
beautiful
Australian
women”.
Dressed in a
suit, vest
and tie, he
complained
of the
Brisbane
heat and
suggested he
would be
more
comfortable
naked.
“But you
have to pay
more for
that,” he
said.
The former
N'Sync
member
impressed
the crowd by
beginning
one song
playing
guitar
before
performing a
routine
around the
arena stage
showing off
some of his
famous dance
moves.
Timberlake
will perform
again in
Brisbane
tomorrow
before
heading to
Sydney,
Adelaide,
Melbourne
and Perth.
Thank you
Breny for
this info
