Justin Timberlake is to take a “major role†in the new direction of Myspace after he emerged as one of those behind a $35m deal for the ailing social network.
Timberlake who starred as Facebook investor Sean Parker in ‘The Social Network’, took a stake in Myspace along with the online advertising company, Specific Media.
The unlikely entrepreneur will “lead the business strategy†for the fallen social network, the Specific Media chief executive Tim Vangerhook, said on announcing the $35m deal on Wednesday evening.
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