--- title: Justin Timberlake Finally Responds to Seth Rogen Tweet description: Justin Timberlake finally addressed Seth Rogen's tweet comparing the two and playfully urged him to have a little more self-confidence canonical: https://time.com/4787384/justin-timberlake-seth-rogen-response-tweet/ author: Aric Jenkins article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-20T21:08:02.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:43:50.324Z og:title: Justin Timberlake Responds After Seth Rogen Calls Himself a Less Attractive Lookalike og:description: JT thinks Seth Rogen should have a little more self-confidence og:url: https://time.com/4787384/justin-timberlake-seth-rogen-response-tweet/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt17a465997b981760/6988ce34bc6cfc79f43e171c/justin-timberlake-jessica-biel.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Justin Timberlake Responds After Seth Rogen Calls Himself a Less Attractive Lookalike twitter:description: JT thinks Seth Rogen should have a little more self-confidence twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt17a465997b981760/6988ce34bc6cfc79f43e171c/justin-timberlake-jessica-biel.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Justin Timberlake Responds After Seth Rogen Calls Himself a Less Attractive Lookalike > Sponsored content. 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On Wednesday, Rogen [tweeted a side-by-side comparison](http://time.com/4783131/seth-rogen-justin-timberlake-tweet/) of him and his wife, alongside Timberlake and his wife, Jessica Biel. Rogen hilariously juxtaposed the two photos, saying that he and his wife had an “unsettling realization” that Timberlake and Biel were a “better looking version” of them. But on Friday, Timberlake finally addressed Rogen’s tweet and playfully urged him to have a little more self-confidence. “Apparently, I’m late to the party on this… But, don’t sell yourself short, @Sethrogen,” Timberlake said. “Clearly, you and I both out-punted our coverage,” implying that the two men married out of their league. One fan pointed out that Rogen does have a slight advantage, actually: a dog. > [](https://twitter.com/%5Ftrific/status/865674869446512642) Some commenters were just happy that Timberlake finally replied to Rogen’s tweet. > [](https://twitter.com/watdez/status/865670656700043264) Will Rogen respond to Timberlake’s post? 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