The Empowering Message Justin Timberlake’s Speech Sends to Men Everywhere

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Justin Timberlake just thanked his wife Jessica Biel in the most moving way. (Getty Images)

Musician, actor and new father Justin Timberlake received a major honor in Memphis this weekend — a permanent place in the Music Hall of Fame.

After a long, emotional speech shouting out his musical heroes and thanking the city of Memphis for the award, Timberlake took a teary turn to thank his wife, Jessica Biel.

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“First of all, I would like to thank my beautiful, loving and incredibly-understanding-of-her-husband’s-shortcomings-wife, Jessica.”

Biel has recently been busy working on her amazing new initiative with WomanCare Global to empower women and girls by talking about women’s health issues around the world.

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Timberlake went on, his voice filled with emotion, “Seriously, she is a rock…” and paused to wipe his teary eyes. “Baby I love you more than I can put into words and more than any song I could ever write.”

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Men, we hate that we have to say this in 2015, but it’s okay to thank your partner for making your life better, and it’s okay to cry a little while you do so.

See the touching video below: