Timberlake Avoids Injury At the Social Network's World Premiere

Justin Timberlake narrowly dodged a red carpet disaster on Friday night (24Sep10) when a TV cameraman dropped a microphone boom dangerously close to the singeractor's head at the New York premiere of his new movie The Social Network.

The pop staractor was talking to reporters about his role as Napster founder Sean Parker in the film, which chronicles the early days of Facebook.com when a soundman lost his grip on the prop, prompting Timberlake to duck out of the way to avoid a potential injury.

But ever the professional, the SexyBack hitmaker refused to let the close call disrupt his interviews and he continued on to promote the picture, which also stars Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield.

The special screening was the world premiere of The Social Network and served as the official opening of the 2010 New York Film Festival.