BYU student claims N'SYNC singer stole song

PROVO, Utah (U-WIRE) — Brigham Young University student and songwriter Clinton Poulsen is accusing Justin Timberlake of N'SYNC of stealing parts of one of his songs and putting it in the group's "Celebrity" album.

Poulsen alleges that while under contract with Wright Entertainment, the song "See Right Through You," which he wrote last March, was placed into Timberlake's hands and put onto the "Celebrity" album under Timberlake's name.

"Justin had at least five different ways of access to my song, including my manager, Doug Brown," Poulsen said.

Brown, vice president and artist developer of Wright Entertainment, also manages N'SYNC. Poulsen said Brown originally denied Timberlake ever heard the song but hinted that it was a possibility and said he would sit down and confront Timberlake about it.

"But we never heard back from him," Poulsen said. "I kind of had to cut ties with him because there was no trust there at all."

Poulsen said N'SYNC producer Max Martin encouraged him to enter a contest on the Internet site Tonos.com. "See Right Through You" is the song that he wrote for that contest.

In legal papers sent to Jive Records and several other record companies, Poulsen's attorney, Wayne Rooks, is ordering immediate ceasing "from any further manufacture, sale, copying reproduction, public performance or other exploitation" of "See Right Through You."

— The Daily Universe

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