Bar Owner Says He Paid For Justin Timberlake, Singer's Attorney Denies It

ROUND LAKE, Ill. (AP) _ Justin Timberlake will or won't make an appearance at a venue west of Chicago, depending on who's talking. <br/><br/>Sharky's Billiards owner Joe Piagentini says a promoter

Saturday, February 24th 2007, 2:22 pm

By: News On 6

ROUND LAKE, Ill. (AP) _ Justin Timberlake will or won't make an appearance at a venue west of Chicago, depending on who's talking.

Sharky's Billiards owner Joe Piagentini says a promoter assured him that Timberlake had been paid $25,000 to make an autograph-signing appearance at the bar after a March 13 concert at Rosemont in the Chicago suburbs.

One of Timberlake's Los Angeles-based lawyers, Gary Stiffelman, issued a statement saying it's not going to happen.

Stiffelman said he hasn't discussed a Timberlake visit to Sharky's with anyone _ and he's never heard of Piagentini.

Piagentini told the (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald that the appearance is still a ``go.'' He said he hasn't sold any tickets, although they've been advertised on some Web sites for $100 a pop.