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The chemistry between Madonna and Justin Timberlake in the steamy video for her new single “4 Minutes” seems to last and last. After her 38-minute show last week at Roseland, where Timberlake joined her for that song, the two headed to the Box for Steven Klein’s birthday party, where their coziness was apparent to all. They sat up front, Madonna flanked by Klein and Timberlake, watching the nightclub’s usual naughtiness; the nude performer who “birthed” a Russian nesting doll seemed to especially affect Timberlake, who gave the feat a standing ovation. When the band played Britney Spears’s “Gimme More” and asked the crowd to shout the “more!” part, both Madge and J.T. played along. But when a photographer tried to shoot them together, Timberlake signaled to his bodyguard, who shined a flashlight at the camera, making a photo impossible. Later, the VIP area became a dance floor and they boogied together, representatives of the pop superrace.

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