Justin Timberlake to receive Pudding gong

Justin Timberlake will be honoured at Harvard University as Hasty Pudding's 'Man Of The Year', reports People.

The popstar and actor is to attend a ceremony on February 5 at the Cambridge, MA campus.

Timberlake joins Anne Hathaway, who was recently named the group's 'Woman Of The Year'.

The prizes are given to performers who have made a "lasting and impressive contribution to the world of entertainment", according to the Hasty Pudding website.

Timberlake's next film The Social Network opens in October.

/Digital Spy/