The music video for " Gone " was directed by Herb Ritts and filmed in August 2001 . However , the music video itself was not released until late September 2001 , due to the September 11 attacks . The video is shot in black-in-white ( with a few scenes in sepia ) , and has shots similar to Charlie Chaplin-esque footage . The video is a mixture of flashbacks of Justin Timberlake 's video girlfriend , played by Croatian fashion model Korina Longin , and his world currently , all filmed in an apartment
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Gone (NSYNC song)