In 2002 , after the completion of a Celebrity Tour and the release of `` Girlfriend , '' the third single from Celebrity , the group decided to take time off , at which point Timberlake began work on his first solo album and the group went into a hiatus . In 2002 , after the completion of a Celebrity Tour and the release of `` Girlfriend '' , the third single from Celebrity , the group decided to take time off , at which point Timberlake began work on his first solo album and the group went into a hiatus .