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Justin Timberlake may have a Givenchy campaign, but he's not the only one knee-deep in the fashion world. The singer's The Social Network counterpart Sean Parker was set to give a speech at the Gilt Groupe Brand Summit this past Wednesday, but was unable to speak more than a few sentences. The tech whiz, decked out in all Gucci, was under doctor's orders to be silent after losing his voice doing "damage control in response to the movie" in Europe. We can't tell what's weirder, that Sean Parker couldn't complete his Gilt Groupe Brand Summit speech because naysaying Justin Timberlake's portrayal of himself shot his vocal chords, or that he's so into fashion that one of his favorite designers is Dior, pre-Hedi Slimane's departure. Looks like there are more similarities between the two than we thought. [WWD]