SelFish wrote:
I fully admit that back in the day, I wished Justin a fiery death in hell every day of the week and twice on Sundays, but whatever, it was 8 years ago.  I like him as a musician (it pisses me off when he sings "Gone" in concert, but what have you), but I don't dig him as an actor.  But I don't hate him.  

As for the being tougher on him than the general public, from my experience, people have accepted him as a host of SNL but as a legit actor, they're still on the fence.  No, I did not conduct a general consensus, that's just my take.
Justin co-wrote Gone so I don't see why he shouldn't sing it at his concerts.

I agree with your last statement, I think many people accepted him as a host on SNL but many people, fans included, are still a bit weary on his acting because most of us (Justin fans) would rather see him record an album but as we wait for that we take what we can get. But that's just my opinion and I don't mean all Justin fans!