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William Rast, Justin Timberlake and Trace Ayala's clothing company, is swearing off fur—at least in its retail delivery. After anti-fur activists raised a kerfuffle over Timberlake and Ayala's use of real fur tails at their New York Fashion Week runway show this February, William Rast's CEO, Colin Dyne, announced that the collection will not contain any fur when it hits stores this fall. [Us Weekly]