Justin ’s preceding and present behavior is being re - examined in luminance of Britney Spears ’s fresh memoirThe Woman in Me .
If you’ve been onlineat allin the last week or so, you’re aware thatJustin Timberlake’s past behavior has been under re-examination.
The reason for all this revisited history?Britney Spears’s forthcoming memoirThe Woman in Me, which contains severalbombshell revelationsregarding her past relationship with Justin.
What’s caused the most chatter thus far is Britney’s revelation that she had anabortionduring their relationship.
In the book, Britney describes the abortion as “one of the most agonizing things I have ever experienced in my life” and says that she had the procedure because Justin “didn’t want to be a father.”
“It was a surprise, but for me, it wasn’t a tragedy,” Britney writes about the pregnancy. “I loved Justin so much. I always expected us to have a family together one day. This would just be much earlier than I’d anticipated.”
“But Justin definitely wasn’t happy about the pregnancy,” she also revealed. “He said we weren’t ready to have a baby in our lives, that we were way too young.”
In the wake of these revelations, as well as in anticipation of more to come when the book sees official release, Justin’s past — and present — behavior has been under fresh scrutiny.
Some have speculated that he or his team areemploying botsto defend him online, whilereportshave suggested that he’s keeping the book’s contents out of sight and out of mind.
Almost as if on cue, a video has now resurfaced of Justin performing his 2002 smash single “Cry Me a River” at Dave Chappelle’s birthday party earlier this year. You can see the cliphere.
Why is this a big deal? Well, “Cry Me a River” is notoriously about Justin’sbreakupwith Britney — which, btw, we now know washandled over text.
The video includes not-so-subtle allusions to their relationship, using a Britney lookalike to suggest that she cheated on Justin — and inThe Woman in Me, Britney says the clip framed her as “[The] harlot who’d broken the heart of America’s golden boy.”
So, in the video from Dave Chappelle’s party, Justin is heard as saying, “Told me not to do this song no more…fuck that,” before launching into “Cry Me a River.”
“You can tell his notes app apology for Britney was so sincere in February 2021!” the person who shared the video wrote on Twitter (no, I’m not calling it X), referring to Justin’spublic apologytoward Britney (as well asJanet Jackson) following the airing of the documentaryFramingBritney Spears.
Naturally, other people online had reactions to this clip, too:
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