Britney Spears has taken to Instagram to apologize for some of the content in her memoir, The Woman in Me, which was released in October 2020. She posted footage of ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlakeโs appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where he played some of his biggest hits with a band of kazoos and xylophones.
Spears added a caption to her post, saying she wanted to apologize for any offense caused by her book and expressing her love for Timberlakeโs new song, โSelfish.โ She also gave a nod to his song โSanctified.โ
In her book, Spears shared her experience of her teenage romance with Timberlake in the late โ90s and early 2000s, including allegations of his encouragement for her to have an abortion. This led to Timberlake receiving criticism and turning off comments on his Instagram account.
However, this did not stop him from premiering his newest single โSelfishโ on Thursday, the first from his latest album, Everything I Thought It Was, set to be released on March 15.
In response, Spearsโ fans rallied together to push her 13-year-old song of the same name above Timberlakeโs on the charts. This ultimately led to her song topping iTunes on Friday. However, Timberlakeโs NSYNC bandmate, Lance Bass, does not believe the situation is bothering the โMy Loveโ singer, as he is too busy to be paying attention to it.
Overall, Spearsโ apology demonstrates her willingness to take responsibility for her actions (which she honestly should not have needed to do) and her desire to make amends with those she may have hurt with her memoir.
Plus, Erin Moriarty, Megyn Kelly, Nicki Minaj, Megan Thee Stallion, Sophie Turner news, and more! Keep scrolling to check out todayโs entertainment and pop culture news.
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Actor Erin Moriartyโbest known for her starring role as superhero Starlight in Amazon Primeโsย The Boys โ hasย announced that sheโs leaving social media after facing bizarre accusations of having a cosmetic surgery โaddictionโ from former Fox News star Megyn Kelly, who gave zero evidence to back said accusations up. [THR]
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Taylor Swift just wants the cameras to go away. [The Wrap]
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Once again, Cher has been denied conservatorship over her son Elijah Allman. [TMZ]
Single, no more. Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick is engaged to his girlfriend, Amy Jackson. [Page Six]
Finally! Severance Season 2 is back in production! [Variety]
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Sophie Turner and her new boyfriend Peregrine Pearson are Instagram official!
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And the feud is taken up another notch! Nicki Minaj dropped โBig Foot,โ her reply song to Megan Thee Stallionโs โHiss.โ