Britney Spears is opening up about her relationship with Justin Timberlake in her new memoir The Woman in Me.
Spears, the Grammy winning star writes that she became pregnant with the Timberlake baby two decades ago but had an abortion. She underwent the procedure because Timberlake, wasn’t ready to become a father.
In an excerpt of The Woman in Me published by The PEOPLE, Spears stated that the pregnancy “was a surprise, but for me, it wasn’t a tragedy. 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”. Spears wrote, “I never would have done it. And yet Justin was so sure that he didn’t want to be a father.” She described the episode as “one of the most agonizing things I have ever experienced in my life.”
Spears and Timberlake were in their late teens and early 20s when they dated from 1999 until 2002. This controversy ignited the fire on Twitter as fans started to side with Britney Spears.
Britney Spears was my childhood idol. As a kid i was so surprised w what was happening in her life back then, not knowing that she's in so much pain & life is not so kind to her. Now i understand why, time is indeed the ultimate truth teller. Hugs for you @britneyspears 🫂💝❤️🩹
— Y 🥹 | SAW TWICE | still on PCD (@chelysachy19) October 18, 2023
Fans started connecting the dots in her performances for the proof of emotional trauma she went through.
Listened to "Everytime" by Britney Spears this morning knowing what I know now about why she wrote it and it completely broke me.
— Lou Ali (@Lou_LouD) October 18, 2023
i love britney spears and this new reveal is so shocking. and the song 'everytime' gives me goosebumps after i know what happened to her.
— JIMIN지민(부계) (@KimNaeY1) October 18, 2023
Britney Spears has suffered so much, she never deserved any of it. I wish she could finally live a peaceful life as she deserves 🙁
— chrissy (@flyonbieber) October 18, 2023
Spears’ highly anticipated memoir comes nearly two years after she was released from a 13-year court-ordered conservatorship set up and controlled by her father, Jamie Spears. The book, The Woman in Me is due for release Oct. 24 from Gallery Books.
