Britney Spears’ memoir, The Woman in Me, is stuffed with stunning revelations about herself, her household and numerous celebrities.
Forward of the ebook’s October 2023, launch, Spears clarified through Instagram that the memoir’s goal “was not to offend anyone by any means,” including, “That was me then … that’s up to now!!!”
A few of the memoir’s greatest bombshells encompass Spears’ love life. Along with admitting that she cheated on ex Justin Timberlake with Wade Robson, she claimed that the previous ‘NSync member cheated on her “a few occasions.”
One yr after her and Timberlake’s 2002 breakup, Spears mentioned she and actor Colin Farrell had a steamy fling on the set of his motion flick S.W.A.T. Although Farrell shut down any romance rumors on the time — telling reporters they have been “simply mates,” Spears claimed in her ebook that they’d a “passionate” tryst.
Britney Spears’ profession and private life have confronted a sequence of ups and downs over time. Spears first confirmed off her vocal expertise on the singing competitors Star Search at 10 years previous in 1992. Following a stint on The Mickey Mouse Membership, she signed a document cope with Jive Data in 1997 and […]
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Justin Timberlake
Timberlake is the topic of most of the ebook’s main bombshells, most notably Britney revealing she acquired pregnant throughout their relationship and had an abortion as a result of Timberlake was unready to develop into a mum or dad. “I agreed to not have the infant,” she wrote. “If it had been left as much as me alone, I by no means would have carried out it. And but Justin was so positive that he didn’t wish to be a father.”
After present process the process, Spears claims that her ex “thought possibly music would assist” and played the guitar for her as she lay “crying and sobbing” on the toilet ground.
A supply completely informed Us in October 2023 that though “Justin will all the time be supportive of Britney and all of her endeavors,” the “Cry Me a River” singer was “attempting to distance himself” from the ebook. “[They] dated so way back, and he has an entire completely different life now,” the insider added. “He’s targeted on his household, his profession, and transferring ahead, and he want to depart something that occurred up to now behind them.”
Colin Farrell
“Brawl is the one phrase for it,” Spears wrote of her and Farrell’s film set romance. “We have been throughout one another, grappling so passionately it was like a avenue battle.”
Paris Hilton
“One of many individuals who was kindest to me after I actually wanted kindness was Paris Hilton,” Britney mentioned of the entrepreneur, including that her and Hilton’s early 2000s “celebration part” was “by no means as wild because the press made it out to be.”
Alexa, play “Cry Me a River” by Justin Timberlake — after which, cue up “Everytime” by Britney Spears. Timberlake and Spears referred to as it quits 20 years in the past, however followers are nonetheless invested of their rocky romance. The previous boy bander and pop princess met within the early ’90s whereas filming The Mickey Mouse Membership. In […]
Madonna
Britney gushed about Madonna within the ebook, noting that she was “in awe” of the performer whereas filming their 2003 “Me In opposition to the Music” music video. Along with initiating her into Kabbalah, the “Fortunate” singer wrote that Madonna “had an excellent impact on me.”
Britney additionally referred to as her and Madonna’s famous VMAs kiss a “large cultural second,” noting that it acquired them each “numerous consideration.”
Christina Aguilera
Though she has remained friends with Aguilera since their days on the All New Mickey Mouse Club, Britney slammed her former costar’s joint 2003 Rolling Stone cowl story with Timberlake. “She mentioned she thought Justin and I ought to get again collectively, which was simply complicated, given how damaging she’s been elsewhere,” Britney wrote.
Regarding the cowl itself, Britney said that it appeared as if Timberlake was taking a look at Aguilera with “attractive eyes.”
Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake. Kevin Mazur/WireImage/Getty Pictures
Jennifer Lopez
Whereas discussing how she has struggled with fame due to her shy persona, Britney famous that Lopez is “superb at being well-known — at indulging folks’s curiosity in her however realizing the place to attract the traces.”
Mariah Carey
Britney recalled grabbing a photograph with Carey backstage at an awards present and that the picture turned out nice — due to the “Feelings” singer realizing how one can seize the appropriate lighting and angles. “The proper picture with Mariah Carey — that was the proper prize,” Britney said.
Reese Witherspoon
Throughout her third yr of her Las Vegas residency, Britney discovered inspiration in Witherspoon to get out of her conservatorship. “[She] was an amazing instance to me,” Britney wrote. “She’s candy and he or she’s good and he or she’s very good.”
For the longest time, it appeared as if Britney Spears’ darkish days have been lastly behind her. After struggling a much-publicized breakdown in 2007 and 2008, the Princess of Pop got here out on prime, taking residence one award after one other and touchdown a four-year Las Vegas residency that grossed practically $138 million. In February 2019, Spears […]
Ryan Seacrest
Britney slammed the TV personality for questioning her parenting expertise throughout a 2007 radio interview selling her album Blackout. “Ryan Seacrest requested me questions like, ‘How do you reply to those that criticize you as a mother?’” she wrote. “And, ‘Do you’re feeling such as you’re doing every part you may on your youngsters?’ And, ‘How typically will you see them?’”
She went on to say that the one factor Seacrest and others needed to debate on the time was “whether or not or not I used to be a match mom” following her split from ex-husband Kevin Federline — and subsequent public breakdown.
“Not about how I’d made such a robust album whereas holding two infants on my hips and being pursued by dozens of harmful males all day each day,” Britney added earlier than clarifying that she now not harbors any unwell will in the direction of Seacrest.
Wade Robson
Britney confessed to dishonest on Timberlake along with her former dancer and choreographer. Following the fling, she and Timberlake “agreed to maneuver previous” the drama as she “solely had eyes for him.”
Songwriter Annet Artani — who cowrote Britney’s 2003 ballad “Everytime” — shed extra mild on Britney and Robson’s romance in October 2023, telling TMZ that the affair “went on for quite a while” and that Britney wrote him a 14-page letter.
Britney Spears and Ryan Seacrest. Isaac Brekken/Getty Pictures for Clear Channel
Kevin Federline
The Mississippi native subtly threw some shade at her ex-husband for taking his rap profession “so significantly,” writing, “Bless his coronary heart.” Britney and Federline — who launched music below the moniker Ok-Fed — have been married from 2004 to 2007 and share two sons, Sean Preston and Jayden.
Natalie Portman
Within the memoir, Britney recalled first assembly Portman whereas they each understudied the position of Tina Denmark within the off-Broadway show Ruthless!. She went on to explain the character as a “sociopathic little one star,” a job she mentioned “hit near residence.”
Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling
“The Notebook casting got here right down to me and Rachel McAdams, and though it could have been enjoyable to reconnect with Ryan Gosling after our time on the Mickey Mouse Membership, I’m glad I didn’t do it,” the Crossroads star revealed. “If I had, as an alternative of engaged on my album Within the Zone I’d have been acting like a 1940s heiress day and evening.”
Her complete world! Britney Spears could also be a worldwide celebrity, however on the subject of her boys — she’s simply Mother. The “Poisonous” songstress shares two sons with ex-husband Kevin Federline: Sean Preston, born in September 2005, and son Jayden, born in September 2006. Spears and the previous backup dancer divorced in 2007, three years […]
Elton John
Not lengthy after her conservatorship resulted in November 2021, Britney mentioned John helped repark her ardour for music by collaborating on the 2022 track “Hold Me Closer,” a reworked model of his traditional tune “Tiny Dancer.”
Cher and Robin Williams
Years in the past, Britney discovered herself residing in a New York Metropolis condominium previously occupied by Cher. “It will have been a dream condominium to make use of as a house base to discover the town, however I hardly left the place,” she wrote. “One of many solely occasions I did, a person behind me on an elevator mentioned one thing that made me chuckle; I rotated and it was Robin Williams.”
Keri Russell
One other of Britney’s former Mickey Mouse Membership castmates, the pop star described Russell as “a phenomenal lady from California” upon assembly at an Atlanta casting name for the kids’s sequence.
Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. Chris Polk/FilmMagic/Getty Pictures
Sarah Silverman
Britney wrote that she was “sobbing hysterically” backstage on the 2007 VMAs after Silverman referred to as her kids “essentially the most lovable errors you’ll ever see” throughout an onstage roast.
Steven Tyler
Britney cited performing alongside the Aerosmith frontman on the 2001 Super Bowl halftime show as one of many highlights of her early profession. “I used to be introduced into Steven Tyler’s trailer to fulfill him proper earlier than the present, and his power was unimaginable: he was such an idol to me,” she shared.
Lenny Kravitz
The “Gimme Extra” singer recalled being starstruck by Kravis on a number of events, together with on the VMAs and at a celebration thrown by Donatella Versace.
Britney Spears loves her little ones! The Grammy winner and her ex-husband Kevin Federline welcomed sons Preston and Jayden in 2005 and 2006, respectively. “We’re ecstatic to announce the delivery of our son!” the “… Child One Extra Time” singer wrote on her web site in 2005. “Everyone seems to be joyful, wholesome and doing fantastic. Thank […]
Donatella Versace
Britney visited the style designer in Milan not lengthy after her and Timberlake’s 2002 breakup, throughout which she attended a star-studded vogue present afterparty. “That journey invigorated me — it jogged my memory that there was nonetheless enjoyable available on this planet,” she wrote. “That celebration was actually the very first thing I did to place myself on the market after the breakup with Justin — by myself, harmless.”
Ginuwine
Throughout an NYC outing with Timberlake, Britney mentioned Timberlake freaked out upon working into the “Pony” singer on the road. “’Oh yeah, fo shiz, fo shiz! Ginuwiiiiiine! What’s up, homie?’” she recalled her ex stating.
Diane Sawyer
Britney referred to as her infamous 2003 interview with Sawyer “utterly humiliating” because the journalist questioned her about issues resembling drug use and her and Timberlake’s breakup. “I wasn’t informed what the questions could be forward of time, and it turned out they have been one hundred pc embarrassing,” she added. “I used to be too weak then, too delicate, to do this kind of interview.
Calling the interview a “breaking level,” Britney added the chat had left her feeling “exploited” and “arrange in entrance of the entire world.”
Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic/Getty Pictures
Max Martin
Britney’s first assembly with the long-lasting songwriter and music producer went awry after a candlelit the desk they have been sitting at in flames. The incident didn’t cease their collaboration, nevertheless, and so they went on to work collectively on Britney’s 1999 debut album …Baby One More Time.
Adnan Ghalib
Throughout her 2007 romance with the photographer, Britney mentioned she had “no clue” she was his “mistress” and that he allegedly used her to cheat on his partner. Nevertheless, Britney famous that she and Ghalib had “numerous enjoyable” collectively earlier than their 2008 cut up.
Matt Lauer
Britney slammed one other interview through which her parenting expertise have been questioned — this time with Lauer in 2006. “He mentioned that folks have been asking questions on me, together with: ‘Is Britney a nasty mother?’ He by no means mentioned who was asking them. Everybody, apparently,” she said. “And he requested me what I believed it could take for the paparazzi to go away me alone. I wanted he’d ask them — so no matter it was, I might do precisely that.”
