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Britney's deleted comments come a decade after she called Justin's 'Cry Me A River' music video - which features an odd lookalike of her - a 'desperate attempt' and a 'great way to sell the record ".
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Britney Spears has accused ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake of using her name for fame in a now-deleted Instagram post.
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If you didn't know, Britney and Justin dated back to the early 2000s and were one of the hottest couples back then. However, their three-year relationship ended in 2002 with a messy public breakup.
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Their split soured after Justin released his infamous hit 'Cry Me A River' - a song that widely insinuated that Britney had cheated on him - leading people to believe she had been the cause of their breakup.
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In addition to featuring an unmistakable Britney lookalike in the song's music video, Justin made several apparent references to her with accusatory lyrics. He sang, "You don't have to say what you did / I already know it, I found out by him. »
"Cry Me A River" hit No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became one of the biggest hits from Justin's debut solo album. Justified (2002), which featured several other apparent references to Britney and the breakup. Four years later, the former NSYNC member released another sharp hit titled "What Goes Around...Comes Around," which was about cheating causing a relationship to fall apart.
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And while the media scrutinized Britney following the release of these songs, Justin added fuel to the fire by making several harsh comments about her during a series of interviews. During a chat with Hot 97, he said, “I did. I'm dirty," when asked if he had "oral sex" with her.
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As a result of all this, Justin - who rose to huge popularity and saw his solo career skyrocket throughout the 2000s - has since been accused of deliberately driving and perpetuating the narrative that Britney was the cause of their separation for his personal gain. He briefly apologized last February, posting a statement on Instagram in which he admitted to having "benefited from a system that tolerates misogyny".
Britney has rarely spoken about her ex, vaguely referencing him on Instagram in recent months. But this week, she directly dragged Justin to the platform in a post that has since been deleted.
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“I got a call last night from Jesus and you know what he said??? she wrote alongside a photo of her and Justin.
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“Dear child…your mom got a serving with her book at the exact moment you needed her the most…all for WHAT??? FAME and ATTENTION,” she wrote, referring to her mother Lynne Spears’ memoir, Through the Storm: A True Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World.
Britney continued, “Your ex did the same… he served with his debut album using your name claiming you did it dirty!!!! »
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This appears to be the first time Britney has outright accused Justin of weaponizing her name for "fame and attention" to boost her career. In 2011, she described the infamous music video as a "desperate attempt" during an interview with Rolling Stone.
"He called me and asked if I was okay," she said of Justin. "He called me and supposedly wanted to get back together or whatever, but behind it was, 'And by the way, you're in a video coming out.' That kind of stuff crept in. 'Do not worry about that. It's not serious.' »
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"So the label called and said, 'If you want to change that, you can. I had the power to say no to video. But I didn't, because I thought, Hey, this is your video“, She continued.
Britney continued, "Then it came out and I was like, 'I should have fucking said no to that shit! … And I said, 'Why did you do that?' He says, “Well, I have a controversial video. So he got what he wanted.
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“I think it feels like such a desperate attempt, personally. But it was a great way to sell the record,” she added. “Smart guy. »
In the recent Instagram post, Britney went on to shade her sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, for also posting a memoir at a controversial time. the Zoe 101 alum released his book, Things I should have said, earlier this year, just months after Britney's 13-year restrictive conservatorship ended.
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“So your blood, one of the hardest times in your life [and] guess what your sister is up to…a book too,” she wrote. "All for what???? Knowing that making a book is the last thing you would ever do…well because you've run away from the drama and created a dream world for yourself.
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Jamie Lynn has faced huge backlash for describing Britney's mental state as 'erratic', 'paranoid' and 'spiraling' in her memoir as the 'Toxic' singer suggested her sister had no “did nothing” to help her while she was living under the legal regime. arrangement.
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