Britney Spears Calls Out Justin Timberlake Over Cry Me A River!
30.03.2022 - 18:27
/ perezhilton.com
And now, a reading from the Book of Britney…
Britney Spears took to Instagram on Monday night to let the world know that she’s very disappointed with Justin Timberlake — and Jesus Christ apparently is, too!
The unexpected sermon of sorts came alongside a photo of the Toxic singer showing off a new polka dot dress, all to the tune of Dusty Springfield‘s Son of a Preacher Man. The Grammy winner started the caption by blasting her mom Lynne Spears for taking advantage of her for “fame” and “attention” — a criticism that’s sadly par for the course on Brit’s ‘Gram these days.
But the superstar unexpectedly put a new target in her cross-hairs elsewhere in the caption: a certain ex-boyfriend who may or may not have sullied Britney’s good name on his debut album!
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The since-deleted post began on a biblical note. The songstress wrote:
Jesus didn’t stop there, according to Britney. The caption continued:
That Jesus, always stirring up drama!
The mother-of-two didn’t mention JT by name, but she didn’t have to, as it’s common knowledge the *NSYNC member put a Brit lookalike in the heartbreaker role in his 2002 music video, Cry Me A River.
Justin never confirmed the song was about Britney, but the fact that it was released right after their 2002 breakup spoke volumes. In his 2018 memoir Hindsight, the singer recalled feeling “scorned” and “pissed off” while writing the song, telling readers:
The lyrics of the single appeared to suggest Britney cheated on him, and while Justin never confirmed any of it was true, he was undoubtedly more than happy to let the world cast his ex as the villain at the time. Justin apologized to Brit just last year — which was lumped