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25.10.2023 / 07:59
Britney Spears could “barely speak for months” following break-up with Justin Timberlake
Britney Spears has said she could “barely speak for months” following her break-up with Justin Timberlake in the early 2000s.The pop singer opened up about her split from Timberlake in her new memoir The Woman In Me, which includes details about her abortion with the *NSYNC star and her infamous head-shaving incident in 2007.Spears and Timberlake dated from 1999 to 2002, until the latter allegedly ended the relationship via text message.“When Justin began making his first solo album, Justified [2002], he started being very standoffish with me,” Spears remembered in her book, released yesterday (October 24). “I think that was because he decided to use me as ammunition for his record, and so it made it awkward for him to be around me, staring at him with all that affection and devotion.“Ultimately, he ended our relationship by text message while I was on the set for the video for the ‘Overprotected’ remix by Darkchild.