There have already been various wild revelations from Britney Spears’ memoir, even earlier than its launch date, together with having an abortion after getting pregnant with Justin Timberlake and practically being solid because the lead of The Pocket book over Rachel McAdams. One of many reminiscences that we’ll examine when The Girl in Me is launched October 24 includes the pop star’s connection to Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson — years earlier than the duo turned notorious for the wardrobe malfunction throughout the Tremendous Bowl halftime present.
Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake met as members of The Mickey Mouse Membership, which within the mid-’90s included many different stars who would go on to profitable careers in Hollywood, together with Christina Aguilera, JC Chasez, Keri Russell and Ryan Gosling. The “Gimme Extra” singer opens up in her memoir about how enjoyable the present was and the way onerous they labored, recalling that she “shortly linked with a boy named Justin Timberlake.” By way of an excerpt launched by Individuals, Spears stated:
[Once] at a sleepover, we performed Reality or Dare, and somebody dared Justin to kiss me. A Janet Jackson music was taking part in within the background as he leaned in and kissed me.
It’s mind-blowing that Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake apparently shared their first kiss whereas a Janet Jackson music was taking part in within the background, given the connection that Timberlake now has to the “Rhythm Nation” singer.
In the course of the Tremendous Bowl XXXVIII halftime present in 2004, Justin Timberlake joined Janet Jackson on stage to sing his hit “Rock Your Physique,” on the finish of which he ripped off a part of her costume as he sang the lyrics, “Gonna have you ever bare by the tip of this music.” One among Jackson’s breasts was uncovered, with only a defend masking her nipple, for a short second earlier than cameras minimize away. Janet Jackson was famously blacklisted following the efficiency, whereas Justin Timberlake escaped the incident largely unscathed.
Britney Spears, in the meantime, would go on so far the *NSYNC member beginning in 1999 following their time on MMC. They broke up in 2002, with Spears catching loads of flak after Justin Timberlake strongly insinuated that she had cheated on him.
Following backlash from the 2021 documentary Framing Britney Spears over how Timberlake had dealt with the breakup (i.e. hiring a Britney look-alike for the “Cry Me a River” music video and publicly discussing particulars of their intercourse life), he issued an apology to each his ex-girlfriend and Janet Jackson, saying he had failed them whereas he “benefited from a system that condones misogyny and racism.”
It’s loopy to assume that there was a connection between the three of them so a few years earlier than, due to that fateful Reality-or-Dare kiss. Will probably be attention-grabbing to see what else Britney Spears has to disclose in The Girl in Me, particularly given all the allegations she’s made in opposition to her household over time and the rumors that she would reveal that she had affairs with A-listers.
The memoir is about for launch October 24.
