“Britney has been on the receiving end of so much despise through the years, particularly on social networking. She’d never want her fans to release the hounds on Justin,” the insider told Us. “Hate is not going to resolve anything, irrespective of what happened in the past.”
“Britney doesn’t hold a grudge against Justin over anything he’s said or done,” the source added. “She believes that they had been young and in love and did stupid things when they were together. She was heartbroken when they separated, but it is not something she dwells on now. She is happy and happy for him.”
Spears, 39, and Timberlake, 40, dated for four years before breaking up in 2002. The former’NSync member would go on to compose his hit”Cry Me a River,” reportedly about Spears’ infidelity.
Framing Britney Spears looks in the”I am a Slave 4 U” singer’s conservatorship and the #FreeBritney movement but also indicates that Timberlake pushed the narrative which Spears cheated on himspeaking about having sex with her in post-breakup interviews and sullying her reputation in the procedure.
The documentary also revisited Spears’ 2003 interview with Primetime’s Diane Sawyer, at which the journalist asked the”Toxic” singer if she had been unfaithful to Timberlake throughout their relationship.
“I think everybody has a side of their narrative, to allow them to feel a particular way,” Spears said. “I’m not saying he’s wrong, but I am not technically saying he’s right “
She added that she would allow her single”Everytime” speak for itself. The song’s lyrics ask for forgiveness for inadvertently damaging an ex.
“Never forget Justin Timberlake launched his solo career by casting Britney under the bus along with Janet Jackson [after the Super Bowl’s Nipplegate] soon after,” one fan tweeted.
“Some of the main takeaways: Britney Spears deserved a lot better, from the public, from paparazzi, respectively,” another fan wrote. “And I’m angry at Justin Timberlake again, FYI!”
“I am legit disgusted by Justin Timberlake and the way he pulled Britney through the sand like this. Gross,” another tweeted.
In January, Spears revealed some support for her ex if she danced in an Instagram movie into”Holy Grail,” Jay-Z’s 2013 tune featuring Timberlake, and tagged her ex.
The Trolls celebrity referenced their relationship, also their iconic double lace look at the 2001 American Music Awards, during The Hollywood Reporter’s Songwriters Roundtable earlier this season, joking that”the net won’t let me overlook” the trend moment, adding,”It is all great.”
Timberlake went to wed Jessica Biel in 2012. The group share two sons, Silas, 5, and Phineas, that had been created in 2020.
She married backup dancer Kevin Federline after that year and the pair welcomed two boys, Sean Preston and Jayden, before splitting in November 2006. The singer has been dating personal trainer Sam Asghari because 2016.
