Britney Spears, Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake. Getty Photos (3)
Britney Spears is exhibiting her help for Janet Jackson.
“Thanks to this lovely woman for preserving my goals and coronary heart alive,” Spears, 42, wrote by way of Instagram in a since-deleted submit on Saturday, February 24. “She’s all the time been the deepest and brightest girl on the similar time. She went by way of a lot however I really feel she is somebody I’ll look as much as for the remainder of my life.”
The “Poisonous” singer additionally shared a snap of Jackson’s 1993 Janet album cowl, writing, “Thanks in your music and your divine means of untangling intelligence to a much more clear view than anybody may ever think about.”
The submit, which comes amid Spears’ reignited feud with Justin Timberlake, seemingly references the controversy surrounding Jackson and Timberlake’s Tremendous Bowl XXXVIII Halftime Present.
Telling his aspect. Justin Timberlake has been considerably vocal about his and Janet Jackson’s Tremendous Bowl controversy by way of the years — however he didn’t publicly apologize to her till February 2021. The “Attractive Again” crooner turned heads in February 2004 when he grabbed Jackson’s leather-based prime throughout the Tremendous Bowl XXXVI halftime present, revealing her […]
Through the 2004 efficiency, Timberlake, 43, grabbed Jackson’s leather-based prime which led to her breast being revealed to viewers. (Timberlake later mentioned in an announcement that the “wardrobe malfunction” was “not intentional and is regrettable.”)
In 2021, Timberlake issued one other apology directed in direction of each Jackson and Spears. He defined he “failed” each Spears, whom he dated from 1999 to 2002, and Jackson, who confronted nearly all of the backlash after the Tremendous Bowl. (His feedback got here after his relationship with Spears resurfaced as a part of the Framing Britney Spears documentary.)
Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears. J. Vespa/WireImage
Timberlake’s relationship with Spears has since made headlines once more, following the discharge of her 2023 memoir The Lady in Me, the place she claimed Timberlake cheated on her “a few occasions.” She additionally alleged that she had an abortion as a result of he wasn’t able to grow to be a father or mother.
After the e book’s launch, a supply completely advised Us Weekly in October 2023 that Timberlake didn’t suppose Spears would “air out their very private, soiled laundry,” however moderately speak about their ups and downs in “extra normal phrases.”
Spears appeared to challenge an apology final month, writing by way of Instagram, “If I offended any of the folks I genuinely care about I’m deeply sorry.”
Alexa, play “Cry Me a River” by Justin Timberlake — after which, cue up “Everytime” by Britney Spears. Timberlake and Spears known as it quits twenty years in the past, however followers are nonetheless invested of their rocky romance. The previous boy bander and pop princess met within the early ’90s whereas filming The Mickey Mouse Membership. In […]
In response, Timberlake seemingly threw shade at his ex throughout a efficiency later that month in New York Metropolis, saying, “I’d wish to take this chance to apologize to utterly f–king no one,” earlier than singing his 2002 break up ballad, “Cry Me a River,” which is believed to be impressed by his cut up from Spears.
Spears shortly retracted her apology in a message by way of Instagram earlier this month, writing,
“Somebody advised me somebody was speaking s–t about me on the streets !!! Do you wish to carry it to the courtroom or will you go residence crying to your mother such as you did final time ??? I’m not sorry !!!”
Amid their ongoing feud, a supply completely advised Us that Spears was initially “attempting to be the larger particular person” by apologizing for her unflattering characterization of him in her memoir, however she was “fairly stung” by him seemingly mocking her olive department.
“She feels embarrassed to have had her goodwill and type phrases thrown again in her face,” the insider mentioned earlier this month. “Justin’s run out of credit score or sympathy along with her.”
