Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake seem to be fighting again
The two singers have both thrown shots at each other after Spears seemed to apologize to Timberlake for things she wrote in her memoir
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Well, that didn’t last long! Earlier this week, Britney Spears appeared to broker a tentative truce in her years-long war with ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake, as she unselfishly apologized for “some of the things I wrote about in my book” (i.e. that Timberlake convinced her to get an abortion and it was “one of the most agonizing things” she’d ever experienced) and praised his new track “Selfish” after vengeful stans trolled him by charting a 13-year-old Britney bonus track with the same name over the single. She made it so easy for him to just continue on his pithy little “please like me again” press tour and maybe move down from public enemy number one to public enemy number five or so. But Justin Timberlake—of exposing Janet Jackson live on stage facing none of the consequences fame—was never going to do that. Justin Timberlake has to be edgy.
At a show celebrating his 43rd birthday in New York Wednesday night, Timberlake looked for a second like he was about to return Britney’s apology with one of his own. “I’d like to take this opportunity to apologize,” he began, before launching into “Cry Me A River” (via People). So far so good! “To absolutely fucking nobody.” Hey, Justin? You’re 43 years old. Most people grow out of that kind of behavior in grade school. That’s just a little note to incorporate if you don’t want to have to slink back to *NSYNC all over again. You don’t have to thank us.
Spears, of course, was not about to take any of this lying down. In typical Britney fashion, the “Toxic” singer posted a somewhat inscrutable but also fairly direct post on Instagram today, seemingly retracting her previous apology. “Someone told me someone was talking shit about me on the streets !!!” she wrote next to a photo of the moon behind a basketball hoop. “Do you want to bring it to the court or will you go home crying to your mom like you did last time ??? I’m not sorry !!!”
While both got good shots in, we’re obviously calling this particular round of sparring for Britney. Not only is it really lame to bring up a decades-old feud with your ex-girlfriend at the same show where your current wife brought you a whole birthday cake, but Britney also managed to drop a whole new bit of lore into the conversation. When did Justin go home crying to his mom? Why? Seems this war is far from over.
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this is just a weird article
Jesus, can Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudekis do something again? I liked their drama a lot better.
Let’s spend more time sneering about teenage relationships from decades ago.
No one likes you any more Justin. Why not just walk away and show how “edgy” you and your anti vaxx wife are
This fucking website.
It had a good ten year run. Maybe when it’s finally gutted the anonymous benefactor who bankrolls The Avocado will buy it cheap, assemble a decent stable of writers, start over.
This place hasn’t been shit since folks like Nathan Rabin and Emily St. James left, honestly. But, here I am, I don’t know why.
He’s such a jackass. In terms of money, music success, marriage, children, number of years not imprisoned in his home, he had already won. But he still can’t just shut the fuck up.
Taking shots at her has always worked to promote his milquetoast music before, so he’s trying it again. The world has moved on, Justin. You’re a joke. Fo’ shizz fo’ shizz.
Jfc this horseshit again? Yes, JT clearly sexually assaulted JJ on the stage at the SB…..That’s the narrative your spinning, still? JJ knew it was gonna happen, she wanted it to happen and anyone who says otherwise is a fucking fool. Full Stop.
and so begins the Gawker come back