The Biggest Secrets Britney Spears Exposed In Her Memoir - Part 2
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00:00 Britney Spears is getting more candid than ever in her memoir, The Woman and Me.
00:03 The pop star's highly anticipated book is already drawing lots of attention.
00:07 Here are even more secrets that Britney Spears revealed in her memoir.
00:12 When we take a look in her book, Britney Spears criticizes Justin Timberlake for another issue
00:17 outside of the unplanned pregnancy issue that they had.
00:25 She addressed her long-standing pop rival Christina Aguilera for her famous 2003 Rolling
00:30 Stones cover that she did with Justin Timberlake.
00:42 Justin and Christina collaborated on their joint Justified and Stripped tour back in
00:46 2003, just a year after his harsh breakup with Britney Spears.
00:51 The 40-year-old singer took to Instagram on Monday to share details about her breakup
00:56 with Justin Timberlake.
00:57 And they appeared together on the Rolling Stones cover, with Justin giving Christina
01:01 what Britney describes as "sexy looks".
01:09 You know, the whole thing was pretty seductive.
01:11 And Britney Spears wrote this specifically.
01:13 Even if they weren't trying to be cruel, it felt like they were just pouring salt in
01:18 the wound.
01:19 "Why was it so easy for everyone to forget that I was a human being, vulnerable enough
01:24 that these headlines could leave a bruise?"
01:32 Britney Spears also opened up about her strong disapproval of how the media was starting
01:38 to depict her as an "eternal virgin", especially in the early parts of her career.
01:43 She reveals that this "good girl" image was something that was crafted by her managers,
01:49 and the media, due to her large teenage fan base.
01:52 But that really wasn't her at all.
01:54 Contrary to this portrayal, Britney shares that she had been actually intimately active
01:59 since the age of 14 years old, and she had been living with Justin Timberlake during
02:06 their relationship.
02:07 So you know, stuff were going down.
02:09 Britney then went on to reflect on the intense scrutiny that she faced from the media throughout
02:14 her entire career.
02:16 She goes on to mention receiving unsettling comments about her chest size, with rumors
02:22 starting to swirl about her getting cosmetic surgery.
02:25 And Britney also talked about feeling really uncomfortable at the increasing amount of
02:31 older men that would leer at her during her shows.
02:35 There were some other incidents that made Britney feel uncomfortable too, outside of
02:40 these.
02:41 Specifically, she criticizes her 2003 interview with Diane Sawyer, where she was bombarded
02:47 with tough questions about Justin Timberlake following their breakup.
02:57 Britney feels that she shouldn't have been compelled at all to discuss personal matters
03:03 on national TV, especially in front of a stranger who seemed relentless in her questioning,
03:10 which made her burst into tears.
03:12 Britney had even mentioned that she wasn't even prepped on what questions were going
03:16 to be asked in the interview, so she was completely unprepared and just did not expect the interview
03:23 to go that way.
03:24 Regarding another interview experience, Britney criticizes Ryan Seacrest for his interview
03:30 approach during her 2007 appearance on his live radio show.
03:35 Instead of promoting her album, she was bombarded with questions about her children, Jaden and
03:41 Preston, and that took her off guard.
03:47 Speaking of her kids, Britney Spears did talk about her struggles with perinatal depression
03:53 after the birth of her first son.
03:56 She openly admits that she was so distressed that she didn't allow her mom to hold him
04:03 for two months after his birth.
04:06 And here's an excerpt of what Britney wrote in her book about this.
04:10 "I got a little depressed once I was no longer keeping them safe inside my body.
04:15 They seemed so vulnerable out in the world, jockeying paparazzi and tabloids.
04:20 I began to suspect that I was a bit overprotective when I wouldn't let my mom hold Jaden for
04:27 the first two months."
04:28 Also, after her conservatorship began, Britney says that her life was meticulously controlled.
04:35 Almost like putting parental controls on someone's iPhone.
04:39 And any resistance that she may have put up was completely ignored.
04:50 She also made a note of a 2016 TV interview where she discussed the conservatorship.
04:56 But this discussion was cut from the final broadcast.
05:01 And there have been some speculations that suggest that this interview was with the UK's
05:05 Jonathan Ross show.
05:07 But that hasn't been confirmed.
05:09 On that note guys, that brings us to the end of this video looking at more secrets that
05:12 Britney Spears exposed in her memoir.
05:16 Be sure to sound off down below and join in on the conversation about anything I shared
05:20 in this video.
05:21 And until next time guys, stay awesome and I'll see you soon.