Justin Timberlake Seemingly Addresses Britney Spears' Memoir With New Performanc
Justin Timberlake Seemingly Addresses Britney Spears' Memoir With New Performanc
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00:00 "No disrespect."
00:02 Justin Timberlake with a new disclaimer for one of his oldest hits.
00:13 JT's 2002 track is being listened to a little differently these days,
00:25 thanks to the woman who seemingly inspired it, Britney Spears, and her tell-all memoir.
00:30 "The thought of my betraying him gave the album more angst, gave it a purpose.
00:36 Talking an unfaithful woman. The only problem with the narrative was that in our case,
00:43 it wasn't like that."
00:44 So when Justin returned to the stage for the first time since the book dropped,
00:53 he added that warning ahead of belting out the breakup bop.
00:56 It all played out at the opening night of the Fountain Blue Hotel in Las Vegas.
01:01 Justin and Britney dated from 1999 to 2002.
01:06 "I'm so proud of her. I'm more proud of her every time she does something. I'm so proud of her.
01:11 And it's so wonderful for me to watch her, because I watched her grow up."
01:15 And "Cry Me a River" dropped shortly after their split,
01:19 the music video featuring a Britney look-alike who is unfaithful to Justin.
01:23 "Don't wanna just cry me a river. Don't wanna just cry me a river.
01:28 Smile, baby, cry. Cry me a river."
01:31 "May I just say, on his explosive album and in all the press that surrounded it,
01:37 Justin neglected to mention the several times he cheated on me."
01:40 Yeah, Brit tells her side of the story in her book,
01:44 claiming that it was Justin who cheated on her multiple times,
01:48 before breaking up with her over text.
01:50 "In the news media, I was described as a harlot who'd broken the heart of America's golden boy.
01:56 The truth, I was comatose in Louisiana, and he was happily running around Hollywood."
02:01 After "Cry Me a River" came out, Brit recalls getting booed
02:11 everywhere she went, including a Lakers game with her family.
02:15 "I felt there was no way at the time to tell my side of the story. I couldn't explain,
02:20 because I knew no one would take my side once Justin had convinced the world of his version.
02:25 I don't think Justin realized the power he had in shaming me.
02:29 I don't think he understands to this day."
02:31 Britney did admit to stepping out on her relationship with Justin,
02:36 but just once, a kiss with choreographer Wade Robson.
02:40 "I was loyal to Justin for years, only had eyes for him with that one exception,
02:45 which I admitted to him. Justin and I moved past it and stayed together.
02:49 I thought we were going to be together forever. I hoped we would be."
02:53 As for Justin's performance in Vegas,
02:56 "No disrespect."
02:59 the singer got a lot of celebrity support.
03:02 Cher, Tom Brady, Lenny Kravitz, and Kim Kardashian were all in the audience.
03:08 "I don't know what's gonna top that."
03:09 His wife, Jessica Biel, was also on hand,
03:12 and posed with her man, writing on Instagram, "On our suit and tie sh*t."
03:17 "And as long as I got my suit and tie, I'ma leave it all on the floor tonight.
03:23 And you got mixed up too tonight, so let me show you what you got."