After backlash on social media, music producer Timbaland stated he was sorry for joking that Justin Timberlake ‘ought to have put a muzzle’ on Britney Spears, amid the discharge her memoir, The Girl in Me. In her memoir, one of many 12 months’s most mentioned guide releases, Britney made a number of revelations about her life and profession. She additionally spoke about a few of the most difficult points of her relationship with former boyfriend, singer Justin Timberlake, together with an abortion she had as a result of he ‘wasn’t able to have a child’. Additionally learn: Justin Timberlake making an attempt to distance himself from Britney Spears’ guide, abortion declare
What Timbaland stated about Britney Spears
Throughout a dwell interview with ninth Surprise final month, when taking a query from an viewers member in regards to the renewed curiosity in his 2002 music with Justin Timberlake, Cry Me a River, amid the discharge of Britney Spears’ memoir, Timbaland had stated, “She (is) going loopy, proper? I wished to name JT (Justin Timberlake), ‘Man, it is best to have put a muzzle on that woman.’”
Social media reactions to his remark
Quickly after, Britney Spears followers put Timbaland below fireplace for his ‘misogynistic’ remark. Her followers flooded X (previously Twitter) in protection of Britney, slamming the music producer, who’s a frequent Justin Timberlake collaborator, for misogyny. “Karma will get you @Timbaland,” one fan wrote alongside a photograph of Britney Spears, whereas one other tweeted, “How do I put a muzzle on Timbaland?”
Timbaland’s apology
Timbaland went dwell on TikTok on Tuesday, expressing remorse for his remark about Britney. “I apologise to the Britney followers and her,” he stated, studying a remark asking about his angle in the direction of girls. “Sure, ‘you already know about respecting girls?’ Hell yeah.”
What Britney stated about Justin in her memoir
Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake dated from 1999 to 2002, and she or he opened up about varied moments of their relationship in her memoir, together with an abortion she underwent. In an excerpt initially published by People, she had stated that the being pregnant was a ‘shock’, although she at all times ‘anticipated’ to begin a household with Justin Timberlake.
“However Justin positively wasn’t pleased in regards to the being pregnant. He stated we weren’t able to have a child in our lives, that we had been approach too younger,” she wrote, including, “To today, it’s one of the crucial agonising issues I’ve ever skilled in my life.” In response to Britney, Justin tried to console her after she had an abortion by taking part in guitar for her.