Britney Spears Honors Janet Jackson Amid Justin Timberlake Feud
Britney Spears, Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake.
Getty images (3)Britney Spears expresses her support for Janet Jackson.
“Thank you to this beautiful lady for keeping my dreams and heart alive,” Spears, 42, wrote via Instagram in a now-deleted post on Saturday, February 24. “She has always been the deepest and smartest woman at the same time. She has been through so much, but I think she is someone I will look up to for the rest of my life.”
The “Toxic” singer also shared a photo from Jackson’s 1993 Janet album cover, writing: “Thank you for your music and your divine way of untangling intelligence into a much clearer picture than anyone could ever imagine.”
The post, which comes amid spears’ rekindled feud with Justin Timberlakeapparently refers to the controversy surrounding Jackson and Timberlake’s Super Bowl XXXVIII Halftime Show.
Tell his side. Justin Timberlake has been somewhat vocal about the Super Bowl controversy between him and Janet Jackson over the years, but he didn’t publicly apologize to her until February 2021. Super Bowl XXXVI halftime show, in which she is revealed […]
During the 2004 performance, Timberlake, 43, grabbed Jackson’s leather top, which led to her breast being revealed to viewers. (Timberlake later said in a statement that the “wardrobe malfunction” was “unintentional and regrettable.”)
In 2021, Timberlake issued another apology, addressed to both Jackson and Spears. He explained that he “failed” both Spears, with whom he dated from 1999 to 2002, and Jackson, who bore the brunt of the post-Super Bowl backlash. (His comments came after his relationship with Spears resurfaced as part of the Framing Britney Spears documentary.)
Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears.
J. Vespa/WireImageTimberlake’s relationship with Spears has since made headlines again, following the release of her 2023 memoir The woman in me, where she claimed Timberlake had cheated on her “a few times.” She also claimed that she had an abortion because he wasn’t ready to be a parent.
After the book’s release, a source said this exclusively We weekly in October 2023 that Timberlake didn’t think Spears would “air their very personal, dirty laundry,” but would rather talk about their ups and downs in “more general terms.”
Spears appeared to apologize last month, writing via Instagram, “If I offended any of the people I truly care about, I am deeply sorry.”
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In response, Timberlake seemingly threw shade at his ex during an appearance later that month in New York City, saying, “I would like to take this opportunity to apologize to absolutely f–king Nobody,” before saying his 2002 break-up ballad, “Cry Me a River,” which is believed to have been inspired by his divorce from Spears.
Spears quickly retracted her apology in a post via Instagram earlier this month, writing:
“Someone told me someone was talking about me on the street!!! Do you want to take it to court or will you go to your mother crying like last time? I’m not sorry !!!”
Amid their ongoing feud, a source exclusively shared Us that Spears initially “tried to be the bigger person” by apologizing for her unflattering characterization of him in her memoir, but she was “quite stung” by him seemingly mocking her olive branch.
“She is embarrassed to have her goodwill and kind words thrown back in her face,” the insider said earlier this month. “Justin has no credit or sympathy for her anymore.”