Justin Timberlake considering Oprah interview amid Britney drama

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by nicky gostin

Justin Timberlake is considering a revealing interview with Oprah Winfrey amid new drama with ex-girlfriend Britney Spears, according to a new report.

“Justin isn’t really happy with how things went wrong,” a source told The Sun (via the Daily Mail). “I wanted it [his new] The music itself speaks for itself, but that’s clearly not happening. ”

Last week, the former *NSYNC member, 43, got in trouble for apparently disrespecting Spears, 42, during a concert promoting her upcoming album.

“His comments on stage only added fuel to the fire,” the source added. “The idea of ​​sitting down and chatting with someone like Oprah Winfrey was floated a few months ago and is now being revisited.”

Representatives for Timberlake did not respond to Page Six’s request for comment.

During Timberlake’s “One Night Only” gig at New York City’s Irving Plaza on January 31, his 43rd birthday, he reignited the smoldering fire.

“I want to take this opportunity to apologize to absolutely everyone,” he said before singing “Cry Me a River.” The 2002 song was inspired by Spears’ affair during their three-year relationship.

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Two days earlier, the pop princess had graciously apologized to those who were “offended” by her memoir, The Woman in Me, which details her romance with Timberlake.

“I’m so sorry,” she shared in a now-deleted Instagram post.

Spears then spoke directly to her ex-girlfriend, saying, “I just wanted to tell you that I, too, am in love with Justin Timberlake’s new song, “Selfish.”

“It’s so nice, but I wonder what happens every time I see Justin and Jimmy.” [Fallon] We had so much laugh together???,” she added after the former boybander’s appearance on “The Tonight Show.”

However, after Timberlake issued a false apology during a concert, Spears quickly fired back.

“Someone said someone was talking about me on the street!!!” she wrote on Instagram alongside a stock image of a basketball hoop.

“Do I take it to court or do I go home crying to my mom like last time? I don’t think it’s my fault!!!”

In October 2023, Spears revealed in a shocking book that Timberlake had had an abortion 20 years earlier because he “was clearly not happy with the pregnancy” and “didn’t want to be a father.” exposed and criticized. ”

Page Six exclusively reports that Timberlake is “furious” over the negative press he has received, and is upset that it is “casting a shadow on his new music.”

“Justin was expecting a backlash. [from Spears’ memoir] He would have been blown away by now so he could focus on his new album, which he is very excited about, but every day is something new,” the source added.

Spears’ loyal fans are already waging war against Timberlake.

After the “SexyBack” crooner released “Selfish,” his former supporters launched a successful campaign to get Spears’ 2011 song of the same name to No. 1 on iTunes.

Despite all the drama, Timberlake has at least one solid supporter. That’s his wife Jessica Biel.

“I always got you,” the 41-year-old “7th Heaven” alum wrote on Instagram on her husband’s 43rd birthday, along with a montage of photos and videos.

The couple, who married in 2012, have two sons, Silas, 8, and Phineas, 3.

Meanwhile, Spears is currently in the process of divorcing Sam Asghari. She has two sons, Sean Preston, 18, and Jayden James, 17, with her ex-husband Kevin Federline.