wrote that she had an abortion while dating more than 20 years ago, according to a peek inside her hotly anticipated memoir.

害羞草研究所淚f it had been left up to me alone, I never would have done it,害羞草研究所� she writes of the procedure, according to the excerpt from 害羞草研究所淭he Woman in Me害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淎nd yet Justin was so sure that he didn害羞草研究所檛 want to be a father.害羞草研究所�

The pregnancy 害羞草研究所渨as a surprise, but for me, it wasn害羞草研究所檛 a tragedy,害羞草研究所� she wrote in the excerpt, saying that she had wanted to start a family with Timberlake 害羞草研究所� it was just earlier than expected.

害羞草研究所淏ut Justin definitely wasn害羞草研究所檛 happy about the pregnancy. He said we weren害羞草研究所檛 ready to have a baby in our lives, that we were way too young,害羞草研究所� she wrote. The couple broke up in 2002. It害羞草研究所檚 unclear when the pregnancy happened.

Representatives for Spears declined to offer further comment. Representatives for Timberlake did not respond to requests for comment from The Associated Press. The AP has not been able to independently review a copy of the 害羞草研究所淭he Woman in Me害羞草研究所� yet.

Spears, a prolific user of social media, has not posted to Instagram or X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, since the People stories were published.

In the excerpt published in People, she characterized the abortion as 害羞草研究所渙ne of the most agonizing things I have ever experienced in my life.害羞草研究所�

厂辫别补谤蝉害羞草研究所� will be published Oct. 24, just months after and promising to shed light on the 41-year-old害羞草研究所檚 tumultuous decades in the spotlight.

害羞草研究所淣O ONE KNOWS WHAT I REALLY THOUGHT 害羞草研究所� UNTIL NOW,害羞草研究所� for the book she posted Sunday. The audiobook will be narrated by actor Michelle Williams.

Hailing from Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears rose to fame as a tween on 害羞草研究所淭he Mickey Mouse Club,害羞草研究所� alongside other future stars like Ryan Gosling and Timberlake 害羞草研究所� a trajectory chronicled in published by People.

Despite some further attempts at acting 害羞草研究所� in the People excerpts, she says the lead in 害羞草研究所淭he Notebook害羞草研究所� came down to her and Rachel McAdams and that she was relieved when 2002害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淐rossroads害羞草研究所� was 害羞草研究所渨as pretty much the beginning and end of my acting career害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所� she found indelible stardom with her music career, starting with 1999害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所満π卟菅芯克��Baby One More Time.害羞草研究所�

She had two sons with Kevin Federline, but was placed under a court-ordered conservatorship 害羞草研究所� mostly 害羞草研究所� that controlled her life, money and voice after public breakdowns. That conservatorship would last nearly 14 years, after a swelling #FreeBritney movement that helped secure

Many of 厂辫别补谤蝉害羞草研究所� allegations against her father and others who operated the conservatorship are expected to be heard in a civil trial scheduled for next year.

A 2021 documentary, 害羞草研究所淔raming Britney Spears,害羞草研究所� included an old interview in which Timberlake spoke of sleeping with a former girlfriend and indicated he ridiculed her in his 害羞草研究所淐ry Me A River害羞草研究所� music video. That sparked a backlash in which fans accused the former NSYNC member of contributing to 厂辫别补谤蝉害羞草研究所� breakdown and also renewed ire about his role in Janet Jackson害羞草研究所檚 so-called wardrobe malfunction during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show. Subsequently, 害羞草研究所渂ecause I care for and respect these women and I know I failed.害羞草研究所�

A few months later, as Spears about what she described as an 害羞草研究所渁busive害羞草研究所� conservatorship in court, Timberlake tweeted his support.

害羞草研究所淎fter what we saw today, we should all be supporting Britney at this time,害羞草研究所� he posted in June 2021. 害羞草研究所淩egardless of our past, good and bad, and no matter how long ago it was害羞草研究所� what害羞草研究所檚 happening to her is just not right.害羞草研究所�

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