Britney Spears ‘is dead to’ Michael Jackson fans who have branded her as ‘disrespectful’ for supporting accuser Wade Robson
More than twenty years after Britney Spears joined him on stage, she expresses her support for Michael Jackson’s accusers.
After the Grammy Award winner, 42, promoted ex Wade Robson’s podcast From Trauma to Triumph in a now-deleted Instagram post, Jackson fans branded her “disrespectful” for defending his claims against the late King of Pop.
“I probably don’t talk to him that much, but I wanted to share this because it really touched my heart to see this older man speak about something that is incredibly sensitive to my heart!!!” Spears wrote in part, according to TMZ.
She had an affair with her dancer husband Robson, 41, when she dated Justin Timberlake.
“There is a complete understanding of what he is saying and I think I am now going to cry for the rest of my life!!!” Spears added. ‘God bless you!!!’
After Britney Spears promoted ex Wade Robson’s From Trauma to Triumph podcast in a now-deleted Instagram post, Michael Jackson fans called her “disrespectful” for defending his claims against the late King of Pop.
“Any tongue that stands up to Michael Jackson will fall, so Britney just signed her death warrant in front of millions, I mean billions of people,” one person wrote. ‘She’s dead to me’
Spears faced vitriol on social media from those defending Jackson after Robson and podcast co-host James Safechuck accused him of sexually abusing them as children.
“Any tongue that stands up to Michael Jackson will fall, so Britney just signed her death warrant in front of millions, I mean billions of people,” one person wrote. “To me she’s dead.”
Another wrote: ‘Honestly this was the most disrespectful thing you could do to Michael Jackson while calling your girlfriend Britney! Not cool, not cool!’
“The way Michael Jackson did everything right for everyone, only to be rewarded with lies and betrayal, is always baffling,” wrote another. “Shame on everyone who helped Michael in their own lives and careers, including that b***h Britney.”
Since 2013, Robson and Safechuck, 46, have alleged that Jackson sexually abused them when they were children, attempting to take their case to court numerous times over the years.
Robson alleged that the Thriller artist abused him at his Neverland Ranch when he was between the ages of seven and 14.
They previously defended Jackson against charges in 1993, and Robson came to his defense again in 2005.
Following his and Safechuck’s appearance in the 2019 documentary Leaving Neverland, a court last year approved Robson’s lawsuit against Jackson’s MJJ Productions, Inc. Good.
The HBO documentary divided fans as many held Jackson responsible, while others argued it wasn’t fair that the allegations only surfaced after his death.
Spears has long cited Jackson as an inspiration and even paid tribute to him during her Las Vegas residency, Britney: Piece of Me
She joined him for a performance of “The Way You Make Me Feel” at his 30th Anniversary Celebration: The Solo Years concert at Madison Square Garden in 2001.
Since 2013, Robson has claimed that Jackson sexually abused him when he was a child, and has attempted to take his case to court numerous times over the years.
Jackson died in 2009 at the age of 50 from cardiac arrest caused by an overdose of propofol and benzodiazepine.
Spears has even long cited Jackson as an inspiration pay tribute to him during her Las Vegas residency Britney: Piece of Me.
She joined him for a performance of “The Way You Make Me Feel” at his 30th Anniversary Celebration: The Solo Years concert at Madison Square Garden in 2001.
The following year, Spears and Jackson co-presented best pop video at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Following Jackson’s death, Spears received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards.