Britney Spears has accused Justin Timberlake of cheating on her during their three-year relationship.
The 41-year-old singer made these claims in her upcoming memoir, The Woman In Me, which will be published on October 24.
Britney, who dated Justin from 1999 to 2002, did not name the person the hitmaker allegedly cheated on her with, calling her “another celebrity.”
According to TMZ, the star also said in her book that she didn’t want to name the woman because she has a family and she doesn’t want to embarrass them.
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake for comment.
Claims: Britney Spears has accused Justin Timberlake of cheating on her during their three-year relationship
In her memoir, Britney also revealed that she had an abortion with Justin at the age of 19.
The star said she made the ‘painful’ decision to end the pregnancy after falling pregnant in late 2000.
She writes this in an excerpt obtained by People: ‘It was a surprise, but for me it was not a tragedy. I loved Justin so much. I always expected that one day we would start a family together. This would just be a lot sooner than I expected.
“He said we weren’t ready to have a baby in our lives, that we were way too young. I’m sure people will hate me for this, but I agreed not to have the baby.
‘I don’t know if that was the right decision. If it had been up to me alone, I would never have done it. And yet Justin was so sure he didn’t want to be a father.’
The star claimed that while she wanted the baby and “dreamed of a family” with Timberlake, he “wasn’t ready” for the responsibilities of parenthood and felt the couple was too young.
The star said the abortion was “one of the most painful things I have ever experienced in my life.”
The book also claims that Spears reveals that she was raised “not to have an abortion” due to religious reasons and what she learned from her family, reports TMZ.
Shock: Britney, who was in a relationship with Justin from 1999 to 2002, did not name the person Justin (pictured) allegedly cheated on her with, calling him ‘another celebrity’
Spears would later welcome sons Sean Preston, 18, and Jayden, 17, with Kevin Federline, while Timberlake shares sons Silas, eight, and Phineas, two, with wife Jessica Biel.
Justin and Britney dated as teenagers after meeting on The Mickey Mouse Club and were an iconic star duo, but abruptly split in 2002 and rumors soon emerged that she had cheated on him.
His career soared in the aftermath of the split, with albums and songs promoted under the narrative that Spears broke his heart.
He even used a Britney lookalike in the music video for his 2002 hit Cry Me A River, with the singer himself being vilified for their breakup.
In 2018, Timberlake said he was so emotional after his divorce from Spears that he got rid of his feelings by writing Cry Me a River in just two hours.
The former teen heartthrob’s hit song has long been rumored to be about the pop princess, following claims she cheated on him.
About: The singer, who made the claims in her upcoming memoir, also revealed that she had an abortion with Justin at age 19
The star wrote of the break-up ballad: ‘I am scorned. I’m ruined. The feelings I had were so strong that I had to write it.
‘I translated my feelings into a form in which people could listen and hopefully identify with them. People heard me and understood because we all went through it.”
Timberlake didn’t mention Spears by name in his book but made it clear he was a changed man, crediting wife Jessica and son Silas for his transformation, he wrote in Hindsight: and all the things I can’t see.
In 2021, Timberlake wrote in a public apology that he was “deeply sorry” and would “take responsibility” for admitting he had “let her down” after their relationship came under renewed scrutiny following the release of documentaries about Spears’ conservatorship.