Britney Spears has revealed she lost her virginity long before her romance with Justin Timberlake – contradicting her previous claims.
During the early years of her fame, Britney clung to a carefully constructed media image of a traditional Texan girl who waits until marriage to have sex.
The facade was blown to smithereens after her split from Justin, who vengefully went public about how he and Britney had been intimate.
In response, Britney claimed that W magazine that Justin, whom she started dating when she was 17, was the “only person” she had slept with in “my entire life.”
Now, however, in a surprising passage from her forthcoming memoir, obtained by We weeklyBritney has told the true story of her first time.
Legs for days: Britney Spears has revealed she lost her virginity long before her romance with Justin Timberlake – which contradicts her previous claims
As they were: After her divorce from Justin, he vengefully shared publicly that he and Britney had been intimate; the pair are pictured in the middle of their romance in 2000
She revealed in her new book The Woman In Me that she was just 14 years old when she lost her virginity to a 17-year-old best friend of her older brother Bryan Spears.
Once she became famous, her sex life, or perceived lack thereof, was under the media’s scorching scrutiny from her teenage years until well into adulthood.
She faced slings and arrows from American parents who were outraged by her raunchy performances, but she claimed she was a virgin in real life.
But after she and Justin split in 2002, he publicly accused her of infidelity and shattered her virginal public persona.
During an interview with Justin, Barbara Walters read him a quote from Britney that said, “Good morals mean waiting to have sex until after you’re married.”
Justin agreed, and when Barbara asked, “Did you and her make this happen during your relationship?” he grinned and laughed as he said sarcastically, “Sure.”
Britney replied in W that Justin was the only man she had ever been with, and that she had waited until “two years into my relationship” to sleep with him.
“And I thought he was the One. But I was wrong. “I didn’t think he would attack Barbara Walters and betray me,” she said emphatically.
Let it go: Britney has revealed she was just 14 when she lost her virginity to a 17-year-old best friend of her older brother Bryan Spears; pictured with Bryan in 2003
However, in 2008, Britney’s mother Lynne Spears released a memoir in which she announced that her Pop Princess daughter started having sex at the age of 14.
She claimed that Britney’s first time was with an 18-year-old high school football player – a player she encouraged Britney to date to increase her popularity at school.
In recent weeks, leading up to Britney’s own book release, a series of stunning revelations have emerged from its pages.
One of her claims that recently went public is that Justin slept with “six or seven” women in the immediate aftermath of their divorce.
Britney and Justin dated from 1999-2002 after they both became child stars while starring in the Mickey Mouse Club in the early 1990s.
In an excerpt obtained by TIMEBritney said Justin quickly moved on and discussed her short-lived affair with Colin Farrell after their split.
History: Britney and Justin dated from 1999-2002 after they both became child stars playing in the Mickey Mouse club in the early 1990s
Britney said she was devastated after Justin bedded “six or seven girls” in the weeks after their split.
She said: ‘He was a girl’s dream. I was in love with him.’
After Justin’s relationship with Britney, he started a romance with Cameron Diaz.
They met a year after his divorce from Britney when she presented him with the Best Farmer award at the 2003 Kids Choice Awards.
She was 31, while he was 22 at the time. They dated for almost four years.
MailOnline has contacted Britney and Justin’s reps for comment.
Britney said she wasn’t over her ex-boyfriend when she met Colin, 47, through a “club promoter friend” before visiting him on the set of his 2003 film SWAT.
They had a short-lived affair which she said was passionate and compared it to a street fight.
“Just like before, when I felt too attached to a man, I tried in every way to convince myself that it was no big deal, that we were just having fun, that in this case I was vulnerable because I’m Not over Justin yet,” Britney wrote.
On the shelves next Tuesday! Britney Spears finally opens up about her two-week affair with Colin Farrell (L, pictured in 2003) in her long-awaited memoir The Woman In Me
Moving on: After Justin’s relationship with Britney, he began a romance with Cameron Diaz (photo 2007)
‘For a moment I thought there might be something there. The disappointments in my romantic life were just part of how isolated I became. I felt so uncomfortable all the time.”
Britney opens up about her failed romance with Justin in her tell-all memoir and the ‘painful’ decision to have an abortion after becoming pregnant.
The singer said she became pregnant with Justin in 2000, but had an abortion because the N*Sync star “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.
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.’
Released October 24: In an excerpt from The Woman In Me, Britney said Justin quickly moved on and discussed her short-lived affair with Colin Farrell in the wake of their breakup
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.
On July 24 The sun claimed that both Timberlake and Colin’s lawyers threatened legal action, causing Britney’s book to be delayed by four months.
“Lawyers demanded prior access to her book and were convinced that some revelations were removed,” a source told the newspaper.
“There are still plenty of amazing stories, but Justin and Colin knew what could be said about them. The legal process delayed publication for four months as there was back-and-forth debate over what could be included. But that has finally been sorted out and her autobiography is ready for use.’
The Woman In Me – which has already topped Amazon’s bestseller list – will not contain details about Spears’ divorce from third husband Sam Asghari, who filed for divorce from her on August 16 after 14 months of marriage.
DailyMail.com has contacted representatives for Timberlake, Spears and Simon & Schuster for comment.