Justin Timberlake showed his support for a woman’s right to choose before Britney Spears abortion revelation – as fans SLAM him on Instagram
Justin Timberlake has voiced his support for women’s right to choose in the years after his ex-girlfriend Britney Spears had an abortion because he wasn’t ready to start a family.
Spears, 41, revealed in her upcoming memoir The Woman In Me that she became pregnant with Timberlake in 2000 and ultimately decided to have an abortion because her then-boyfriend “didn’t want to be a father.”
Timberlake, 42, discussed women’s rights during a 2008 meeting between Barack Obama and his future wife Jessica Biel. MTV.
“No one should be able to tell you what you can do with your body,” Jessica said.
‘I always give Jess the right to choose where we eat. The funny thing is, what the woman chooses is usually right,” Justin added jokingly.
Showing his support: Justin Timberlake has voiced his support for a woman’s right to choose in the years after his ex-girlfriend Britney Spears had an abortion because the N*Sync singer wasn’t ready to start a family; pictured 2002
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, Justin’s pro-choice stance was visible on his Twitter account, where he shared several posts pushing back on the legal decision.
Timberlake retweeted a message Biel posted in which he spoke out against the decision: “I’m furious. What happened today is not only a disgusting step backwards for women – undermining our ability to make decisions for our own bodies… but it is also dangerous. You didn’t ban abortion, you banned access to SAFE abortion. #BansOffOurBodies,” the tweet read.
He also shared messages tweeted by Planned Parenthood Action and the ACLU with similar views.
Planned Parenthood Action’s tweet included resources for abortion care, while the ACLU’s post described how the decision would harm certain demographic groups.
“Decades of racism, discrimination, and structural inequities within the healthcare system will mean that people of color, immigrants, LGBTQ people, young people, and those trying to make ends meet will bear the brunt of forced pregnancy policies,” the tweet said .
Fans were ruthless after Britney’s revelation went public, taking to social media to direct their anger at the pop star.
Posts he pinned to the top of his Instagram account were met with angry backlash from fans, including one who wrote: ‘Publicly shaming a woman for over a decade when she aborted a child for you, which disgusting.’
‘What the woman chooses is usually right’: Timberlake, 42, discussed women’s rights during a 2008 speech by Barack Obama with his future wife Jessica Biel,
Timberlake reposted this tweet from wife Jessica Biel after Roe v. Wade was overturned
Tweets made by the ACLU and Planned Parenthood Action were also shared by Justin last year
Slammed: Fans were ruthless after Britney’s revelation went public, taking to social media to direct their anger at the pop star
‘Now we understand why you didn’t want the book, in front of the cameras you were the best couple, but behind the scenes you used her to get ahead and after you got ahead you left her. didn’t you want to be a father? If you hadn’t had a child, you would have been the beginning of her downfall. How sad,” wrote another.
Cry Me A River, the song he released in 2002 and which is believed to be about his split from Britney, has also come under scrutiny again during the reveal. The music video even featured a lookalike of his ex.
In response to speculation that Britney’s song Everytime was about her abortion, a fan tweeted: “My god and he had the nerve to write cry me a river…” The post included a photo of a crying Will Smith.
“That woman aborted his baby because he wasn’t ready, and then he let the world chastise her with that ‘cry me a river’ video,” wrote another.
“The absolute audacity to let go, cry me a river,” wrote another.
‘The absolute gal’: Cry Me A River, the song he released in 2002 and believed to be about his split from Britney, has also come under renewed scrutiny amid the revelation
The Toxic hitmaker, 41, who dated Timberlake from 1999 to 2002, details the ‘painful’ decision to end the pregnancy in her forthcoming memoir, The Woman In Me – after becoming pregnant in late 2000 when the pair were both 19, DailyMail.com can confirm.
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.’
In response to speculation that Britney’s song Everytime was about her abortion, a fan tweeted: “My god and he had the nerve to write cry me a river…” The post included a photo of a crying Will Smith.
Close to home: the music video featured a Britney lookalike
The star said the abortion was “one of the most painful things I have ever experienced in my life” in the memoir, which is released on October 24.
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.
DailyMail.com has contacted representatives for Timberlake, Spears and Simon & Schuster for comment.
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.