Justin Timberlake’s two-word break-up text to Britney Spears revealed: The Toxic singer’s video director details how the actor broke up with her and how she reacted to the news

Justin Timberlake’s breakup message to Britney Spears has been revealed by her former video director Chris Applebaum after she revealed she dumped her via text message.

Chris, now 53, who has also worked with Rihanna, Miley Cyrus and Demi Lovato, described the moment Justin broke up with the pop star, 41.

He revealed how he was working with Britney on the set of a music video when she received a two-word text message from Justin saying: ‘It’s over’.

Chris shared how Britney and her team worked on the video for Overprotected (Darkchild Remix) during a grueling 24-hour day of filming.

In April 2022, Chris posted a photo with Britney on set while reflecting on the story behind the photo, namely Britney and Justin’s breakup.

Split: Chris, now 53, who has also worked with Rihanna, Miley Cyrus and Demi Lovato, details the moment Justin broke up with the pop star, 41 (pictured in 2002)

Reminder: In April 2022, Chris posted a photo with Britney on set while reflecting on the story behind the photo, namely Britney and Justin’s breakup

He wrote: “This was taken on the second day of shooting for her Overprotected (Darkchild Remix) video, he wrote. It was a (planned) 24 hour shoot day and we had one crew clock after 12 hours and a new clock in it.

‘At some point during the second shift, Brit disappeared and I went to her trailer to pick her up… only to discover that her boyfriend Justin had just broken up with her via text message. (Let me advise anyone reading this: don’t break up over text!)

“We sat on the floor of her trailer for a minute, talked it out, and then we got together.” He teased that it was “just one of the stories from the shoot…”.

Chris recently spoke with Page six about the message, with more details about the message and how Britney responded.

He told the publication that when he walked into her trailer, she showed her the phone and said, “I can’t believe it. Look at it. This happened.’

According to Chris, the message was simply: “It’s over.”

Chris revealed how he changed Britney’s mind about quitting work for the day, explaining: ‘If you don’t have it in you, I totally understand…

“But if you want to go out there and finish this last set-up in the rain, you can show him that he just made the biggest damn mistake of his life.”

Heartbroken: He revealed how he was working with Britney on the set of a music video when she received a two-word text message from Justin saying: ‘It’s over’

Memoirs: Britney’s autobiography, The Woman In Me, is released on October 24

Apparently she replied, “You know? That is a good idea. I’m going to show him the best blow he’s ever had.”

Last week, Britney revealed she was devastated when Justin broke up with her via text message.

Britney gets candid about her private life in the pages of her new memoir The Woman In Me, out October 24.

The New York Times Britney reported in her upcoming memoir about the end of her relationship with Justin, saying, “I was in a coma in Louisiana, and he was happily running around Hollywood.”

It came after Britney finally admitted she cheated on the NSYNC member with dancer Wade Robson after years of rumors.

Britney and Justin were rumored to have split in 2002 after three years of dating because she had an affair with Australian choreographer Wade.

Justin later released his famous single Cry Me A River, with lyrics referring to being cheated on.

Britney said of the Good Morning America choreographer in 2000: “He’s like a child prodigy, seriously… He’s a genius. He is great.’

Still, their relationship was short-lived and Britney and Wade broke up within a year.

Wade largely stayed out of the spotlight in the aftermath, but resurfaced in the 2019 documentary Leaving Neverland, in which he detailed the alleged abuse he suffered as a child at the hands of Michael Jackson.