Current:Home > StocksBritney Spears fans revisit 'Everytime' after revelation of abortion with Justin Timberlake -MoneyStream
Britney Spears fans revisit 'Everytime' after revelation of abortion with Justin Timberlake
View
Date:2025-04-13 10:33:43
Britney Spears fans are revisiting her 2003 song and music video for "Everytime" after she revealed in an excerpt from her upcoming memoir that she had an abortion while dating Justin Timberlake.
The pop star, 41, claimed in her upcoming memoir "The Woman in Me," set to debut on Oct. 24, that she became pregnant while dating Timberlake, 42, and he requested she terminate the pregnancy, according to excerpts published by People Tuesday.
Spears and Timberlake dated from 1999 until 2002 in their early adult years.
In the song "Everytime," which has long been speculated to be about the "Cry Me a River" singer, Spears croons, "And every time I try to fly, I fall / Without my wings, I feel so small / I guess I need you, baby / And every time / I see you in my dreams / I see your face, you're haunting me / I guess I need you, baby."
Is Britney Spears' 'Everytime' music video about her abortion?
The music video, which premiered in 2004, concludes with Spears walking through a hospital room with two women: one who has just died and another who has just given birth.
The song from her album "In the Zone" has long been speculated to be about Timberlake as well as Spears' struggles with fame during their relationship, however, fans believe Spears' revelation brings new meaning to the song.
"The HORRIBLE news about Britney’s abortion bc of Justin Timberlake just took Everytime music video to a whole new view. She deserved better," one fan wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
Another wrote: "The baby in the Everytime music video was the baby Britney felt forced to abort. My heart."
Other fans pointed out that the song resembles a lullaby.
"In Britney Spears song #everytime she sounds like a lullaby and she says 'My weakness caused you pain, and this song's my sorry,' 'I guess I need you baby'… could it be about her and Justin Timberlake's pregnancy they terminated?" a fan speculated.
Another social media user said the song "has such a new meaning now. It being a lullaby saying how she needs her baby."
Britney Spears says Justin Timberlake 'didn’t want to be a father'
On Tuesday, excerpts from Spears' book were released via People, including the shocking revelation that Timberlake allegedly had the "Oops!…I Did It Again" get an abortion.
"Justin definitely wasn't happy about the pregnancy. He said we weren't ready to have a baby in our lives, that we were way too young," she wrote, according to the outlet.
She continued, "It was a surprise, but for me, it wasn’t a tragedy. I loved Justin so much. I always expected us to have a family together one day. This would just be much earlier than I’d anticipated."
Britney Spears reveals in new memoirshe had abortion while dating Justin Timberlake
Spears wrote that she followed through with the abortion, however, "If it had been left up to me alone, I never would have done it. And yet Justin was so sure that he didn’t want to be a father.
"To this day, it’s one of the most agonizing things I have ever experienced in my life," she added.
USA TODAY reached out to Timberlake’s reps for comment.
Spears went on to have two sons with her ex-husband Kevin Federline: Sean Preston Federline, 18, and Jayden James Federline, 17. Timberlake and his wife Jessica Biel also have two sons: Silas, 12, and Phineas, 2.
Contributing: Taijuan Moorman
Jessica Biel spills on Justin Timberlakeand his 'Candy' role: 'You know we can't pay you?'
veryGood! (63678)
Related
- Skins Game to make return to Thanksgiving week with a modern look
- Why do Super Bowl tickets cost so much? Inside the world of NFL pricing, luxury packages, and ticket brokers with bags of cash
- Taylor Swift's fans track down her suite, waiting for glimpse of her before Super Bowl
- What happens to the puppies after the Puppy Bowl? Adopters share stories ahead of the 2024 game
- The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot, watchdog finds
- $6.5K reward as Arizona officials investigate the killing of a desert bighorn sheep near Gila Bend
- Reba McEntire's soaring national anthem moves Super Bowl players to tears
- Hundreds gather in St. Louis to remember former US Sen. Jean Carnahan
- Romantasy reigns on spicy BookTok: Recommendations from the internet’s favorite genre
- Biden’s legal team went to Justice Dept. over what they viewed as unnecessary digs at his memory
Ranking
- All That You Wanted to Know About She’s All That
- Usher's Super Bowl Halftime show was chaotic but cemented his R&B legacy
- Score a Look at 49ers Player Kyle Juszczyk and Wife Kristin Juszczyk’s Stylish Romance
- Dexter Scott King remembered during memorial as keeper of his father Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream
- Federal hiring is about to get the Trump treatment
- Rob Gronkowski Thinks Super Bowl Ticket Prices Are Ridiculous Even for NFL Players
- Usher's 2024 Super Bowl Halftime Show Will Have Fans Screaming Yeah
- CBP dog sniffs out something unusual in passenger’s luggage -- mummified monkeys
Recommendation
Juan Soto praise of Mets' future a tough sight for Yankees, but World Series goal remains
WWE star Maryse reveals 'rare pre-cancer' diagnosis, planning hysterectomy
Father in gender-reveal that sparked fatal 2020 California wildfire has pleaded guilty
Why do Super Bowl tickets cost so much? Inside the world of NFL pricing, luxury packages, and ticket brokers with bags of cash
'We're reborn!' Gazans express joy at returning home to north
Jay-Z, Blue Ivy and Rumi Carter Run This Town in Rare Public Appearance at Super Bowl 2024
Read the love at Romance Era Bookshop, a queer Black indie bookstore in Washington
‘Puppy Bowl’ celebrates a big anniversary this year, one that shelter and rescue pups will cheer