On January 31, during a concert in New York, Justin Timberlake launched an unexpected dig at Britney Spears. The war seemed to be well buried between the two former partners, who lived a hypermedia romance in the early 2000s.

In her memoirs called The Woman in Me, released on October 24, 2023, Spears gave her side of the story regarding the end of their story. Since then, the global star, followed by some 42 million subscribers, has also set his account to private. His next album, titled Everything I Thought It Was, will be released on March 15.