It's never too late to ask for forgiveness.
American singer Justin Timberlake apologized to singer Britney Spears on Friday, almost 20 years after their breakup, a documentary accusing him of manipulating this episode to gain public sympathy.
In the documentary "Framing Britney Spears" (Britney Spears locked up), produced by the New York Times and broadcast on the cable channel FX and the Hulu platform, several witnesses say that Justin Timberlake used his break up with Britney Spears in 2002 to launch his solo career.
He let several media accuse Britney Spears of having cheated on him and then of having broken up with him brutally, without making public statements on the subject.
Witnesses recall that he presented the title "Cry Me a River" as directly inspired by his breakup, after four years of romantic relationship (1998-2002).
"I care about these two women"
The song's lyrics clearly evoke a man being cheated on by his ex-girlfriend and, to support the point, the video features a woman who looks like Britney Spears and whose face you can't see well.
In a message posted to Instagram on Friday, the recently 40-something apologizes to Britney Spears, as well as Janet Jackson.
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While performing a duet with Michael Jackson's sister at halftime of the Super Bowl, on February 1, 2004, the former Boys Band NSYNC had torn, live, a bra cap from the singer, revealing a breast and shocking a whole country.
The sequence had triggered an earthquake and permanently affected the career of Janet Jackson, much more than that of Justin Timberlake.
“I care about these two women, I respect them, and I know I didn't do what I should have done,” the Memphis-born singer wrote.
At halftime of the Super Bowl in 2004, Justin Timberlake had ripped a bra cup from Janet Jackson, revealing a breast.
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"I'm sorry for those times in my life when my actions contributed to the problem, where I monopolized the floor, where I didn't speak out for what was right," Justin Timberlake continued today. married to actress Jessica Biel.
“I know I fell short in those times, as in many others,” he wrote, “and that I have benefited from a system that promotes misogyny and racism.
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