Simply days after her fan military tried to dam Justin Timberlake‘s new single, “Egocentric,” from topping iTunes pop charts all over the world by pushing Britney Spears‘ 2011 deep lower of the identical title up the tallies, Spears prolonged an olive department to her long-ago ex.
“I’m so in love with Justin Timberlake’s new music ‘Egocentric,’” Spears wrote on her Instagram feed — which is now set to non-public — concerning the first single from Timberlake’s upcoming sixth album, All the things I Thought It Was. Tacking on a coronary heart emoji, Spears additionally wrote, “It’s soo good and the way come each time I see Justin and Jimmy collectively I snicker so laborious ???”
Timberlake appeared on The Tonight Present on Thursday to goof round with longtime good friend and comedy foil host Jimmy Fallon, after which the 2 had been reunited once more for a run by way of their well-known “Barry Gibb Discuss Present” bit on Saturday Evening Stay this weekend. Along with enjoying the mellow “Egocentric,” Timberlake debuted the brand new gospel-tinged burner “Sanctified” alongside Houston rapper Tobe Nwigwe in his first SNL efficiency of the night time.
Spears appeared to like that one as effectively.
“Ps ‘Sanctified’ is wow [star eyes emoji] too,” Britney added concerning the second music that’s been revealed so removed from the JT album due out on March 15.
The “Egocentric” upvote frenzy appeared to return strictly from Spears’ devoted followers and Spears has not publicly weighed in on the hassle to resurface the deep lower Femme Fatale bonus observe. Due to the fan consideration, Britney’s “Egocentric” hit the highest of plenty of iTunes pop charts the world over on Friday, both displacing or touchdown simply beneath Timberlake’s single of the identical title.
Britney’s Monday (Jan. 29) Instagram put up featured one other shock: a blanket mea culpa for anybody whose emotions had been harm by issues she revealed in her 2023 tell-all memoir. “I wanna apologize for among the issues I wrote about in my e book. If I offended any of the individuals I genuinely care about I’m deeply sorry,” Spears wrote with out naming names. Whereas Spears didn’t elaborate on who she was apologizing to concerning the many headline-grabbing revelations in her best-selling memoir, The Lady In Me, one of many individuals who got here in for significantly harsh criticism after the e book’s launch final yr was Timberlake.
The couple dated from 1999 to 2002, and within the e book Spears revealed that she obtained unexpectedly pregnant throughout that point and that she had an abortion as a result of Timberlake “undoubtedly wasn’t completely satisfied about being pregnant“; she additionally wrote that although she might by no means have imagined selecting an abortion, she agreed to not have the kid. “Given the circumstances, that’s what we did,” she stated concerning the process they saved secret.
Timberlake didn’t reply to the allegations within the e book about his alleged habits throughout their relationship, however he did flip off feedback on his Instagram after it was flooded with offended feedback from Britney’s supporters on the time.
He did, nonetheless, seem to allude to the firestorm throughout a Las Vegas present in December, the place he advised a crowd he meant “no disrespect” earlier than enjoying his 2002 solo hit “Cry Me a River,” extensively seen as a commentary on the couple’s March 2002 break up after three years collectively.
The couple’s temporary teenage romance has spurred years of headlines, repeatedly stoking the fires of anger in opposition to JT from the Britney Military. Within the e book, nonetheless, Spears wrote that her love for her former boy band flame was everlasting. “After that, I used to be tousled for some time, particularly as a result of I nonetheless love Justin a lot,” she wrote. “It was insane how a lot I beloved him, and for me, it was unlucky.”
