The Justin Timberlake Song That Fans Think Is About Britney Spears

May 2024 ยท 2 minute read

Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake broke the hearts of many when they called off their relationship in March 2002. While Spears never confirmed the speculation, there were rumors that she cheated on Timberlake with choreographer Wade Robson. Timberlake didn't publicly address those rumors back then. Instead, he let his music do the talking. He released "Cry Me a River," as the first single on his debut album, "Justified" in November 2002, and many fans couldn't help but think the song was about Spears.

WIth lines like, "You don't have to say what you did / I already know, I found out from him," Timberlake didn't hold back in the song or in the music video, where he breaks into the house of his ex-girlfriend, who bears a striking resemblance to Spears with her page boy hat and blonde hair. At the end of the video, Timberlake commits revenge sex as payback to his ex.

Per People, Timberlake revealed in his 2018 memoir that he wrote "Cry Me a River" two hours after his breakup. "I've been scorned. I've been pissed off," he wrote. "I wrote 'Cry Me a River' in two hours. I didn't plan on writing it." He added, "The feelings I had were so strong that I had to write it, and I translated my feelings into a form where people could listen and, hopefully, relate to it."

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