Britney Spears sent her fans into a frenzy this weekend when she announced on Instagram that her second memoir will be released next year.
Her first book, “The Woman In Me,” hit shelves on Tuesday and has already sparked a media earthquake, with bombshell revelations and brutal criticism directed at her ex Justin Timberlake, her family and her old feuding friend Christina Aguilera.
Earlier this month, Britney, 41, shared that she already had a second volume in the works – and this Saturday she revealed more details.
She re-posted a video of an orchestra musician swinging a massive “Mahler hammer” during a performance of the composer’s Sixth Symphony.
“Humor is the cure for everything!!!” Britney gushed in her caption. ‘Keep playing!!! Volume 2 will be released next year… get ready!!!’
‘Get ready’: Britney Spears sent her fans into a frenzy this weekend when she announced on Instagram that her second memoir will be released next year
Peach on the Beach: Two days earlier, she showed off more than just her soul in a stunning beach photo that she posted to her more than 42 million Instagram followers
Two days earlier, she bared more than just her soul in a stunning beach photo she posted to her more than 42 million Instagram followers.
Britney posed completely naked on the beach, turning her body away from the camera to avoid showing full frontal nudity on her side.
However, her exposed bottom was fully in view of the camera as she flashed a mischievous grin over her shoulder.
As Justin faces intense scrutiny following the release of Britney’s new memoir, his old NSYNC bandmate Lance Bass is speaking out in his defense.
Backlash is mounting over Britney’s stories about how Justin treated the Circus hitmaker during their two-year romance between 1999 and 2001.
Justin was subjected to a torrent of online hate, so much so that he disabled his Instagram comments, apparently to stem the tide.
In response, Lance told TMZ that fans needed to go easy on the SexyBack singer because of his past indiscretions.
“Everyone has their own opinion, but I feel like the whole world is so full of hate right now that we need to practice a little forgiveness.” Britney did it, so let’s take a note from her,” he suggested.
Supportive: Lance Bass proved he still has his former NSYNC bandmate Justin Timberlake’s back after all these years as he faces scrutiny following the release of Britney’s memoir; seen in 2007
The performer continued, “Everyone deserves to tell their story. “She did, and, you know, I hope that fans can find some forgiveness again.”
Bass declined to discuss whether he has spoken to Timberlake after his ex-girlfriend made bombshell claims about him, including that he was unfaithful during their relationship and that she had an abortion at 19 because he “didn’t want that.” be a father.’
When asked if he already had Spears’ new book, which hit shelves on Tuesday, Bass revealed that he was “close” to boarding a plane for his flight at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). to reach.
After listening to excerpts from the memoir’s audiobook, narrated by five-time Oscar nominee Michelle Williams, the father of two said it “sounds amazing.”
As to whether *NSYNC will be touring or releasing new music soon, the Mississippi native revealed that there is “no plan for an album yet.”
“Maybe I’ll talk about it soon, but there’s nothing in the works at the moment,” he teased.
Earlier this week, a source exclusively told that “Justin has not contacted Britney at all about this matter and will not do so as there is nothing he can tell her.”
“She was there and is just telling it from her perspective,” the source added. “That doesn’t mean he agrees with it.” “Justin is not at all happy with what came out of this book.”
To speak her truth: On the same day that Timberlake disabled comments on his Instagram page because “people on his page were saying hateful, disgusting things,” the 44-year-old Bye Bye Bye singer defended her longtime boyfriend: who has been subjected to relentless cyberbullying over the past two weeks; Spears seen at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2016
Past love: Amid backlash over stories about how Timberlake treated the Circus hitmaker during their two-year romance between 1999 and 2001, Bass told TMZ that fans should go easy on the SexyBack singer because of his past indiscretions (Spears and Timberlake pictured ). 2001)
“Everyone has their own opinion, but I feel like the whole world is full of hate right now and we need to practice a little forgiveness.” “Britney did it, so let’s take a note from her,” suggested Bass; seen in 2001
They further noted, “Working on this book has given Britney life and she really doesn’t care who is offended by anything in it, because that’s exactly what happened.”
“She was there and experienced it.” Nobody can say anything. She’s gotten everything out of herself and is now moving on.”
A second insider claimed the “baggage” of Britney’s memoir was “stressful” for Justin and his wife Jessica, whose October 19 wedding day was overshadowed.
The couple tied the knot in 2012, a decade after his split from Britney. They share sons Silas (eight) and Phineas (three).
“The release of Britney’s book, with all the revelations that flow from it, was not the best thing for his anniversary celebrations,” they said. “It hasn’t been a constant topic of conversation in the zeitgeist, but Justin and Jessica have definitely talked about it.”
“And having to think about all of that while they were supposed to be celebrating their love for each other hasn’t exactly been the most satisfying day lately, it’s been a little stressful.”
They claimed he’s trying to focus on NSYNC’s new music and his upcoming film, adding: “He’s trying to figure it out and avoid the naysayers.”
has reached out to Britney and Justin’s representatives.
The couple were together from 1999 to 2002 when their split was announced amid rumors of Britney being unfaithful.
Justin seemed to reinforce the narrative with his 2002 hit “Cry Me a River,” in which he sings, “You don’t have to say what you did / I already know, I found out from him / Now there is.” “It’s just no chance / For you and me.”
The singer even went so far as to hire a Britney lookalike for the music video.
Earlier this week, a source exclusively told that “Justin has not contacted Britney at all about this matter and will not do so because there is nothing he can tell her” (seen in 2001)
Writing about this time, Britney describes the Cry Me A River video as “a woman who looks like me cheats on him and he walks around sad in the rain.”
She further wrote that the media attention the video garnered made her a “whore who broke the heart of America’s golden boy” while she was actually “in a coma in Louisiana” nursing a broken heart while Justin ” running around happily.” Hollywood’.
The mother-of-two has confessed to cheating on her ex by kissing her choreographer Wade Robson in a bar – but she has also suggested that Justin has been unfaithful on multiple occasions – including with a celebrity whose identity she has not revealed.
She wrote that the “What Goes Around Comes Around” hitmaker was photographed with “one of the girls from All Saints” in London in 2000 and also bragged to one of her backup dancers about a girl he met in Las Vegas.
Britney has also spoken out in harrowing detail about the abortion she secretly had at home when she was just 19 years old.
Another source previously told that Justin had hoped her decision to terminate the pregnancy remained “a secret forever.”
“Justin believed that the decision they made was a decision made together and he intended never to speak about it and to keep it secret forever,” they said.
“Now that Britney has mentioned it, and it will live on forever in her book, and whatever else she decides to mention, Justin will try not to say anything about it because he knows that’s all he can get from that point.” an says, will probably be thrown back at him.’
Britney made the “agonizing” decision to terminate the pregnancy after becoming pregnant in late 2000.
She wrote: “It was a surprise, but for me it wasn’t a tragedy. “I loved Justin so much. I always expected that one day we would start a family together. This was just going to happen a lot sooner than I expected.
Justin with his wife Jessica Biel, with whom he has sons Silas (eight) and Phineas (three).
“He said we weren’t ready to have a baby in our lives, we were way too young. ‘I’m sure people will hate me for this, but I agreed not to have the baby.’
In the years following their breakup, Justin hasn’t been very forthcoming when it comes to discussing their past relationship.
During an interview with Barbara Walters on 20/20 in 2003, the legendary journalist asked him if Britney had “kept her promise to wait until marriage to have sex.” Justin immediately burst out laughing.
A few years later, in 2006, he told journalist Robert Haskell: “If I wrote an article about it [Britney]“I couldn’t resist the urge to write everything dirty about her.”
In recent years, Justin has regretted his past treatment of Britney and publicly apologized to her in 2021 following the release of the FX and Hulu documentary Framing Britney Spears.
He apologized to both his ex – and music icon Janet Jackson – for “missteps” during his career that he admitted contributed to “a system that condones misogyny and racism.”
“I have seen the messages, tags, comments and concerns and would like to respond,” he wrote. “I am deeply sorry for the moments in my life when my actions contributed to the problem, when I stepped out of line or did not stand up for what was right.”
Months later, he continued to show his support for Britney in her fight to end her 13-year conservatorship. She was given guardianship by her father, Jamie Spears, in 2008.
At the height of the #FreeBritney movement, Justin tweeted: “No one should ever be held against their will…or ever have to ask permission to access everything they’ve worked so hard for.”
On behalf of himself and his wife Jessica, he then added: “Jess and I send our love and absolute support to Britney during this time.” We hope the courts and her family make this right and let her live as she did “I want to live.”