Britney Spears deactivated her Instagram account on Friday.
The 41-year-old pop star has taken down her social media page again as her upcoming memoir The Woman in Me continues to make headlines due to its bombshell revelations.
Ahead of the tell-all book’s release on October 24, teaser excerpts from the book revealed much about her three-year romance with Justin Timberlake, 42, in the 2000s – which also sparked backlash against the NSYNC member.
In the book, she confessed to cheating on Timberlake with her dancer and also revealed sordid details about how she had an abortion at age 19 because he “wasn’t ready to be a father.”
Just hours before she decided to deactivate her account, the Toxic hitmaker had expressed her fears about the drama that was already underway before she even released the full reveal with all the explosive revelations in their entirety.
Unplugged: Britney Spears deactivated her Instagram account on Friday. The 41-year-old pop star has taken down her social media page again as her upcoming memoir The Woman in Me continues to make headlines due to its bombshell revelations
“I don’t like the headlines I read,” she had written in a series of now-unavailable posts. “That’s exactly why I gave up the business 4 years ago!!!”
She noted that most of what she wrote about in her memoirs were memories from many years ago and she had already turned the page, so to speak.
“Most of the book is from 20 years ago,” she continued. “I’ve moved on and from here it’s a nice new beginning!!!”
She maintained that she wants to focus on the present and future and not look back on her past.
The pop star added: “I’m here to make it this way for the rest of my life!!! Either way, this is the end and shit happens!!!’
The reason for Spears’ withdrawal may have been because her former songwriting partner Annet Artani had spoken to TMZ earlier in the day and refuted one of Spears’ claims of infidelity in her book.
Artani, who helped the singer write “Everytime” in 2003, said the pop icon’s “affair” with Wade Robson was allegedly more serious and scandalous than she claimed.
In her story, the singer confirmed previous rumors and confessed that she once shared a kiss with her dancer during her three-year relationship with Timberlake.
Off the Grid: Just hours before she decided to deactivate her account, the Toxic hitmaker had expressed her fears about the drama that was already unfolding before she even released the full tell-all report with all the explosive revelations in their entirety
Not about the drama: She noted that most of what she wrote about in her memoirs were memories from many years ago and that she had already turned the page, so to speak. She maintained that she wants to focus on the present and future and not look back on her past
But Artani said Spears “wrote and hid a 14-page breakup letter to the dancer” – something she said most people don’t do for “someone you’ve only kissed.”
She recalled that Timberlake found Spears’ long note and “discovered it hidden in her makeup bag before she had the chance to give it to the dancer.”
Shortly after, the NSYNC member broke up with the pop star via text message, leaving her devastated and “comatose,” as she also mentioned in her memoir.
In 2002, there were rumors that Spears and Timberlake had ended their relationship because she was having an affair with the Australian choreographer.
According to The US Sun, Spears confessed in her memoir that she kissed Robson during a night out.
“One evening we were out and went to a Spanish bar. “We danced and danced,” she recalls in her upcoming book. “I made out with him that night.”
She noted that she remained completely loyal to Timberlake for years “with that one exception.”
Spears also wrote in her book that she told Timberlake about the kiss and they were able to get over it.
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Breakup after cheating scandal: Britney Spears’ affair was reportedly more serious than she claimed in her memoir
Her Dancer: The 41-year-old singer reportedly had a more scandalous affair with dancer Wade Robson in the early 2000s than the one-time kiss she eventually confessed to and detailed in The Woman In Me
Alleged long-term affair: Her former songwriting partner Annet Artani revealed to TMZ on Friday that the Toxic hitmaker wrote a 14-page breakup and later kept it a secret from the dancer
Discovered her infidelity: Artani – who helped the singer write “Everytime” in 2003 – recalled that Justin Timberlake, Spears’ then-boyfriend, “discovered it hidden in her makeup bag” before she had the chance to tell the dancer admit
To bare all: In her bombshell tell-all story, due out October 24, Spears confessed to sharing a kiss with Robson during a night out
In 2001, Robson choreographed her iconic music videos “Oops… I Did It Again” and “I’m A Slave 4 U” as well as her concert special “Live from Las Vegas.”
In 2002, Timberlake ended his three-year relationship with Spears and released his song “Cry Me a River” shortly after.
Spears then released her ballad “Everytime,” which many believed was her reaction and apology.
After excerpts from her upcoming memoir revealed that she had an abortion after becoming pregnant with Timberlake’s child, fans began speculating that the song “Everytime” is about Spears losing her baby.
In her bombshell tell-all story, due to be published on October 24, Spears claimed she had an abortion because he “didn’t want to be a father”.
She said she had “dreamed of starting a family with the actor” and wanted to keep the baby, but he was “not ready” to become parents and thought they were too young.