00:00I can't help it. I want it to be to you. I guess I'm selfish.
00:08Britney Spears is now speaking out in support of Justin Timberlake, even praising his new music.
00:13The singer took to Instagram and started the post with an apology for those she offended in her
00:18memoir. She shared a clip of Timberlake's appearance on Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show,
00:23writing, I want to apologize for some of the things I wrote about in my book.
00:27If I offended any of the people I genuinely care about, I am deeply sorry.
00:31I also wanted to say I am in love with Justin Timberlake's new song, Selfish.
00:35It is so good. And how come every time I see Justin and Jimmy together, I laugh so hard?
00:40P.S. Sanctified is wow, too.
00:43Timberlake received backlash after Spears revealed in her memoir that she and the then NSYNC member,
00:48who famously dated from 1999 to 2002, had an abortion during their relationship.
00:54Spears described it as one of the most agonizing things I have ever experienced in my life and
00:59alleged that Justin definitely wasn't happy about the pregnancy. He said we weren't ready
01:04to have a baby in our lives, that we were way too young. Timberlake has not publicly commented
01:09on Spears' comments. Spears praising Timberlake's new music also comes after fans seemingly trolled
01:15the latter for his new song, Selfish. Following the song's release on Friday,
01:19Spears' 2011 song, Selfish, hit the number one spot on iTunes, outperforming Timberlake's song
01:25the day after its release. For more on the story, head to THR.com. And for the latest
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