Justin Timberlake mocked for using a 'Black accent' in Britney Spears book extract
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2023-10-25 20:29
Britney Spears' memoir The Woman in Me, has a lot to say about ex Justin Timberlake. The audiobook is narrated by actress Michelle Williams, and one section of the book had readers laughing. Spears recounts how when she and Timberlake were dating, they ran into the rapper Genuine whilst the pair were walking down the street in New York City. Timberlake said "Oh yeah, fo' shiz fo' shiz. Ginuwine, what's up, homie?" Timberlake apparently felt no shame then, but hearing Williams' impression made readers almost grateful for the recounting. Many listeners joked that Williams should receive an "Oscar" for her narration: Another called it "art": Whilst another listener said "nothing can you prepare you for these 15 seconds": Spears recalls that NSYNC, which Timberlake was a part of, would sometimes try "too hard to fit in" with hip-hop artists. In the book, Spears also revealed that she had an abortion after Timberlake "wasn't ready" to be a father. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter How to join the indy100's free WhatsApp channel Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

Britney Spears' memoir The Woman in Me, has a lot to say about ex Justin Timberlake.

The audiobook is narrated by actress Michelle Williams, and one section of the book had readers laughing.

Spears recounts how when she and Timberlake were dating, they ran into the rapper Genuine whilst the pair were walking down the street in New York City. Timberlake said "Oh yeah, fo' shiz fo' shiz. Ginuwine, what's up, homie?"

Timberlake apparently felt no shame then, but hearing Williams' impression made readers almost grateful for the recounting.

Many listeners joked that Williams should receive an "Oscar" for her narration:


Another called it "art":

Whilst another listener said "nothing can you prepare you for these 15 seconds":

Spears recalls that NSYNC, which Timberlake was a part of, would sometimes try "too hard to fit in" with hip-hop artists.

In the book, Spears also revealed that she had an abortion after Timberlake "wasn't ready" to be a father.

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