When Justin Timberlake’s hit single “What Goes Around… Comes Around” was released in 2006, everyone was convinced it was about Britney Spears. The two had dated from 1999 to 2002, and it appeared that she had cheated on him. So, did he write the hit about her? He has finally broken his silence about the song’s hidden meaning.
Justin Timberlake & Britney Were Pop Royalty
Hearts broke when it was revealed that Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake were an item. They were pop royalty, and everyone thought that they had a chance with them. Yet, they had found love with each other, and it looked like they were endgame. Then, they split, and that was incredibly shocking. What went wrong, and why did it come to an end? Allegedly, she was unfaithful, and that was why they broke up. Justin released his single “What Goes Around… Comes Around” in 2006, and fans seemed to believe it was about Britney.
This made very little sense, as they had been broken up for four years, but she was divorcing Kevin Federline around this time. Therefore, this could have been a swipe at her failed relationship. Now, twenty years after the single was released, Justin is breaking his silence as to whether it was really about Britney:
“Maybe I should dispel a rumor at this point, which has gone around forever, which is like, it’s not a personal story from mine. It’s actually a personal story from a friend’s that I asked permission [to use].”
He was so captivated by this story that he asked his friend if he could use it and turn it into a song. That was when Justin Timberlake’s friend said:
“And I quote, my friend said, ‘Yeah, torch that b*tch. What goes around comes around.’ And I was like, ‘I have to go. Thank you.’”
Around twenty minutes later, the song was done, and the rest is history.
Confusion With Another Single
Justin Timberlake fans seemed to get “What Goes Around… Comes Around” confused with another hit single. He allegedly also wrote “Cry Me A River” about Britney Spears and her infidelity. In the video, he used a Britney lookalike, so it appeared that he was bitter about their breakup. However, Britney has alleged that Justin was unfaithful as well. She said this in her memoir, The Woman in Me, and detailed how she was suffering after their split:
“I was comatose in Louisiana, and he was happily running around Hollywood.”
Britney got married and divorced for a third time, while Justin Timberlake has two children with Jessica Biel.
Which songs do you think were about Britney Spears, if any? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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