Justin Timberlake set to open up to Oprah
Justin Timberlake is reportedly thinking of doing a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey in the wake of his feud with his ex, Britney Spears.
The former *NSYNC member, 42, was accused of mocking the Toxic singer, 42, last week at his birthday concert when he said he had no one to apologise to before he launched into his track Cry Me a River, said to be about Spears cheating on him when they were together.
A source has now told The Sun about how he wants to use a chat with Winfrey, 70, to publicly address the fallout of his fresh spat with the singer: “Justin is really not happy how things have gone down. He wanted the music to speak for itself, but that’s clearly not happening.
“His comments on stage have only added fuel to the fire. The idea of a sit-down chat with someone like Oprah Winfrey was floated months ago and is now back on the cards.
“He really doesn’t want to do it, but the louder the backlash gets, the more he feels he may have to.”
Timberlake was thrust into global headlines in 2023 after Spears revealed in her The Woman in Me memoir she had an abortion while they were dating, as he “didn’t want to be a father” and “wasn’t happy” she was expecting.
Timberlake told fans at his One Night Only gig at Irving Plaza in New York City on January 31, held on his 42nd birthday: “I’d like to take this opportunity to apologise to absolutely nobody.”
His declaration and song choice of Cry Me a River left fans convinced he was having a pop at Spears, with some ranting online that his statement was a disgrace.
Others jumped to Timberlake’s defence against the trolls by hitting out at Spears and her followers.
Spears, who dated Timberlake from 1999 to 2002, had said before his birthday gig that she wanted to apologise to anyone she had left “offended” by her autobiography, saying in a nowdeleted Instagram message: “I am deeply sorry.”
She then addressed him, adding: “I also wanted to say I am in love with Justin Timberlake’s new song Selfish.”