Timberlake says ‘sorry’ for treatment of singers
JUSTIN Timberlake has apologised to former girlfriend Britney Spears and singer Janet Jackson.
Timberlake has previously been accused of misogyny by some over the way he treated Spears during their relationship and break-up, as well as a performance with Jackson at the Super Bowl in 2004.
In a post on Instagram, he said he had “seen the messages, tags, comments, and concerns and I want to respond”.
Spears’ treatment has come under renewed scrutiny after the release of documentary Framing Britney Spears, which examined her public unravelling in 2007.
The documentary featured a clip of an interview with Timberlake, in which he discussed how he hired an impersonator of her for a music video.
Spears and Timberlake had a high-profile relationship in the late 1990s and early 2000s, before splitting in 2002.
Jackson, 54, and Timberlake, 40, performed at the Super Bowl in 2004, with the controversial wardrobe malfunction happening during the track Rock Your Body.
As he sang the lyric “I’ll have you naked by the end of this song”, Timberlake pulled at a part of Jackson’s costume, exposing her right breast, which was covered only by a silver decoration.
Timberlake, 40, said in his lenghty post: “I am deeply sorry for the times in my life where my actions contributed to the problem, where I spoke out of turn, or did not speak up for what was right.
“I understand I fell short in these moments. I specifically want to apologise to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson”