Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears in February 2002.Photo: Denise Trusc / Getty
Britney Spearsis reflecting on her time as a Mouseketeer.
Inan excerpt from her upcoming memoir,The Woman in Me, shared exclusively with PEOPLE, the pop icon, 41, writes about her time onThe Mickey Mouse Club— and a certain connection she made early on.
Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears in July 2001.KMazur/WireImage
Spears and Timberlake went on to date from 1999 to 2002, but their relationship began to bloom behind the scenes onThe Mickey Mouse Club.
“[Once] at a sleepover, we played Truth or Dare, and someone dared Justin to kiss me,” she writes. “AJanet Jacksonsong was playing in the background as he leaned in and kissed me.”
The “Toxic” singer also reveals inThe Woman in Methat while the show was “unbelievably fun,” it also was “exceptionally hard work,” with the kids expected to practice choreography and routines “thirty times in a day.”
The Mickey Mouse Club.Everett
Everett
Timberlake and Spears later dated in the early aughts before their 2002 breakup. The “Mirrors” singer went on to marry actressJessica Bielin 2012, and the couple share sons Silas, 8, and Phineas, 3. Spears shares sonsSean Preston, 18, and Jayden James, 17, with ex-husbandKevin Federline.
Britney Spears' The Woman in Me.
Spears’ new book release follows the 2021 termination of her13-year-long conservatorship, which Timberlake also spoke out about in June of that year. After Spears revealed she wanted “to end the conservatorship,” the *NSYNC alum wrote to his fans on social media that “we should all be supporting Britneyat this time.”
“Regardless of our past, good and bad, and no matter how long ago it was… what’s happening to her is just not right,” he wrote. “No woman should ever be restricted from making decisions about her own body. No one should EVER be held against their will… or ever have to ask permission to access everything they’ve worked so hard for.”
Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake in January 2001.Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty
Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty
Timberlake, now 42, then ended his messages on Twitter with words of support on behalf of himself and Biel.
“Jess and I send our love, and our absolute support to Britney during this time,” he shared. “We hope the courts, and her family make this right and let her live however she wants to live.”
Britney Spears on the cover of PEOPLE.Britney Brands
Britney Brands
The Woman in Meis set to release on Oct. 24 and isavailable for preordernow.
For more of the exclusive excerpt and interview with Britney Spears, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands everywhere Friday.
source: people.com
