Who Did Justin Timberlake Cheat on Britney Spears With? She Hints At 2 Famous Names

Who did Justin Timberlake cheat on Britney Spears with?

Who did Justin Timberlake cheat on Britney Spears with? In the book, TMZ reported that Britney doesn’t reveal the name of the celebrity who had an affair with Justin Timberlake but they did say that the person “now has a family” and that she “doesn’t want to embarrass” them.

However, a (deeply sexist and creepy) old newspaper clipping from 2000 resurfaced, suggesting that it could’ve been All Saints singer Nicole Appleton as Justin and Nicole were papped together while out and about in London.

“All Saint Nicole Appleton turned all why when she was spotted on a night out with Justin Timberlake, of his boyband NSYNC. Nic, whose group shot straight into the charts at No. 1, with “Pure Shores” certainly looked like she had something to hide when she returned to Justin’s hotel in London. She and Justin kept their eyes down as they were driven together from London’s Mayfair club to the swanky St. Martin’s Lane Hotel.”

The clip continued: “Since being dumped by fiancé Robbie Williams, Nicole has gone from one relationship to another. She dated Bush rocker Gavin Rosedale until December, before being linked to Hornblower actor Ioan Gruffudd. And Justin has been dating American teen temptress* Britney Spears.”

*Editor’s note: YUCK.

“Britney had her ­questions about who he was with, as stuff would be out in the press,” a source told The Sun. “They were very famous. He’d be out with some girl from All Saints, and she’d get very jealous.”

Why did Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake break up?

The actual cause of the breakup is not known but it has been widely speculated that Britney Spears cheated on Justin. In the music video for his 2003 song “Cry Me A River,” Justin sings to a Britney lookalike who cheated on him.

In an interview with Barbara Walters, Justin said of the breakup, “We’re not perfect. I don’t judge anybody. It’s just young love. It’s just young love. It was a very intense relationship, that’s for sure.”

Meanwhile, Diane Sawyer grilled Britney in a scathing interview in 2003. Britney, who was 22 at the time, was asked invasive questions about her “big breakup” from Justin. “You broke his heart. You did something that caused him so much pain, so much suffering. What did you do?” Diane asked during the interview.

Britney responded, “I was upset for a while. We both are really young and it was kind of waiting to happen. I will always love him … he is such a great person,” she replied.

When asked if she “betrayed” him as depicted in the “Cry Me A River,” Britney responded, “I’m not technically saying he’s wrong, but I’m not technically saying he’s right either.”

 Justin also revealed in Vanity Fair in 2011 that they hadn’t spoken in “nine or ten years.” “We were two birds of the feather — small-town kids, doing the same thing,” he told the magazine. “But then you become adults and the way you were as kids doesn’t make any sense. I won’t speak on her, but at least for me, I was a totally different person. I just don’t think we were normal; there was nothing normal about our existence.”

In the wake of the documentary Framing Britney Spears, Justin made a lengthy apology post on Instagram to both Britney Spears and Janet Jackson, the latter whom he headlined with for the Super Bowl in 2003. “I’ve seen the messages, tags, comments, and concerns and I want to respond,” Timberlake said. “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 that I fell short in these moments and in many others and benefited from a system that condones misogyny and racism. I specifically want to apologize to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson both individually because I care for and respect these women and I know I failed.”

He continued, “everyone involved deserves better and most importantly, because this is a larger conversation that I wholeheartedly want to be part of and grow from.” The 39-year-old father of two young boys then wrote that the music industry is “flawed,” and that it sets men, “especially white men,” up for success.

“It’s designed this way. As a man in a privileged position I have to be vocal about this,” he continued. “Because of my ignorance, I didn’t recognize it for all that it was while it was happening in my own life but I do not what to ever benefit from others being pulled down again.”

Justin Timberlake’s Response To Britney Spears’ book

Justin Timberlake hasn’t issued an official response to Britney Spears’ Woman in Me book but sources said, ahead of the huge bombshells revealed by People before its launch, the *NSYNC star was somewhat dreading its release. “Justin’s not going to be happy,” a source told Us Weekly, hinting that Spears “goes after him hard.” But “it’s not Britney’s intention to skewer anyone,” added a third source. “She’s just going to relay the facts from her perspective.”

Indeed, that aligns with what other sources revealed. “[Justin]’s very curious what she’ll reveal from their relationship,” one source explained to Page Six. “It’s eating at him.” Another said that the book isn’t a “takedown” of anyone. “This is Britney finally getting a chance to tell her empowering story,” they said, “and it’s nothing more than that.”

Sources told Entertainment Tonight that Justin’s main focus is his family. “Justin has been focusing on his own family and trying not to concern himself with Britney’s memoir,” the source says. “In recent years, Justin has tried to be supportive of Britney from a distance. They dated so long ago, but he still has respect for her. Justin and Jessica just want everyone to grow and evolve instead of continuing to bring up the past.”

By far the biggest revelation in The Woman in Me, Britney revealed that she was pregnant with his baby during the relationship, but they decided to get an abortion. “I loved Justin so much. I always expected us to have a family together one day. This would just be much earlier than I’d anticipated,” she wrote. “But Justin definitely wasn’t happy about the pregnancy. He said we weren’t ready to have a baby in our lives, that we were way too young.”

The pop icon admitted that she “agreed not to have the baby” but seemed to have some regrets about the decision they made more than 20 years ago. “I don’t know if that was the right decision. If it had been left up to me alone, I never would have done it,” she revealed. “And yet Justin was so sure that he didn’t want to be a father.”