Justin Timberlake broke up with Britney by text when she was recording ‘Overprotected’

How to forget the iconic couple that was Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake! At that time, it was undeniable that they were both the greatest icons of pop, they were the stars of the moment and there was no teenager who did not want to be them. So obviously their romance was always in the spotlight.

During their courtship, they were the most beloved couple in the world, so it is not surprising that their breakup also made headlines at the time and continues to be talked about to this day. Although this couple broke up 20 years ago, they left a huge mark on the culture pop.

Much has been said about their breakup and at the time the narrative that dominated the media was that Britney had been unfaithful to Justin. However, nothing was confirmed and after a few years, the public began to doubt this version and the treatment that Justin gave the “Princess of Pop” and even last year he publicly apologized to her and to Janet Jackson .

I am deeply sorry for the times in my life where my actions contributed to the problem, when I spoke out of line or did not speak up for what was right. I know that I took advantage of these moments, and many others, and benefited from a system that forgives misogyny and racism. I want to specifically apologize to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson because they are two women that I admire and respect and know that I have failed them.

Now new information has emerged about this publicized romance – well, more about the breakup. Director Chris Applebaum, who worked with Britney on the music video for her hit Overprotectedshared a photo of him and the singer on the day they shot it.

The director said that this video was recorded in two days of more than 24 hours and, as if the stress of such long work days was not enough, it was during these days that Justin broke up with her … through a text message.

There was a point during the second day when Brit disappeared and I went to her trailer to look for her… and discovered that her boyfriend Justin had just broken up with her via text message (let me make a recommendation to those who read this: don’t end up by text!) of text!).

Surely, Britney was very sad, because Justin was her first great love, but she still had a video to record, so Chris sat with her for a while, they talked and he gave her the best advice: she had to continue with her life and show her Justin of what he had missed.

We sat on the floor of the trailer for a minute, talked about what had happened, and then moved on. I told him that he should go out and show Justin that he had made the biggest mistake of his life.

So Britney kept her work commitments despite going through such a difficult situation and definitely showed that she never needed anyone else’s light to shine as the superstar she has always been.