After coming under fire for urging Justin Timberlake to put a muzzle on the 'Lucky' singer, the 51-year-old record producer issues an apology to the pop star during TikTok Live.
- Nov 8, 2023
AceShowbiz - Timbaland has shown his remorse after making an appalling comment on Britney Spears. The record producer has been forced to issue an apology after he was dragged online for weighing on the drama between the pop superstar and her ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake due to her new memoir.
As he does most nights, the 51-year-old musician went live on TikTok on Tuesday, November 7. After reading through the comments, some of which criticized his remark about Britney, he took the time to address his controversial comment.
"I apologize to the Britney fans and her," Timbaland said during the live session. He then responded to a comment asking about his attitude towards women, "Yes, 'you know about respecting women?' Hell yeah."
Other comments defending Britney which appeared during the livestream read, "Britney is a sweetheart. She's always treated ppl kind. Over the good ones being treated like this," and "You should've shown a little more respect for Britney. TALKING ABOUT A BOSAL WAS DISGUSTING."
Timbaland made a shocking comment on Britney during a live interview with 9th Wonder at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts on October 29. When addressing the "Toxic" songstress' memoir "The Woman in Me", Timbaland, who produced Justin's hit single "Cry Me a River", said, "I wanted to call and say, 'JT, you gotta put a muzzle on that girl.' "
He was quickly called out on X, formerly known as Twitter, with one person claiming, "If you see Timbaland talking s**t about Britney Spears it's because she refused to work with him in 2006 after he begged her to work with him. She chose Danja instead and was executive producer of her own album, making history with 'Blackout'."
Another slammed him, "Timbaland saying that Justin Timberlake should have put a 'muzzle' on Britney is actually INSANE considering Britney has been treated like a caged animal for the past 13 years." A third added, "Timbaland saying that Justin Timberlake needs to put a muzzle on Britney is so disgusting. This coming from a man who was in love and obsessed with a 17-year-old to the point that he married his ex wife because she looked like her. Justin is grown & can handled his f**k ups."
In her memoir, Britney spilled details about her past relationship with Justin, including her alleged abortion. She also accused the former NSYNC star of cheating on her with two female celebrities.
