Britney Spears says she felt ‘exploited in front of the world’ after THAT Diane Sawyer interview in 2003 in which singer wept after journalist harshly quizzed her on Justin Timberlake split

Britney Spears has revealed she felt ‘exploited’ after her tearful interview with Diane Sawyer in 2003 in her explosive new memoir, The Woman In Me.

The interview saw Sawyer quiz Spears, then 21, on her recent split from Justin Timberlake amid rumors she had cheated on him.

Sawyer asked Spears: ‘He’s gone on television and pretty much said you broke his heart, you did something that caused him so much pain. What did you do?’

Britney replied: ‘We’re both really young. It was kind of waiting to happen. I will always love him.

‘Everyone has a side of their story and to make them feel a certain way, make them feel, you know… I’m not saying he’s wrong and I’m not saying he’s right either.’

Tough time: Britney Spears has revealed she felt ‘exploited’ after her tearful interview with Diane Sawyer in 2003 in her explosive new memoir, The Woman In Me

According to the New York Times, Britney said she felt forced by her father and management to do the interview which she called a ‘breaking point’ for her.

She wrote in the memoir: ‘I felt like I had been exploited, set up in front of the whole world.’

Timberlake didn’t shy away from speaking about their interview. In one example, he was asked: ‘I have to ask, did you f**k Britney Spears?’

He laughed, sighed, then said: ‘Oh man, OK I did it’.

In an interview with The Telegraph in 2002, he also said: ‘The break-up was absolutely heartbreaking for me.

‘I can’t just have meaningless relationships with women. I have to find Miss Right in order to have a relationship. There’s got to be that big moment when she comes along.’

This comes after Spears confirmed in her memoir that she had cheated on Timberlake by kissing choreographer Wade Robson – before coming clean to her beau and the pair ‘moving past it.’ 

Spears’ book will also go into detail about the longtime conservatorship Spears lived under that father Jamie Spears controlled from 2008 until 2021.

The book’s summary reads: ‘A brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith and hope’.

Barbed: The interview saw Sawyer quiz Spears, then 21, on her recent split from Justin Timberlake amid rumors she had cheated on him. Sawyer asked Spears: ‘He’s gone on television and pretty much said you broke his heart… what did you do?’

When Britney began dating wholesome NSYNC star Justin Timberlake in 1999 – fans all over the world saw them as America’s golden couple (pictured in 2002) 

‘Forced’: According to the New York Times , Britney said she felt forced by her father and management to do the interview which she called a ‘breaking point’ for her (pictured with dad Jamie, mom Lynne and brother Brian)

Spears announced she was writing a book in February of 2022 in an Instagram post.

‘Well I’m writing a book at the moment and as it’s actually healing and therapeutic… it’s also hard bringing up past events in my life … I’ve never been able to express openly!!!’ she said.

The Toxic artist addressed fans on the status of the forthcoming tome, as well as the delays, via social media this past May.

‘I almost feel like my life in the business has always been that girl at school who was bullied and laughed at!!!’ she said. ‘But in my case there is no superior person to set it straight!!!’

She continued: ‘I think some people are wanting to hear my story … either through a book or what have you??? I’ve had to stop a couple of times!!! It may take me a year, maybe longer who knows … to share my story !!!’

Spears has hired Oscar-nominated actress, Michelle Williams, to narrate the audiobook for her upcoming memoir titled.

The Baby One More Time hitmaker, has recorded a small portion of the book and avoided narrating chapters discussing her family due to the content being ‘too painful to retell,’ TMZ recently reported.

In a statement published on Friday, the performer expressed, ‘This book has been a labor of love and all the emotions that come with it.’

Released October 24: Spears’ memoir, The Woman In Me, has unleashed a series  of bombshells 

Spears continued, ‘Reliving everything has been exciting, heart-wrenching, and emotional, to say the least. For those reasons, I will only be reading a small part of my audiobook.’

The star then gushed, ‘I am so grateful to the amazing Michelle Williams for reading the rest of it,’ with The Fabelmans actress, 43, also telling the outlet in support of the songstress, ‘I stand with Britney.’

Insiders also explained that the star chose to not narrate chapters that discuss her family ‘because she found them too painful to retell in her own words.’

Initially – the publisher Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster – had aimed to get Legally Blonde actress Reese Witherspoon to take part in the audio recording of the book. However, she was not ‘available’ to take on the job.

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