The most revealing thing about Britney Spears’ memoirs: from her “unbearable” abortion and an SMS breakup to rage against Christina Aguilera

The day has arrived. Britney Spears launched this Tuesday, October 24, The woman that I am, an autobiographical book full of raw confessions about a life that has been marked by continuous ups and downs. In her pages, the American singer, 41, reviews the keys to her adolescence and adulthood and hints at the consequences of fame in her personal life.

The artist warned a few months ago that her memoirs were going to be “brutally honest.” And so it has been. They have not left anyone indifferent, because, after new details came to light about topics such as her courtship with Justin Timberlake or the alleged verbal abuse of her father, Jaime Spears, there are those who thought that these would be the most surprising statements. . However, there was much more to read and know. We review the highlights of one of the most anticipated publications.

Her abortion during her relationship with Justin Timberlake

The singer became pregnant at the age of 19 during her relationship with musician Justin Timberlake, with whom she dated between 1999 and 2002. The artist confesses that she does not know if she made the right decision, although she believes that if she had support from her boyfriend, she would have finally given birth. “For me it was a surprise, not a tragedy. I loved Justin very much. I always hoped that one day we would start a family. That happened long before we could anticipate it,” writes Britney, who stayed at home for a while so that it would not be appreciated. her physical change before the abortion, which caused her excruciating pain.

Two words, a text message and a breakup: ‘It’s over’

The relationship between both performers ended through a text message. The singer was working when she read the phrase “it’s over” on her cell phone. Two painful words that broke his heart. Chris Applebaum, the music video director with whom the artist was recording the images of Overprotected. He was the first to find out. “I’m going to show you [a Justin] “You’ve lost the best thing you’ve ever had,” Britney reportedly told her partner before resuming recording.

The rumor is confirmed: Britney Spears was unfaithful to Justin Timberlake

When the musician released the song after the breakup Cry me a river, in whose lyrics she talks about having felt cheated, fans and the press commented that the singer had probably been unfaithful. And finally, that’s how it was: Britney kissed one of her dancers, Wade Robson. In her book, the artist emphasizes that she only failed Justin once.

A dart to Christina Aguilera

The singer states in the book that she felt very upset with Christina Aguilera for approaching Justin Timberlake during her tour and speaking in interviews about their breakup. Both of them posed, in fact, on the cover of Rolling Stone in 2003. “She said she thought Justin and I were going to get back together, which was very confusing to me,” says Britney, adding: “Even though they weren’t there trying to be cruel, I felt like they were rubbing salt in the wound.

The reason for his controversial shave

Britney remembers one of her most iconic – and controversial – moments in her career: the day she decided to end her long hair as a form of protest. The singer shaved her hair because she was fed up with the judgments that were being made about her body and the pressure she was under at a time when she felt overwhelmed. That happened in 2007, and a year after her father began to protect her. “I had to grow my hair and get back in shape. I had to go to bed early and take whatever medication they told me to,” she explains.

Her father called her “fat”

The artist complains about the infantilization she suffered for years, when many said she was “crazy.” The interpreter says that her father controlled her income and her physical shape, called her “fat” and made her feel “a robot.” “I lost the little pieces that made me feel like myself,” she says, adding, “I didn’t deserve what my family did to me.”

Compassion with Jamie Lynn

In this sense, the singer also mentions her little sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, from whom she distanced herself as she felt alone and unprotected during the time the guardianship lasted. According to Britney, Jamie Lynn advised her to “stop fighting” to regain her freedom. Now, after some time, the artist is trying to reconcile, in some way, with the past. She tries to work on compassion to better understand her family’s position. Especially her sister’s. “This is going to sound crazy, but I’ll say it again because it’s the truth: I thought they were all going to kill me,” Britney says.

Panic on stage: the truth about his performance with a python

In 2001, the artist offered one of her best-known performances. It was at the MTV Video Music Awards, where he sang and danced with a python on her shoulders. The singer admits that she felt “panic” at that moment and that she avoided eye contact with the snake at all costs, because she thought it could “kill” her. She still remembers the reptile’s tongue approaching her face: “It was scarier than it looked.”

Picking up trash on the street for not going to class

The interpreter remembers when, at the age of 14, her mother punished her by collecting trash from the street because the young woman had skipped classes to meet a flirt, who was a friend of her older brother. With him, she says, she lost her virginity. It was a time when she began to rebel against the education she was receiving at home.