Britney Spears wasn’t referencing her abortion in the hit song Everytime — so says the songwriter, at least!
Ever since the pop star revealed she got pregnant by Justin Timberlake in 2000 before ultimately agreeing to get an abortion, fans have taken a look back at her song Everytime and the accompanying music video, which features a woman flatlining and one giving birth.
Watching now with a new understanding of what went down in the teens’ ill-fated romance thanks to excerpts of Brit’s memoir The Woman In Me, the inclusion of a baby and some poignant lyrics seemed like a reference to the difficult abortion.
Plus, the song came out after JT’s revenge-fueled track Cry Me a River, which infamously referenced their breakup! Of course she’d wanna send him a message while clapping back, right?!
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