Justin Timberlake appeared to address the backlash against him from his ex Britney Spears’ memoir when he performed at the opening night of the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday, December 13. Justin Timberlake performed a snippet from Jay-Z’s 2013 track “Holy Grail” before launching into his song. Justin performed a segment of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” with slightly different lyrics. “Aren’t we just entertainers?” I feel stupid and contagious. He sang, “Yeah, we’re all entertainers.“
Britney revealed in her book that she was hurt by the song and its music video. The former NSYNC singer had released “Cry Me a River” shortly after they split. The former NSYNC singer had released “Cry Me a River” shortly after the pair’s split, and in the book, Britney revealed how hurt she was by the song and its music video. While breaking down the music video’s plot, the “Piece of Me” popstar described it as “a woman who looks like me cheats on him and he wanders around sad in the rain.” She said that she wasn’t a fan, because she was portrayed as a “harlot who’d broken the heart of America’s golden boy.“
After the book was released, Justin disabled his Instagram comments after getting tons of backlash from Britney’s fans. Justin has largely remained silent about the memoir. However, he appeared to respond to his ex’s comments regarding the Justified track while performing at comedian Dave Chappelle’s 50th Birthday Party in August. He said, “They told me to not do this song anymore” on stage. “F**k that!”
