Britney Spears Reveals How She and Justin Timberlake Hid Pregnancy From Family
The singer admitted she had an abortion when the NSYNC singer wasn’t ready to be a father, in her new memoir. Here’s how she said she hid it.
, 41, revealed how she and , 42, hid her pregnancy from their families before she had an abortion, in her new memoir, . The singer said it was “important that no one find out” about the pregnancy or abortion so she had to do “everything at home,” according to .
“It was important that no one find out about the pregnancy or the abortion, which meant doing everything at home,” Britney reportedly wrote. “We didn’t even tell my family. The only person who knew besides Justin and me was Felicia [Culotta, Britney’s former assistant], who was always on hand to help me. I was told, ‘It might hurt a little bit, but you’ll be fine.’”
“On the appointed day, with only Felicia and Justin there, I took the little pills,” she reportedly continued. “Soon I started having excruciating cramps. I went into the bathroom and stayed there for hours, lying on the floor, sobbing and screaming.”
Britney reportedly went on to say that Justin, whom she dated from 1999 until 2002, comforted her with music. “Justin came into the bathroom and lay on the floor with me,” she shared. “At some point he thought maybe music would help, so he got his guitar and he lay there with me strumming it.”