Britney Spears, the US singer, says she had an abortion while dating Justin Timberlake, the American record producer.
Spears, 41, and Timberlake, 42, dated from 1999 until 2002. The singers were 17 and 18 respectively when the relationship began.
The pair, however, broke up over cheating allegations.
According to TMZ, Spears shared details about her relationship with Timberlake in her memoir titled ‘The Woman in Me’, which will be released on October 24.
In the book, the ‘Princess of Pop’ hitmaker said she loved Timberlake and had anticipated starting a family with him.
She said when she was faced with an unplanned pregnancy, the ‘Mirrors’ hitmaker was unhappy and stated that they were too young for parenthood.
She added that she was hesitant to undergo an abortion but had to agree with Timberlake’s decision not to have the baby.
“I loved Justin so much. I always expected us to have a family together one day. This would just be much earlier than I had anticipated,” she wrote.
“But Justin definitely was not happy about the pregnancy. He said we were not ready to have a baby in our lives, that we were way too young.
“I am sure people will hate me for this, but I agreed not to have the baby. I do not know if that was the right decision. If it had been left up to me alone, I never would have done it. And yet Justin was so sure that he did not want to be a father.”
Spears is currently going through a divorce from Sam Asghari, an Iranian-American model and actor.
Timberlake, on the other hand, is married to Jessica Biel, with whom he shares two sons – Silas and Phineas.
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