After his remarks about Brittney went viral, Timbaland took to his TikTok and apologized on live.
Yesterday we reported that during a Q&A session Tim was asked about how he felt about the renewed interest toward the producer’s Timberlake collab “Cry Me a River” amid the release of Spears’ memoir.
His response was:
“She going crazy, right?” the Grammy-winning producer said on the mic while the crowd reacted. “I wanted to call, say, JT, man! You got to put a muzzle on that girl.”
“But you know what? We live in an age of social media and viral. Everybody wanna go viral. I get it because that’s the way you make money. Go viral. I gotta do something to get people’s attention,” he continued.
According to Variety After heavy backlash online and a few ‘unfollows’ Timbaland has apologized.
He went live on TikTok as he does most nights, showing remorse for his comments.
“I apologize to the Britney fans and her,” he said, reading a comment asking about his attitude towards women. “Yes, ‘you know about respecting women?’ Hell yeah.”
Timbaland apologizes to Britney and her fans tonight on TikTok ?? pic.twitter.com/a53tnAteJ5
— DéJà Clift (@DeJa_Clift) November 8, 2023
In an excerpt from Spears’ memoir, “The Woman in Me,” Spears writes that Timberlake’s “Cry Me a River” music video painted her as a villain after the fallout of their widely publicized relationship.
The video featured Timberlake dealing with an unfaithful girlfriend that looked more or less like Spears, seemingly confirming a rumor perpetuated by the media that she had cheated on Timberlake.
In the book, Spears describes the video as “a woman who looks like me cheats on him and he wanders around sad in the rain.”
She writes that the media attention that erupted because of the music video’s release turned her into a “harlot who’d broken the heart of America’s golden boy,” when in reality she was “comatose in Louisiana” nursing a broken heart and Timberlake was “happily running around Hollywood.”
Timbaland co-wrote and co-produced “Cry Me a River,” and also sings the bridge and features in the music video.
Twitter reaction:
Timbaland came with that apology for Britney hours later. You know what ???
— Mrs. Smith (@MsKevin504) November 8, 2023
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I don’t think it’s up to us to accept that apology, only Britney can do that. But something that I cans say is @Timbaland you’re a joke.. https://t.co/Y942k38aCK
— MNS†R (@MNSTRmusick) November 8, 2023
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Timbaland's apology shows that he values understanding, respect and unity in the music industry.
— AI NEWS (@ArtGeneralIntel) November 8, 2023
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@Timbaland that was not even an apology. You literally said “about respecting women… hell yeah”. You know the curse of Britney is real. Whoever talks shit about her is being canceled left right and center in 2023! You’re done!
— Andy4B (@Andy4B) November 8, 2023
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