According to RadarOnline Timbaland came under fire for his reaction to Britney Spears spilling all about Justin Timberlake in her explosive memoir during a recent Q&A.
The topic came up when he was asked about “Cry Me a River,” one of the hit songs Timbaland produced for JT, making headlines again due to the book’s revelations.
Spears’ biography, The Woman in Me, is chock-full of surprising claims about her fizzled high-profile romance with Timberlake which lasted from 1999 to 2002.
“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.
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Timbaland’s remarks have sparked fury amongst fans of the pop star who felt he crossed the line. He has become a trending topic on both X, formerly Twitter, and TikTok. Plus, his latest social media posts have been flooded with angry comments.
“RESPECT BRITNEY!!!!!” one naysayer wrote under his Instagram post. “You’re OBSESSED with Britney. Your latest collaboration with Justin flopped HARD. Go worry about that!” another added.
“Muzzle??? Seriously,” a third replied with eye-rolling emoji amid the intense backlash. RadarOnline.com has reached out to reps for Timbaland and Spears for comment.
Justing & Timberland right now: pic.twitter.com/RKH4uthPBp
— ????? ???? | ??? ????? ?? ?? (@Ifuseekbritneyy) November 7, 2023
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Timberland has been a terrible person for a long time. This is the same man that defended Bill Cosby and also said he had a crush on underage Aaliyah. https://t.co/ZMTXos2iyw
— Queer Latifah ? (@TheAfrocentricI) November 7, 2023
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If you see Timbaland talking shit about Britney Spears it’s because she refused to work with him in 2006 after he begged her to work with him.
She chose Danja instead and was executive producer of her own album, making history with “Blackout”. pic.twitter.com/P7ROhOClr0— Bruno (@brunolovesbrit) November 7, 2023
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BREAKING: Paris Hilton has unfollowed Timbaland after he made disgusting remarks about Britney. pic.twitter.com/GQlBKtf2uI
— Loot M(oney) Taylor (@lootmtaylor) November 7, 2023
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This queen is sending a very clear message to Timbaland “shut the fuck up” pic.twitter.com/i61Hlv2o0u
— Fan Account ?? (@britneycharts) November 7, 2023
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We don't talk about the time Jay-Z had an intervention to put a muzzle on Timbaland because he was addicted to painkillers consistently talking crazy. Since he wants to talk about reckless behavior, lets start there… https://t.co/9ZFKSfpegU
— Roc Nation Refugee (@Pragmatism14) November 7, 2023
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Timbaland really just made me realize everything Britney said was true even more. https://t.co/U9C6htoar5
— ?? Psyney Spears? ? (@OMGItsAlex_) November 7, 2023
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Madonna unfollowed Timbaland on instagram pic.twitter.com/9bPRUUUZI5
— Fan Account ?? (@britneycharts) November 7, 2023
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'Blackout' by Britney Spears is more iconic than Timbaland's entire career or anything he's produced. And that's not me trying to discredit or diminish his work. It's the history of pop music that shows this. His songs are stuck in 2006-2007. 'Blackout' is timeless. pic.twitter.com/hLxWmt8JuQ
— Fan Account ?? (@britneydefender) November 7, 2023
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I am irritated whenever I see a clip of Timbaland giving an interview. Saying a woman who was in a 13-year conservatorship should have a muzzle put on her because she can finally tell her story through a memoir is gross. https://t.co/Vmk8sJBKom
— Coolness941 (@Coolness941) November 7, 2023
