Britney Spears’ legal battle with A-lister exes over ‘intimate details’ in her book
Britney Spears’ exes have reportedly threatened to sue if the singer doesn’t remove intimate details from upcoming memoir.
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Millions of fans will be desperate to grab a copy of Britney Spears’ memoir when it comes out in October.
But Justin Timberlake and Colin Farrell won’t be among them after contesting vast swathes of her book.
According to The Sun, the Cry Me A River singer and The Batman actor, both romantically linked to Britney in the early noughties, caused a four-month delay to the publication over tales she wanted to be included.
Lawyers acting for the pair threatened to sue if Spears didn’t remove intimate details of their clients’ lives.
Justin dated Britney from 1999 to 2002, having met her on the set of TV’s The Mickey Mouse Club in 1992.
It was claimed in 2003 that Colin and Britney were dating after they were seen out together, but he has denied they were a couple.
A source said: “Lawyers demanded to see her book in advance and were adamant that some of the revelations were removed.
“There are still plenty of gobsmacking tales but Justin and Colin were conscious about what could be said about them.
“The legal process meant the publication was held up by four months as discussions went back and forth about what could be included. But that has finally now been settled and her autobiography is all ready to go.”
Britney returned to the spotlight last week with her Will.i.am collaboration Mind Your Business.
Her tell-all book, The Woman In Me, will be out on October 24 and will give the superstar the chance to set the record straight on her turbulent life.
A second source said: “The book is brilliant and heartfelt. It has given Britney the chance to tell her own story, which certainly hasn’t been easy but which will be incredibly enlightening for her fans.”
As well as details about her romantic relationships, it will cover the conservatorship which gave her father Jamie control over her life and finances for 13 years.
The latest news on her book comes 18 months after it was revealed she had landed a $20 million deal to write it.
It is being published by Gallery Books, which described it as “a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith and hope”.
This article originally appeared in The Sun and was reproduced with permission
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