ok, now that I have read the article, I don't think Justin really did anything wrong. He just didn't want a child then. She COULD have had the baby alone had she really wanted to keep the pregnancy - that was her choice. Granted, she likely had a TON of pressure to terminate from all sides.

I wasn't inside the relationship, and I do feel bad for her if she felt like she had to against her wishes, but she did at least have a CHOICE.

Anonymous wrote:https://people.com/britney-spears-justin-timberlake-pregnancy-abortion-exclusive-8362622

Per the title, Britney revealed that she had an abortion while in a relationship with Timberlake because he “didn’t want to be a father.” Yikes. I’m pro choice, but the phrasing isn’t a good look for him.

Why is it a bad look? That is a valid feeling to have. THey were really young and in the height of their fame?

I mean this thread is about 2 stars who dated and apparently terminated a pregnancy. Talk of abortion is relevant

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Anonymous wrote:I think it’s okay for a 20 year old superstar at the height of their career to not be ready to have a kid.

I agree. But she makes him out to be a jerk about it. And on top of his cheating scandal and rumored infidelity, his reputation could use some rehabilitation.

Why is being honest about not being ready for a kid “being a jerk”?

I just think it seems like it affected her emotionally more than it did for him, and that he wasn’t there for her. I agree that a baby would have been a disaster. But like so many guys, he had no problem getting her pregnant and seemed to be emotionally unavailable when she suffered the repercussions of it.

Imagine that a 20 yo not being emotionally available. This is true for women and men.

Sure, but men don’t have to deal with the ultimate decision and possible trauma of aborting a pregnancy.

Slightly different, but my husband wound up taking a miscarriage harder than I did emotionally. Men can surprise you sometimes.

He was with me 100% when we made the decision (not at all a hard one, honestly) at 21 to terminate a pregnancy-we had just started dating. Took me to the clinic, sat with me inside until it was time, then took care of me the whole weekend.

Awww. How romantic! Nothing bonds people better than a good ole fashioned abortion.

I bet thinking about that 10-year-old rape victim having to cross state lines to get an abortion just warms your heart, doesn’t it?

The PP was not a rape victim. Had sex and used abortion as birth control. I guess that passes for romance for today’s progressives.

It was a mistake, like lots of young people make. I had actually just gotten a new pack of pills after having been off of them for a few months. I had double protected in college. We were 21 and made one dumb mistake. It happens to so many people. We knew we were not ready for a child and we were glad we had the option to terminate. I fully admit to making a mistake, as would my now husband. We made the right decision for our lives at the time and married 5 years later, had our beautiful girls and have gone on to have a good life. Our children are wanted and loved and born when we were ready to be parents.

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Anonymous wrote:Look she's 1) mentally very unwell so her recollection of events from 20 years ago is suspect. 2) even if true she's the one that got the abortion and didn't have to. She was a millionaire and would've been fine. 3) why dig this up now? Money? Attention?

She wrote (with a ghost writer) her memoir. She's trying to take control of the narrative. Her sister released a book last year.

Her narrative is that of a mentally ill person who will twist the narrative to fit their agenda and make money in book sales.

Is it that hard to believe Justin was a jerk about the pregnancy when he's publicly been a jerk about other things, like bragging about taking her virginity? Or do you think the abortion is made up entirely?

I think pretty much any 20yo guy, particularly a rising pop star, would react this way. And I don't think it makes them a jerk TBH.

Britney is old news. Stop drinking this crazy kook-aid. She is a loser and makes you look dumb.

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Anonymous wrote:Look she's 1) mentally very unwell so her recollection of events from 20 years ago is suspect. 2) even if true she's the one that got the abortion and didn't have to. She was a millionaire and would've been fine. 3) why dig this up now? Money? Attention?

She wrote (with a ghost writer) her memoir. She's trying to take control of the narrative. Her sister released a book last year.

Her narrative is that of a mentally ill person who will twist the narrative to fit their agenda and make money in book sales.

Is it that hard to believe Justin was a jerk about the pregnancy when he's publicly been a jerk about other things, like bragging about taking her virginity? Or do you think the abortion is made up entirely?

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Anonymous wrote:Look she's 1) mentally very unwell so her recollection of events from 20 years ago is suspect. 2) even if true she's the one that got the abortion and didn't have to. She was a millionaire and would've been fine. 3) why dig this up now? Money? Attention?

She wrote (with a ghost writer) her memoir. She's trying to take control of the narrative. Her sister released a book last year.

Her narrative is that of a mentally ill person who will twist the narrative to fit their agenda and make money in book sales.

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Anonymous wrote:https://people.com/britney-spears-justin-timberlake-pregnancy-abortion-exclusive-8362622

Per the title, Britney revealed that she had an abortion while in a relationship with Timberlake because he “didn’t want to be a father.” Yikes. I’m pro choice, but the phrasing isn’t a good look for him.

How does it not look good for him? Most men/boys don't want to be a gather at 17 or 20. If a woman can choose to have an abortion because she doesn't want to be a mother than why can't a man not want to be a father? It still came down to being her choice.

Pro-choice all the way!

Because they aren’t pro-choice for parents. They are pro-choice for women. (Whatever “women” means anymore)
And it sounds like she was pressured/co-erced into making “her choice” so that it matched what he wanted.

Anonymous wrote:Look she's 1) mentally very unwell so her recollection of events from 20 years ago is suspect. 2) even if true she's the one that got the abortion and didn't have to. She was a millionaire and would've been fine. 3) why dig this up now? Money? Attention?

She wrote (with a ghost writer) her memoir. She's trying to take control of the narrative. Her sister released a book last year.

Anonymous wrote:https://people.com/britney-spears-justin-timberlake-pregnancy-abortion-exclusive-8362622

Per the title, Britney revealed that she had an abortion while in a relationship with Timberlake because he “didn’t want to be a father.” Yikes. I’m pro choice, but the phrasing isn’t a good look for him.

How does it not look good for him? Most men/boys don't want to be a gather at 17 or 20. If a woman can choose to have an abortion because she doesn't want to be a mother than why can't a man not want to be a father? It still came down to being her choice.

Pro-choice all the way!

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t he the one that ripped off part of Janet Jackson’s costume? And while she suffered and was punished for it, nothing happened to him?

Sounds like he earned his reputation.

Oh please—it was perfectly choreographed with her total consent to correspond to the literal lyrics he was singing at that exact moment: “I’ll have you naked by the end of this song”

Nothing about the performance was a “malfunction” of any kind.
They just underestimated the negative feedback it would receive from the superbowl-viewing crowd who was “shocked” and “offended” to see such a display at a family-friendly show.
And their PR team caved to that, issuing the ridiculous “explanation” that it was a wardrobe malfunction.
Both Justin and Janet knew it wasn’t true (it was rehearsed and done intentionally), but they just went with that.
Weak.

Anonymous wrote:So she faked being a virgin the whole time? Her life seems messed up. Her mom wrote a tell all where I believe she said she allowed britney to sleep with her football star boyfriend in her house at 16. Then she says she wanted to keep the baby but justin pressured her not to so she got rid of it. It's sad. I think all that affected her mental health later in life.

Life events didn't create her very real mental health disorder.

Look she's 1) mentally very unwell so her recollection of events from 20 years ago is suspect. 2) even if true she's the one that got the abortion and didn't have to. She was a millionaire and would've been fine. 3) why dig this up now? Money? Attention?

So she faked being a virgin the whole time? Her life seems messed up. Her mom wrote a tell all where I believe she said she allowed britney to sleep with her football star boyfriend in her house at 16. Then she says she wanted to keep the baby but justin pressured her not to so she got rid of it. It's sad. I think all that affected her mental health later in life.