Fans Call Michelle Williams' Viral Narration of Britney Spears' Memoir Her 'Best Work'
Britney Spears, Michelle Williams
Britney Spears' memoir hit shelves everyone on Tuesday, Oct. 24, and readers are already obsessed with a certain aspect of the highly-anticipated book: Michelle Williams.
For those wondering how the Brokeback Mountain actress is connected to the pop star's memoir, The Woman in Me, Williams narrates the audiobook. Spears recalls in one section of the book how her ex-boyfriend, Justin Timberlake, would approach and speak to Black artists as a member of the boy band, NSYNC.
And folks are genuinely loving Williams' performance.
One X user wrote, '"Five time academy award nominee Michelle Williams saying 'fo-shiz fo-shiz what’s up homie!' is art."
Someone else tweeted, "Lol Brit got my white sister Michelle Williams saying WHAT!"
One X user summed up the responses perfectly, writing, "(white) Michelle Williams doing an impression of Britney doing an impression of Justin Timberlake doing an impression of a Black person - this is art."
lol brit got my white sister michelle williams saying WHAT! https://t.co/1jFJpWSHqL
— Brittany Luse (@bmluse) October 24, 2023
In another section of the memoir, Spears refers to her sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, as a bitch.
One X user applauded Williams' narrating skills in this part, tweeting, "Michelle Williams channeled Britney Spears for this line reading about Jamie Lynn."
Some listeners loved Williams' narration so much, they ranked it among her top projects.
Another person declared, "It’s incredibly hard to say this considering how brilliant Michelle Williams’s career has been but I think this snippet of her reading from Britney’s memoir might be her best work ever."
Meanwhile, a different X user wondered, "Is Michelle Williams narration of Britney's memoir Oscar eligible?" (As one commenter pointed out, no—but it could potentially win a spoken word Grammy.)
What do you think of Williams narrating Spears' memoir?
Next: Britney Spears Says She Didn’t Mean to 'Offend' Anyone With Book Release