Fans Have a New Theory About Britney Spears' 'Everytime' Video After Justin Timberlake Bombshell
Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears
Britney Spears fans are looking back at one of her music videos in a new light following a bombshell revelation about her relationship with Justin Timberlake.
Ahead of the release of her highly anticipated memoir, it was revealed that the "Circus" singer got pregnant while dating the NSYNC member in the early aughts, ultimately agreeing to an abortion after he reportedly pushed for her to get one.
With that knowledge in mind, some fans now believe that Spears may have hinted toward the situation in her 2009 music video for "Everytime," which features a young woman coding in a hospital bed while another gives birth on the other side of the curtain.
Spears sings, "And every time I see you in my dreams I see your face, you're haunting me," as she turns to look at the new mother cradling her infant. On their own, the lyrics appear to be a retrospective reflection on the end of a contentious relationship, but alongside the video, fans seem to think they serve to document the way she felt during that time in her life, as well as as a message to the baby she never gave birth to.
Other lyrics include, "I make-believe that you are here, it's the only way I see clear / What have I done? You seem to move uneasy," and "I may have made it rain, please, forgive me / My weakness caused you pain and this song's my sorry."
Fans, who once assumed the lyrics were written specifically about her three-year relationship with the boy band crooner when she was in her late teens and the mental hardships of being in the public eye, were stunned to realize that all may not be as it once seemed.
"The HORRIBLE news about Britney’s abortion bc of Justin Timberlake just took Everytime music video to a whole new view," one wrote. "She deserved better."
"So the song was about the baby and not about him? OMG," another replied.
Spears' memoir hits shelves on Oct. 24.
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