Britney Spears: Tell-all book released worldwide following Mexico ‘leak’

‘The Woman in Me’ is out now

Britney Spears book promo

Britney Spears’s memoir is finally available to the public after pre-publication excerpts sent shockwaves through the entertainment world.

Ahead of its release on 24 October, Spears’s autobiography, titled The Woman in Me, appeared to accidentally go on sale in Mexico.

It is published by Simon and Schuster in the UK.

Among the biggest headlines to come out of the book so far are claims that Spears had an abortion while she was dating Justin Timberlake.

She also detailed the aftermath of their split, from the fallout from Timberlake’s hit song “Cry Me a River” to her fling with Irish actor Colin Farrell.

One subject that does not feature in The Woman in Me, however, is Spears’s recent divorce from ex-husband Sam Asghari after 14 months of marriage.

According to reports, Spears gave her final sign-off to Simon and Schuster mere weeks before it was announced that Asghari had filed for divorce, meaning she has “no right to demand any further changes”.

Key Points

• How to buy The Woman in Me
• The Woman in Me review
• Britney Spears reveals she had abortion while dating Justin Timberlake
• 10 highlights from the book

[24 October 2023 03:14 · Tom Murray]

Spears lost her virginity at the age of 14

In the book, Spears shares that she lost her virginity to her brother Bryan’s best friend when she was 14 “and the guy was 17”.

When Bryan found out, she says, he “told on me to our parents” who allegedly made her “walk around the neighbourhood all day with a bucket, cleaning up garbage like a prisoner on the highway”.

“Bryan followed me around taking pictures as, crying, I picked up trash,” she adds.

[24 October 2023 04:02 · Tom Murray]

Spears ‘working to feel more compassion’ for sister

In the book, Spears reflects on her strained relationship with younger sister Jamie Lynn.

The singer said that she’s trying to “feel more compassion” for her younger sibling amid the upheaval that the termination of her conservatorship has caused.

The singer alleged that she texted her younger sister for help, and that Jamie Lynn wrote back: “Stop fighting it… There’s nothing you can do about it, so stop fighting it.”

[24 October 2023 04:46 · Tom Murray]

A timeline of Britney Spears and Sam Asghari’s relationship

In August, it was announced that the pop star, 41, and the Iranian-American model, 29, were divorcing after nearly seven years together.

Just 14 months earlier, Spears and Asghari were married in what he described as a “fairytale” backyard wedding ceremony.

Here is a timeline of Spears and Asghari’s relationship, from meeting on the set of her music video to their split.

[24 October 2023 05:14 · Tom Murray]

Watch: Britney Spears says ‘people need to know the truth’

[24 October 2023 05:30 · Tom Murray]

What is Britney Spears’ net worth?

Spears is diving into a new career as a published author with the launch of her memoir.

The book is published by Simon & Schuster in a deal reportedly worth $15m, according to reports.

According to Forbes, the pop star was worth $60m in 2021, with the publication noting that previous court documents revealed that most of her assets are held in various brokerage accounts, real estate, and cash.

[24 October 2023 06:15 · Tom Murray]

Justin Timberlake ‘sent Britney Spears a two-word breakup text’

Spears’s relationship with fellow pop star Justin Timberlake is discussed in detail in The Woman in Me.

In it, Spears confirms the infidelity rumours, revealing she had kissed her choreographer Wade Robson; though, she alleges he cheated on her first.

The Grammy winner also shared that she was “devastated” when Timberlake broke up with her over text.

[24 October 2023 06:45 · Tom Murray]

Spears explains why she likes to pose nude on Instagram

Spears’s new memoir sheds light on her Instagram behaviour.

The singer’s social media account has attracted plenty of attention from her fans and from the media in recent years, with Spears often posting images of herself in various states of undress and videos of her dancing.

In The Woman in Me, the singer acknowledged that many of her followers might find her posts confusing, but revealed that she gets “joy” from “posing the way I feel sexy”.

“I know that a lot of people don’t understand why I love taking pictures of myself naked or in new dresses,” Spears writes in her autobiography.

“But I think if they’d been photographed by other people thousands of times, prodded and posed for other people’s approval, they’d understand that I get a lot of joy from posing the way I feel sexy and taking my own picture.”

[24 October 2023 07:03 · Ellie Harrison]

The Woman in Me is raw, unfiltered and breathtaking

In Adam White’s four-star review of the book for The Independent, he writes: “For the most part, this is a scorched-earth kiss-off to an incredibly dysfunctional family, a book so breathtaking in its rage that you can practically see the spittle on its pages.”

Read the review in full here...

[24 October 2023 07:20 · Ellie Harrison]

The 10 biggest revelations

From why Britney speaks in a British accent all the time to her sex life being “outed” by Justin Timberlake, here are some key moments from the memoir and what the star had to say about them.

[24 October 2023 07:40 · Ellie Harrison]

Who helped Britney write her book?

For a star as bright as Spears, and a story as sensitive as hers, you might expect to find a veteran behind the byline. JR Moehringer (aka Prince Harry), perhaps? Joni Rodgers (aka Paris Hilton)? Hilary Liftin (Tatum O’Neal) or Ariel Levy (Demi Moore)? Instead, Spears is said to have selected Sam Lansky: journalist; novelist; (as far as we know) first-time ghostwriter.

Find out more about him below.