Twitter Comes For Justin Timberlake After Watching Britney Spears Documentary

Update: Justin Timberlake released an open apology to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson via his Instagram . Spears or Jackson have yet to respond.

If Twitter users could write a mass thesis for the recent swell of loathing towards Sexyback singer Justin Timberlake , it would probably go like this: dude has had it too good for too long, and its time him to own up to humiliating Britney Spears and scapegoating Janet Jackson .

Most of the outrage comes from viewers of Framing Britney Spears , a recent documentary about the pop superstar Spears career, health struggles, and the troubled state of her conservatorship.

Parts of the film delves into their three year-long relationship in the early 2000s, and several segments paint Timberlake negatively. As Marie Claire magazine notes, early into the film it shows how the male musician would benefit from their relationship in ways Spears didnt, especially in how it ended.

Oh yeah if you already don't like Justin Timberlake, you are going to REALLY not like him if you watch this documentary.

I'll give it to him, he makes great music. Unfortunately, I don't think I can apply that same adjective towards his character.

Morgan Jerkins (@MorganJerkins) February 7, 2021","type":"rich","meta":{"author":"Morgan Jerkins","author_url":"https://twitter.com/MorganJerkins","cache_age":86400,"description":"Oh yeah if you already don't like Justin Timberlake, you are going to REALLY not like him if you watch this documentary. I'll give it to him, he makes great music. Unfortunately, I don't think I can apply that same adjective towards his character. Morgan Jerkins (@MorganJerkins) February 7, 2021\n\n","options":{"_maxwidth":{"label":"Adjust width","placeholder":"220-550, in px","value":""},"_theme":{"value":"","values":{"dark":"Use dark theme"}}},"provider_name":"Twitter","title":"Morgan Jerkins on Twitter","type":"rich","url":"https://twitter.com/MorganJerkins/status/1358421449623687172","version":"1.0"},"flags":[],"enhancements":{},"fullBleed":false,"options":{"theme":"archive","device":"mobile","editionInfo":{"id":"us","name":"U.S.","link":"https://action.news","locale":"en_US"},"originalEdition":"ca","isMapi":false,"isAmp":false,"isVideoEntry":false,"isEntry":true,"isMt":false,"entryId":"6022f0f5c5b6c56a89a50535","entryPermalink":"https://action.news/archive/ca/entry/cancel-justin-timberlake-britney-spears_ca_6022f0f5c5b6c56a89a50535","entryTagsList":"music,lifestyle-news,celebrities,life,britney-spears,justin-timberlake,janet-jackson,@ca-living-viral,@instantarticle,@newsletter-lifestyle3","sectionSlug":"living","deptSlug":null,"sectionRedirectUrl":null,"subcategories":"","isWide":false,"headerOverride":null,"noVideoAds":false,"disableFloat":false,"isNative":false,"commercialVideo":{"provider":"custom","site_and_category":"us.living","package":null},"isHighline":false,"vidibleConfigValues":{"cid":"60afc111dcf87c2cd2f5d8bf","overrides":{"front_page_top_videos":{"desktop":"60b64354b171b7444beaff4d","mobileweb":"60b64354b171b7444beaff4d"},"top_media":{"desktop":"60b8e6bdc5449357a7ada147","mobile":"60b8e701c5449357a7ada2ee","iphone":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","ipad":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","androidphone":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","androidtablet":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c"},"anthology":{"desktop":"60b8e616cdd90620331bb0ba","mobile":"60b8e671c5449357a7ad9f66","iphone":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","ipad":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","androidphone":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","androidtablet":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c"},"content":{"desktop":"60b8e616cdd90620331bb0ba","mobile":"60b8e671c5449357a7ad9f66","iphone":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","ipad":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","androidphone":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","androidtablet":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c"}},"playerUpdates":{"5668ae6ee4b0b5e26955d6a6":"60d2472d9340d7032ad7e443","56aa41bae4b091744c0440d8":"60e869dc7c5f3b17b6741b81","5841b2b5cc52c716ec6e5a7f":"60b8e355cdd90620331ba185","58b5e2b8d85a10302feee895":"60b64316b171b7444beafdb2","58b74698f78ced31417819ae":"60b8e5bec5449357a7ad9b52","58b74ccecebcea57e2c3a3d1":"60b8e5eac5449357a7ad9ca5","58cff690d85a100b9992bc39":"60b8e616cdd90620331bb0ba","58cffb3fb6d9b972a49a3c9d":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","58cffdd74d96935d7d6ec180":"60b8e671c5449357a7ad9f66","58d03a84f78ced6518eb2fa7":"60b643c82e76be41f112735c","592edf20e0fa177b0c26f7fd":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","5b35266b158f855373e28256":"60b64354b171b7444beaff4d","5c116f29f79c4171d82b7c2a":"60b64440b171b7444beb040b","5c1170fc600c9a697bf0c6b9":"60b646102e76be41f1127ffc","5c47791afa1b317df8ae0c4f":"60b8e6bdc5449357a7ada147","5c477987a6b48b35f164773d":"60b8e701c5449357a7ada2ee","5c4779ee943c3c2a64f28371":"60b8e747cdd90620331bb861","5c477a26fcd67b26879bc7c2":"60b8e788c5449357a7ada67b","5d8921a78c3ae845f366c9b6":"60ae7be5f3a7c13a30417ff9","58b98b00ba82aa39a6534321":"60d0de7c9340d7032ad1146c","58b9d14cb6d9b96c9ec32af3":"60d0dec19340d7032ad115a0","58cff8eccebcea42931e0436":"60d0e005b627221e9d819d44","592edf5de0fa177b0c26f95b":"60d0e38fb627221e9d81adcf","58cff72fd85a100b9992c112":"60d0e447b627221e9d81b0da","56b4d34fe4b022697697c400":"60d2472d9340d7032ad7e443","60b8e4c0c5449357a7ad957d":"60e869dc7c5f3b17b6741b81"}},"connatixConfigValues":{"defaultPlayer":"ff7fdddc-5441-4253-abc4-f12a33fad58b","clickToPlayPlayer":"d014396e-b366-4c17-aeac-3ce906fa3fd0","videoPagePlayer":"f010447b-d244-4111-a314-7b4542ae4145","verticalPlayer":"e58cb05a-0bc8-4210-9108-fea82726c065","stickyPlayerControl":"52ea1755-d601-4ad1-bccc-d8cce3f0e5da","stickyPlayerON":"8055e9e5-3bda-4933-8d45-9ad814fb6e22"},"topConnatixThumnbailSrc":"data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=","customAmpComponents":[],"ampAssetsUrl":"https://amp.assets.huffpost.com","videoTraits":null,"positionInUnitCounts":{"buzz_head":{"count":0},"buzz_body":{"count":0},"buzz_bottom":{"count":0}},"positionInSubUnitCounts":{"article_body":{"count":23},"blog_summary":{"count":0},"before_you_go_content":{"count":0}},"connatixCountsHelper":{"count":0},"buzzfeedTracking":{"context_page_id":"6022f0f5c5b6c56a89a50535","context_page_type":"buzz","destination":"huffpost","mode":"mobile","page_edition":"en-us"},"tags":[{"name":"music","slug":"music","links":{"relativeLink":"news/music","permalink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/music","mobileWebLink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/music"},"section":{"title":"News","slug":"news"},"topic":{"title":"Music","slug":"music","overridesSectionLabel":false},"url":"https://action.news/archive/ca/topic/music"},{"name":"Lifestyle News","slug":"lifestyle-news","links":{"relativeLink":"news/lifestyle-news","permalink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/lifestyle-news","mobileWebLink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/lifestyle-news"},"section":{"title":"Life","slug":"living"},"topic":{"title":"Lifestyle News","slug":"lifestyle-news","overridesSectionLabel":false},"url":"https://action.news/archive/ca/topic/lifestyle-news"},{"name":"celebrities","slug":"celebrities","links":{"relativeLink":"news/celebrities","permalink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/celebrities","mobileWebLink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/celebrities"},"url":"https://action.news/archive/ca/topic/celebrities"},{"name":"life","slug":"life","links":{"relativeLink":"news/life","permalink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/life","mobileWebLink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/life"},"section":{"title":"Life","slug":"living"},"url":"https://action.news/archive/ca/topic/life"},{"name":"Britney Spears","slug":"britney-spears","links":{"relativeLink":"news/britney-spears","permalink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/britney-spears","mobileWebLink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/britney-spears"},"url":"https://action.news/archive/ca/topic/britney-spears"},{"name":"Justin Timberlake","slug":"justin-timberlake","links":{"relativeLink":"news/justin-timberlake","permalink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/justin-timberlake","mobileWebLink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/justin-timberlake"},"url":"https://action.news/archive/ca/topic/justin-timberlake"},{"name":"janet jackson","slug":"janet-jackson","links":{"relativeLink":"news/janet-jackson","permalink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/janet-jackson","mobileWebLink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/janet-jackson"},"url":"https://action.news/archive/ca/topic/janet-jackson"}],"isLiveblogLive":null,"isLiveblog":false,"cetUnit":"buzz_body","bodyAds":["

\r\n\r\n","

\r\n\r\n"],"adCount":0},"isCollectionEmbed":false}">

Oh yeah if you already don't like Justin Timberlake, you are going to REALLY not like him if you watch this documentary.

I'll give it to him, he makes great music. Unfortunately, I don't think I can apply that same adjective towards his character.
Morgan Jerkins (@MorganJerkins) February 7, 2021

For instance, a radio show clip features the boy-band member boast openly about their sex life , which Spears herself was uncomfortable doing.

Meanwhile, Spears media coverage was more hostile: She was constantly slut-shamed by journalists (so much so that a fan made a supercut of notable incidents).

","type":"video","meta":{"author":"revaholic","author_url":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0z52moeMsSnMaz5q_9zdDw","cache_age":86400,"description":"American cultural values have changed a lot since the 90s and early 2000s, when media sexism was commonplace, and often criticized a woman's skimpy clothing and called her a slut or skank, all to protect the supposed purity of American children. Britney Spears bore the brunt of a lot of this, and as a young white woman was held to a standard even above that of other female singers. But Britney did play a huge part in changing the uptight culture of America by making sexual expression more mainstream for many years, and because she slammed open the door, female popstars after her do not have to endure nearly as much slut shaming and criticism for flaunting their bodies. Britney Spears doesn't get much credit for this but it is long overdue! I also wish Britney the best with her fight regarding the conservatorship.\n\n00:00 Intro\n00:26 The View\n01:23 Eminem on VH1\n02:00 Mariah Carey on Rosie O'Donnell\n02:43 Muchmusic\n03:48 Muchmusic Fromage 2001 \n04:13 Good Morning America\n04:43 Crossroads Premiere Cannes\n05:12 Avril Lavigne on TRL\n05:55 Diane Sawyer's Famous Primetime Interview\n08:03 CNN with Tucker Carlson \n09:08 Muchmusic Fromage 2004\n09:24 NBC Dateline \n10:17 My \"Mood Ring\" Fan Made Video","options":{"_end":{"label":"End on","placeholder":"ex.: 11, 1m10s","value":""},"_start":{"label":"Start from","placeholder":"ex.: 11, 1m10s","value":""},"click_to_play":{"label":"Hold load & play until clicked","value":false}},"provider_name":"YouTube","thumbnail_height":720,"thumbnail_url":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TvTU0x_oP3A/maxresdefault.jpg","thumbnail_width":1280,"title":"Britney Spears' History of Slut Shaming By Interviewers and Celebrities #FreeBritney","type":"video","url":"https://action.news/watch?v=TvTU0x_oP3A","version":"1.0"},"flags":[],"enhancements":{},"fullBleed":false,"options":{"theme":"archive","device":"mobile","editionInfo":{"id":"us","name":"U.S.","link":"https://action.news","locale":"en_US"},"originalEdition":"ca","isMapi":false,"isAmp":false,"isVideoEntry":false,"isEntry":true,"isMt":false,"entryId":"6022f0f5c5b6c56a89a50535","entryPermalink":"https://action.news/archive/ca/entry/cancel-justin-timberlake-britney-spears_ca_6022f0f5c5b6c56a89a50535","entryTagsList":"music,lifestyle-news,celebrities,life,britney-spears,justin-timberlake,janet-jackson,@ca-living-viral,@instantarticle,@newsletter-lifestyle3","sectionSlug":"living","deptSlug":null,"sectionRedirectUrl":null,"subcategories":"","isWide":false,"headerOverride":null,"noVideoAds":false,"disableFloat":false,"isNative":false,"commercialVideo":{"provider":"custom","site_and_category":"us.living","package":null},"isHighline":false,"vidibleConfigValues":{"cid":"60afc111dcf87c2cd2f5d8bf","overrides":{"front_page_top_videos":{"desktop":"60b64354b171b7444beaff4d","mobileweb":"60b64354b171b7444beaff4d"},"top_media":{"desktop":"60b8e6bdc5449357a7ada147","mobile":"60b8e701c5449357a7ada2ee","iphone":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","ipad":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","androidphone":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","androidtablet":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c"},"anthology":{"desktop":"60b8e616cdd90620331bb0ba","mobile":"60b8e671c5449357a7ad9f66","iphone":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","ipad":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","androidphone":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","androidtablet":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c"},"content":{"desktop":"60b8e616cdd90620331bb0ba","mobile":"60b8e671c5449357a7ad9f66","iphone":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","ipad":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","androidphone":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","androidtablet":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c"}},"playerUpdates":{"5668ae6ee4b0b5e26955d6a6":"60d2472d9340d7032ad7e443","56aa41bae4b091744c0440d8":"60e869dc7c5f3b17b6741b81","5841b2b5cc52c716ec6e5a7f":"60b8e355cdd90620331ba185","58b5e2b8d85a10302feee895":"60b64316b171b7444beafdb2","58b74698f78ced31417819ae":"60b8e5bec5449357a7ad9b52","58b74ccecebcea57e2c3a3d1":"60b8e5eac5449357a7ad9ca5","58cff690d85a100b9992bc39":"60b8e616cdd90620331bb0ba","58cffb3fb6d9b972a49a3c9d":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","58cffdd74d96935d7d6ec180":"60b8e671c5449357a7ad9f66","58d03a84f78ced6518eb2fa7":"60b643c82e76be41f112735c","592edf20e0fa177b0c26f7fd":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","5b35266b158f855373e28256":"60b64354b171b7444beaff4d","5c116f29f79c4171d82b7c2a":"60b64440b171b7444beb040b","5c1170fc600c9a697bf0c6b9":"60b646102e76be41f1127ffc","5c47791afa1b317df8ae0c4f":"60b8e6bdc5449357a7ada147","5c477987a6b48b35f164773d":"60b8e701c5449357a7ada2ee","5c4779ee943c3c2a64f28371":"60b8e747cdd90620331bb861","5c477a26fcd67b26879bc7c2":"60b8e788c5449357a7ada67b","5d8921a78c3ae845f366c9b6":"60ae7be5f3a7c13a30417ff9","58b98b00ba82aa39a6534321":"60d0de7c9340d7032ad1146c","58b9d14cb6d9b96c9ec32af3":"60d0dec19340d7032ad115a0","58cff8eccebcea42931e0436":"60d0e005b627221e9d819d44","592edf5de0fa177b0c26f95b":"60d0e38fb627221e9d81adcf","58cff72fd85a100b9992c112":"60d0e447b627221e9d81b0da","56b4d34fe4b022697697c400":"60d2472d9340d7032ad7e443","60b8e4c0c5449357a7ad957d":"60e869dc7c5f3b17b6741b81"}},"connatixConfigValues":{"defaultPlayer":"ff7fdddc-5441-4253-abc4-f12a33fad58b","clickToPlayPlayer":"d014396e-b366-4c17-aeac-3ce906fa3fd0","videoPagePlayer":"f010447b-d244-4111-a314-7b4542ae4145","verticalPlayer":"e58cb05a-0bc8-4210-9108-fea82726c065","stickyPlayerControl":"52ea1755-d601-4ad1-bccc-d8cce3f0e5da","stickyPlayerON":"8055e9e5-3bda-4933-8d45-9ad814fb6e22"},"topConnatixThumnbailSrc":"data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=","customAmpComponents":[],"ampAssetsUrl":"https://amp.assets.huffpost.com","videoTraits":null,"positionInUnitCounts":{"buzz_head":{"count":0},"buzz_body":{"count":0},"buzz_bottom":{"count":0}},"positionInSubUnitCounts":{"article_body":{"count":23},"blog_summary":{"count":0},"before_you_go_content":{"count":0}},"connatixCountsHelper":{"count":0},"buzzfeedTracking":{"context_page_id":"6022f0f5c5b6c56a89a50535","context_page_type":"buzz","destination":"huffpost","mode":"mobile","page_edition":"en-us"},"tags":[{"name":"music","slug":"music","links":{"relativeLink":"news/music","permalink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/music","mobileWebLink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/music"},"section":{"title":"News","slug":"news"},"topic":{"title":"Music","slug":"music","overridesSectionLabel":false},"url":"https://action.news/archive/ca/topic/music"},{"name":"Lifestyle News","slug":"lifestyle-news","links":{"relativeLink":"news/lifestyle-news","permalink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/lifestyle-news","mobileWebLink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/lifestyle-news"},"section":{"title":"Life","slug":"living"},"topic":{"title":"Lifestyle News","slug":"lifestyle-news","overridesSectionLabel":false},"url":"https://action.news/archive/ca/topic/lifestyle-news"},{"name":"celebrities","slug":"celebrities","links":{"relativeLink":"news/celebrities","permalink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/celebrities","mobileWebLink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/celebrities"},"url":"https://action.news/archive/ca/topic/celebrities"},{"name":"life","slug":"life","links":{"relativeLink":"news/life","permalink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/life","mobileWebLink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/life"},"section":{"title":"Life","slug":"living"},"url":"https://action.news/archive/ca/topic/life"},{"name":"Britney Spears","slug":"britney-spears","links":{"relativeLink":"news/britney-spears","permalink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/britney-spears","mobileWebLink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/britney-spears"},"url":"https://action.news/archive/ca/topic/britney-spears"},{"name":"Justin Timberlake","slug":"justin-timberlake","links":{"relativeLink":"news/justin-timberlake","permalink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/justin-timberlake","mobileWebLink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/justin-timberlake"},"url":"https://action.news/archive/ca/topic/justin-timberlake"},{"name":"janet jackson","slug":"janet-jackson","links":{"relativeLink":"news/janet-jackson","permalink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/janet-jackson","mobileWebLink":"https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/janet-jackson"},"url":"https://action.news/archive/ca/topic/janet-jackson"}],"isLiveblogLive":null,"isLiveblog":false,"cetUnit":"buzz_body","bodyAds":["

\r\n\r\n","

\r\n\r\n"],"adCount":0},"isCollectionEmbed":false}">