Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981), occasionally known by his initials JT, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer.
Raised in Tennessee, he appeared on the television shows Star Search and The All-New Mickey Mouse Club as a child. In the late 1990s, Timberlake rose to prominence as one of the two lead vocalists and youngest member of NSYNC, which eventually became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time.
Timberlake began to adopt a more mature image as an artist with the release of his debut solo album, the R&B-focused Justified (2002), which yielded the successful singles "Cry Me a River" and "Rock Your Body", and earned his first two Grammy Awards.
The Woman In Me,” that the TV personality focused more on whether or not she was a fit mother than her album during a 2007 interview. “The only press I did for ‘Blackout’ was a live radio interview with Ryan Seacrest when it came out in October 2007,” Spears, now 41, wrote.“In the interview which was supposed to be about the record, Ryan Seacrest asked me questions like ‘How do you respond to those who criticize you as a mom’ and ‘Do you feel like you’re doing everything you can for your kids?’ and ‘How often will you see them?’ ““It felt like that was the only thing people wanted to talk about: whether or not I was a fit mother,” Spears writes. “Not about how I’d made such a strong album while holding two babies on my hips and being pursued by dozens of dangerous [paparazzi] all day every day.”The Post reached out to Seacrest for comment.
Despite the uncomfortable exchange with Seacrest, who does not have any children of his own, Spears holds no ill feelings towards him — and has interviewed with the host several times since.
Also in her book, Spears recounts the subsequent court battle that ended with her kids Sean Preston, 18, and Jayden James, 17, being placed into the custody of their father, Kevin Federline, now 45.“My management team quit.
A bodyguard went to court with [attorney] Gloria Allred by his side as a witness in the custody case,” the “Womanizer” songstress writes, adding that the bodyguard told the court Spears was doing drugs but was not cross-examined. “A court-appointed parenting coach said that I loved my children and that we were clearly bonded,” she claimed. “[It] never made it into the headlines.” Spears’ beef with Seacreast is just one of several bombshells the “Crossroads” actress drops in her.
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