ALL EYES ON JUSTIN

Justin Timberlake is facing major backlash over claims made by Britney Spears in her new memoir. Insiders reveal how he's faring amid her bombshell revelations

-  JAIME HARKIN

Britney Spears’ memoir, The Woman In Me, touches on her upbringing as a child star, her struggles with postpartum depression and her 13-year conservatorship. But few revelations from the book have garnered as much attention as those about her ex of 20-plus years, Justin Timberlake. Spears writes that the “SexyBack” singer cheated on her multiple times during their three-year romance before dumping her via text message and claims that she had an abortion at Timberlake’s urging.

According to sources, Timberlake, 42, had no idea he’d be featured so prominently in the book. “Justin thought Britney might talk about their ups and downs in more general terms — not air out their very personal, dirty laundry,” says one source. “He’s disappointed she went this route decades after they split up.” A second source insists the star — who shares sons Silas, 8, and Phineas, 3, with his wife of 11 years, actress Jessica Biel — is remorseful but doesn’t want to give the book too much weight. “Justin regrets that he hurt Britney. He was young,” says the second source. “He thinks Britney has every right to tell her story and hopes they can move on now.”

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