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Britney Spears has revealed her ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake once put on an accent in a bid to impress black musicians and fans have gone into overdrive mocking the NSYNC singer.
In Britney's new memoir, The Woman in Me, she accuses Justin of trying "too hard" to fit in with black musicians during the height of NSYNC's fame. The audiobook is narrated by actress Michelle Williams and listeners can't get enough of her impression of Justin.
Britney has written about one particular incident which happened in 1999 when the then-couple bumped into R&B singer Ginuwine. Britney said the interaction prompted Justin to speak with a "blaccent" which she said was embarrassing.
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Justin Timberlake tried to mimic black artists (Corbis via Getty Images)
Britney opened up about her relationship in her new memoir (Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)A "blaccent" refers to a non-black person imitating black English, also known as African American Vernacular English. In her memoir, Britney said: "NSYNC hung out with Black artists. Sometimes I thought they tried too hard to fit in."
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Speaking about the encounter with Ginuwine, she added: "J got all excited and said, so loud, 'Oh yeah, fo shiz, fo shiz! Ginuwiiiiiine! What's up, homie?' After Ginuwine walked away, [Spears' personal assistant] Felicia did an impression of J... J wasn't even embarrassed."
Michelle's impression of Justin's "blaccent" has been going viral online, with many fans left in hysterics. Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one person wrote: "Actually the right Michelle Williams did it cause I’m sure Justin sounded cringy & Michelle gave us the cringe it needed."
Britney said Justin's impression of Ginuwine was 'embarrassing' (GETTY)Another said: "(white) Michelle Williams doing an impression of Britney doing an impression of Justin Timberlake doing an impression of a Black person - this is art." A third fan insisted she should win an award, posting: "When michelle williams wins the best audiobook recording grammy for this line reading what then."
Sharing a clip of the audio, another person said: "Five time academy award nominee michelle williams saying “fo-shiz fo-shiz what’s up homie!” is art." A fifth fan added: "Michelle Williams is gonna EGOT thanks to the Britney Memoir and I think that's beautiful."
Michelle gave a four word reply when asked why she agreed to narrate Britney's audiobook. "I stand with Britney," she told People magazine.
Britney Spears’s memoir, , published by Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, is available Oct. 24 wherever books are sold.