Britney Spears' memoir The Woman in Me will be released on October 24, but some excerpts have already been making their way around the internet.
PEOPLE has confirmed that Spears reveals in the memoir that she had an abortion when she was dating Justin Timberlake before their eventual breakup in 2002.
And now people are analyzing her music through a completely different lens, especially the lyrics and video to her 2003 song "Everytime."
Originally, fans interpreted the song as a rough breakup ballad, but now they're seeing it differently.
In the music video, Spears is standing in a hospital in front of a woman giving birth, singing:
"And every time I see you in my dreams,"
"I see your face,"
"You're haunting me."
"I guess I need you, baby."
You can watch the video below.
Britney Spears - Everytime (Official HD Video)youtu.be
Now that fans have learned of the abortion Spears' had, they believe the song is about the struggle of not keeping the child.
Britney Spears asking to record Everytime one more time because she was too emotional hits much deeper now— Fan Account \ud83d\udcd6\ud83d\udc60 (@Fan Account \ud83d\udcd6\ud83d\udc60) 1697566158
Everytime by Britney Spears has such a new meaning now. It being a lullaby saying how she needs her baby.— Aaron \ud83e\ude77 (@Aaron \ud83e\ude77) 1697566569
The baby in the Everytime music video was the baby Britney felt forced to abort. My heart. \ud83e\udd7a#TheWomanInMe— Loot M(oney) Taylor (@Loot M(oney) Taylor) 1697557679
So, Britney Spears\u2019 Everytime is actually a lullaby for her unborn child with Justin Timberlake. This makes the meaning of the song a whole lot different now. She's drowning herself to be with her baby; that's my interpretation of the song & MV.— \uea00\u00b7\ud835\udd4f\u00b7 (@\uea00\u00b7\ud835\udd4f\u00b7) 1697565548
In Britney Spears song #everytime she sounds like a lullaby and she says \u201cMy weakness caused you pain, and this song's my sorry\u201d, \u201cI guess I need you baby\u201d\u2026 could it be about her and Justin Timberlake's pregnancy they terminated? \n#justintimberlake #BritneySpears— Celebrity corner (@Celebrity corner) 1697572264
#Britneyspears She\u2019s holding her stomach and the way she looks at the camera. I\u2019m crying #everytime #spears #Britney— \ud83c\udf08TheGayComrade\ud83c\udf39 (@\ud83c\udf08TheGayComrade\ud83c\udf39) 1697575869
And now the ending of the Everytime music video has more context.. oh Britney \ud83d\ude1e https://t.co/z1uGNAuXwj #TheWomanInMe— Daisy (@Daisy) 1697559068
\u201cEverytime\u201d by Britney Spears will never be the same after this revelation \ud83d\udc94 It all makes sense now\u2026— Britney Spears Crave (Fan Page) (@Britney Spears Crave (Fan Page)) 1697563211
that song Everytime by Britney Spears always made me bawl like a little baby and now its 100000000000000000000000x times more powerful jesus— Ray Mona (@Ray Mona) 1697652532
In the memoir, Spears wrote of the pregnancy:
“It was a surprise, but for me, it wasn’t a tragedy."
"I loved Justin so much. I always expected us to have a family together one day. This would just be much earlier than I’d anticipated."
“But Justin definitely wasn’t happy about the pregnancy. He said we weren’t ready to have a baby in our lives, that we were way too young."
The singer revealed it was one of the most painful things she ever experienced.
"If it had been left up to me alone, I never would have done it. And yet Justin was so sure that he didn’t want to be a father."
“To this day, it’s one of the most agonizing things I have ever experienced in my life."
We hope Spears can continue on her path to healing.
Jane Rosenberg
Jane Rosenberg
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