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<\/p>\nBritney Spears\u00a0claims\u00a0Justin Timberlake ‘cheated’ on her when they were together – and now it’s brought up some past rumours.<\/p>\n
The Toxic singer’s memoir, The Woman In Me, has stunned fans weeks before its release with some excerpts shedding light on her most notorious moments, from her sudden split with Justin in 2002 to shaving her head six years later.<\/p>\n
In the new book, the 41-year-old claims the NSYNC star cheated on her during their three-year relationship but refused to name who the woman was.<\/p>\n
However, in the midst of their relationship, Justin himself sparked similar speculations when he was reportedly spotted with a different famous pop star: Nicole Appleton.<\/p>\n
The Canadian star was part of the girl group All Saints and was seen with Justin in 2000 heading back to his hotel in London after a night out together.<\/p>\n
Paparazzi photos reportedly showed the pair ducking down behind the back seat of a car, with newspaper clippings from the time resurfacing now amid Britney\u2019s new claims.<\/p>\n
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While the reports sparked a frenzy in Britney and Justin\u2019s fanbases with more snaps showing the then-19-year-old walking to his hotel from Mayfair with Nicole as newspapers highlighted that he was still in a relationship with Britney.<\/p>\n
In 2002, Britney casually let slip that she was single and later that year Justin confirmed their split, telling Barbara Walters in an interview that they had decided to never \u201csay specifically why\u201d, although in the very same interview, he didn\u2019t deny anything when questioned if Britney had cheated on him.<\/p>\n
However, just last year one of Britney\u2019s former makeup artists, Julianne Kaye, told the Mirror that romance between the two Hollywood stars had struggled after the photos of Justin and Nicole were published.<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n She claimed: \u201c(Britney) had her questions about who he was with because stuff would be out in the press. So he\u2019d be out with some girl from All Saints, and she\u2019d get very jealous.\u201d<\/p>\n The speculation has resurfaced after an extract from Britney\u2019s memoir claimed that Justin was unfaithful to her, but didn\u2019t want to name who the other woman was as she \u201cdoesn\u2019t want to embarrass her\u201d according to TMZ.<\/p>\n The mother-of-two also claims that she had an abortion during her relationship with Justin as he “didn’t want to be a father”.<\/p>\n Daily Express has contacted Justin Timberlake and Nicole Appleton\u2019s representatives for comment.<\/p>\n
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