Oct 31, 2002 • 1 min read

Justin Timberlake won't say if Cry Me A River is about Britney Spears

Justin Timberlake declined to say whether his single Cry Me A River, written after his relationship ended, refers to Britney Spears, describing songwriting as therapeutic.

Nysnc's Justin Timberlake won't comment on whether the lyrics to his next single 'Cry Me A River', which the boy band star wrote, make reference to the collapse of his relationship with Britney Speers. "I'm not going to specifically say if any song is about anybody," he told reporters. "I will say writing a couple of songs on the record helped me deal with a couple of things. To me songs are songs. They can stem from things that completely happened to you personally or they can stem from ideas that you think could happen to you. It was therapeutic, completely. I got some stuff off my chest, I got some ideas down that I wanted to try. So creatively, personally, spiritually, physically, mentally, sexually, it was a very satisfying experience."

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