Britney Spears’ highly anticipated new memoir just dropped, and we’ve got the details on all the celebrity mentions – and what Britney said about each one.
In the weeks leading up to the release of the memoir, fans have been receiving bombshell reveal after bombshell reveal from teasers, including details about her conservatorship, virginity, Vegas marriage, Colin Farrell fling, and romance with Justin Timberlake.
The Woman in me is a heartwrenching story about a life spent in the mercy of others, and Britney spares no detail in describing what she’s been through over the years.
The book also details the many actors, musicians, and journalists she’s encountered and spent time with.
Keri Russell
She mentions Keri from their Mickey Mouse Club days, describing her as “a beautiful girl from California.”
Natalie Portman
Britney mentions Natalie and the time they spent as understudies in the 1992 off-Broadway show, Ruthless!
Rachel McAdams & Ryan Gosling
She spoke about the former couple with regards to her audition for The Notebook. She also spoke of Ryan from their Mickey Mouse Club days.
Colin Farrell
Britney gave the hot details of her two-week fling with Colin back in 2003. “It was a brawl.”
Sarah Silverman
Sarah is reportedly in the book for a roast she did of Britney that left Britney “sobbing hysterically.”
Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon is named in the book, but not through any specific encounter.
Paris Hilton
Paris is described by Britney as “one of the people who was kindest to me when I really needed kindness… she encouraged me to have fun for the first time in a long time.”
Christina Aguilera
Christina, who Britney was pitted against for many years and particularly when they were both rising up in the industry, is mentioned a few times in the book, including their Mouseketeer days. She also spoke about Christina’s Rolling Stone cover with Justin back in 2003, and also talked about going out with Christina and being envious that Christina could let loose and she was not allowed to.
Justin Timberlake
Justin is featured in the book intensively. She dropped many revelations about him and their relationship, including becoming pregnant and getting an abortion, how he broke up with her via text message, and so much more.
Max Martin
Britney wrote about working with producer and songwriter Max Martin.
Mariah Carey
She wrote about meeting her idol Mariah and taking an amazing photo together after Mariah instructed her on posing for best angles and lighting.
Madonna
Madonna is reportedly mentioned about 17-18 times in the book.
Genuwine
Genuine is mentioned in reference to Justin.
NSYNC
She wrote of Justin’s boyband, “Sometimes I thought they tried to hard to fit in.”
Elton John
Britney wrote about Elton, “Like me, Elton John has been through so much, so publicly. It’s given him incredible compassion. What a beautiful man on all levels,”
Steven Tyler
She wrote about performing with Steven Tyler and Aerosmith at the Super Bowl.
Lenny Kravitz
Britney shared that she once attended a star-studded party thrown by Donatella Versace and named only one celeb guest: Lenny
Diane Sawyer
She opened up about the infamous Diane Sawyer interview she did after her split with Justin
Oprah
She wrote about Oprah, “I’d appreciated it when Oprah told me on her show that my sexuality was no one else’s business. And that when it came to virginity, ‘you don’t need a world announcement if you change your mind.’”
Matt Lauer
She said of an interview she did with Matt after the birth of her second child: “He said that people were asking questions about me, including: ‘Is Britney a bad mom?’ He never said who was asking them. Everyone, apparently. And he asked me what I thought it would take for the paparazzi to leave me alone. I wished he’d ask them—so whatever it was, I could do exactly that.”
Ryan Seacrest
She spoke about doing an interview with Ryan in 2007 and how she was unhappy that the focus seemed to just be on her personal life.
Jamie Lynn Spears
Britney dropped six major bombshells about her younger sister Jamie Lynn.
