Framing Britney Spears begs the question: When will Justin Timberlake be held accountable for his misogyny?

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The New York Times Presents documentary "lays out the ways in which Timberlake took the narrative of their breakup and used it to burn Spears at the stake, exploiting the video for his 2002 solo single 'Cry Me a River' to cast himself as the wounded lover seeking revenge against a cheating partner who happened to bear a striking resemblance to his ex," says Alex Zaragoza. "While that's certainly a cheap shot, he took his jilted ex story on tour, airing out the private details of their sex life in countless interviews so as to tarnish the image that of the innocent virgin that had been crafted for her." Zaragoza adds that "throwing women under the bus has clearly been Timberlake's M.O. when it's come to building his career," noting the 2004 Janet Jackson Super Bowl incident that he eventually apologized for after being asked to return for the 2019 Super Bowl. As Terron Moore, editorial director at MTV and Logo, tweeted, Terron Moore, editorial director at MTV and Logo, tweeted, "the ascent of justin timberlake in the wreckage of both britney spears and janet jackson is really something we have to answer for. the ascent of justin timberlake in the wreckage of both britney spears and janet jackson is really something we have to answer for."