Even Britney Spears likes to listen to a little bit of Justin Timberlake here and there.
In a video posted to the pop star’s Instagram on Wednesday, Spears enjoys a day on the water, wearing a green bikini while filming herself dancing on a boat. In the background, JT and Timbaland’s “Carry Out” plays.
Elsewhere in the clip, the Princess of Pop speaks in an unidentifiable accent while talking to the boat’s captain. “Me and this man are out here in this water!” she says excitedly, showing off her remote location for the camera. “Look at us! Sorry, I’m a nerd.”
Spears’ use of Timberlake’s 2009 hit — which reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 — is sure to turn heads, considering the two stars’ history. The pair dated from 1999 to 2002, and in her 2023 memoir, the “Toxic” singer shared a few unflattering revelations about her famous ex-boyfriend, including how he allegedly cheated on her during their relationship.
Even so, Spears has supported her ex’s music in the past. In 2024, she gushed that she was “so in love with Justin Timberlake’s new song ‘Selfish,’” and this past March, she shared a video of herself dancing by a fireplace to the former *NSYNC member’s “Señorita.”
The performer’s post comes a few weeks after Timberlake made headlines for revealing his Lyme disease diagnosis in a message to fans shared just after the close of his Forget Tomorrow World Tour.
“If you’ve experienced this disease or know someone who has — then you’re aware: living with this can be relentlessly debilitating, both mentally and physically,” he wrote at the time. “When I first got the diagnosis I was shocked for sure. But, at least I could understand why I would be onstage and in a massive amount of nerve pain or, just feeling crazy fatigue or sickness.”
Spears, on the other hand, has been having fun sharing bits of her life with followers on social media in recent months, including her hangouts with son Jayden.
