Britney Spears recalls horrific run-in with Justin Timberlake at the 2007 VMAs before THAT Gimme More performance: 'He was at the top of his game - I was having a panic attack'

Britney Spears has recalled her horrific backstage run-in with ex Justin Timberlake at the 2007 MTV VMAs - shortly before she sparked worldwide concern with a sloppy performance of Gimme More. Awkward: Britney Spears has recalled her horrific backstage run-in with ex Justin Timberlake at the 2007 MTV VMAs - shortly before she sparked worldwide concern with a sloppy performance of Gimme More Spears' mental health was again heavily scrutinized following the performance of Gimme More - in which the disorientated star sloppily mimed and seemed to forget the dance moves After taking to the stage in nothing more than her underwear and sporting extremely visible hair extensions due to shaving her head months before - the singer's big comeback came to a grinding halt. I hadn’t rehearsed enough' The way they were: When Britney began dating wholesome NSYNC star Justin Timberlake in 1999 — fans all over the world saw them as America's golden couple The Toxic hitmaker detailed the 'agonizing' decision to terminate the pregnancy in her memoir, The Woman In Me — after conceiving in late 2000 when the pair were both 19, DailyMail.com can confirm. Shock: Britney shocked the world in 2023, when she revealed she had got pregnant by Timberlake in 2000 with the singer undergoing an abortion because the N*Sync star 'didn't want to be a father' Months after her VMA performance in January 2008 Spears was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after police arriving at her house - after she locked herself in a bathroom with her sons and refused to turn them over to Federline - noticed she appeared to be under the influence.