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Justin Timberlake teases first new solo music in 6 years, in wake of Britney Spears claims

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Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake is trying to leave things on a high note as he teases his first new solo music in six years — just months after Britney Spears’ memoir revealed shocking bombshells about the stars’ early aughts romance.

On Friday, the “SexyBack” singer, 42, teased his new single, “Selfish,” in a video shared to Instagram featuring footage from rehearsals for a show he played at the Orpheum Theater in his hometown of Memphis that night.

“So if I get jealous, I can’t help it. I want every bit of you, I guess I’m selfish,” the 10-time Grammy winner croons in the R&B track.

Later on Friday, Timberlake shared another video — captioned, “Justin Timberlake Presents: ‘EVERYTHING I THOUGHT IT WAS'” — with a voiceover from his “Reptile” costar, Benicio Del Toro.

The clip, which appears to serve as a trailer for his forthcoming sixth album, followed a teaser on Wednesday simply captioned “EITIW.” The album will be his first since 2018’s “Man in the Woods.”

A series of other clues had already hinted at new music from Timberlake, such as the announcement he’d appear on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” next Thursday and serve as the musical guest on “Saturday Night Live” that same week.

The solo music comes on the heels of a brief reunion with his fellow NSYNC alumni last year. In September, the group released “Better Place,” off the soundtrack for “Trolls Band Together,” which marked the boy band’s first new music in 21 years. That same month, the group reunited at the 2023 MTV VMAs, where they presented the award for Best Pop Video to Taylor Swift.

But Timberlake’s name was a constant fixture in headlines for other reasons last fall — in the lead-up to and aftermath of Britney Spears’ memoir, “The Woman in Me,” being released.

Among the claims made by the “Oops!…I Did It Again” singer, also 42, were that Timberlake encouraged her to get an abortion during the pair’s relationship, which lasted from 1999 to 2002. Spears also accused Timberlake of cheating her and, following their split, throwing her under the bus with the media.

As Spears’ claims came to light, Timberlake began canceling gig amid the backlash. It wasn’t long before collaborators like Timbaland went after Spears, saying Timberlake should have “put a muzzle on that girl.”

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Taylor Swift

NEW YORK — Taylor Swift's townhouse in New York City appears to have been the target of another break-in attempt, this time by a man who was arrested near the singer's Tribeca home Saturday as police responded to a report of a disorderly person.

Witnesses said the man tried but failed to enter the townhouse in the early afternoon, the New York Post reported.

Police would not confirm a break-in attempt at Swift's home, but officers arrested a man on the same street when they were told he tried to open a door to a building, an NYPD spokesperson said Sunday. The man was charged on an unrelated 2017 warrant out of Brooklyn for allegedly failing to answer a summons, the spokesperson said.

Authorities did not release the man's name.

An email seeking comment was sent Sunday to a representative for the “You Belong With Me” singer. It wasn't clear if she was at the home at the time. She traveled Sunday to the Buffalo, New York, area, where her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce , was set to play against the Buffalo Bills in an NFL playoff game in the evening.

The Tribeca townhouse has been the scene of several other break-ins and attempts when Swift wasn't there, including some by alleged stalkers.

In 2022, a man was charged with trespassing and stalking after authorities said he entered two Tribeca residences linked to Swift. Also that year, a man was arrested for crashing a car into the townhouse and reportedly told police he wouldn't leave until he met with Swift.

In 2018, another man broke into her townhouse and took a nap , police said. The same man was charged a year later with another break-in at the building after serving a jail sentence.

Police say alleged stalkers have also been arrested at some of her other homes, including ones in Beverly Hills, California, and Watch Hill, Rhode Island.

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Kanye West

Kanye West is getting slammed by fans for the way he treats his wife, whose nearly nude body is on display in new set of photos shared by the rapper.

On Saturday, Ye posted several snaps of Bianca Censori, including two racy ones in which she’s barely covered by a bodysuit.

“Cream of wheat,” reads the edited caption of one image, which shows Censori, mostly from behind , as she stands at their kitchen counter. Despite wearing knee-high boots and a leather head-cover, the photo — which has racked up more than 1.4 million likes — clearly shows parts of Censori’s body.

Another photo flaunts all of Censori from the back.

“What is this? You have daughters. You teaching them to be submissive sex pets?” asked one user.

“One day your daughter will think it’s OK to be treated like this,” said another.

Meanwhile, on a third post in the series — a close-up of Censori in the headpiece — another user accused West of treating her “like a marketable piece of meat.”

The bizarre posts come exactly two weeks after Ye paid tribute to Censori’s 29th birthday .

“Happy birthday to the most beautiful super bad iconic muse inspirational talented artist masters degree in architecture 140 IQ loving by my side everyday when half the world turned their backs on me and the most amazing stepmom to our children I love you so much thank you for sharing your life with me,” he captioned one of six birthday posts.

The only photo left on West’s feed from the Jan. 6 series shows Censori in a sheer bodysuit, with a black box covering her chest. The majority of the nine posts on Ye’s account show Censori in revealing outfits.

Ye and Censori — who has worked as an architectural designer for his Yeezy company since 2020 — tied the knot in 2022. He and ex-wife Kim Kardashian, with whom he shares four children, finalized their divorce two months prior.

From combined wire services

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