skip to main content

Timberlake defends former girlfriend Spears

Timberlake - Urges people to respect Spears' privacy
Timberlake - Urges people to respect Spears' privacy

Justin Timberlake has defended his former girlfriend Britney Spears, after photographs of the pop singer with her one-month-old baby were stolen and posted on websites.

In an interview with Access Hollywood, Timberlake said: "When a person like her, who's obviously a sweet person, is having their first child, it's like, 'leave the girl alone, let her have the baby'."

"I do think that's crossing the line," he said. "That's her baby and those are her baby pictures."

"At some point, you're going to know about her son and get to see a picture. These magazines work week-to-week, so I don't understand why people can't wait. Wait a week when she's comfortable putting it out, that's her family."

The photographs were removed from the websites after Spears issued a statement threatening to take legal action.

Read Next