Episode 68:
Boys, Sometimes a Girl Just Needs One
(Originally released on November 30, 2020)
Here’s the Sometimes cover by Travis Atreo from the episode intro.
Inside the Dream by Steve Dennis and Through the Storm by Lynne Spears are required reading!
1995-1997 or 1996-1998: Reg Jones Here’s more about Britney telling Reg that she played ping pong with Leo. And here’s a letter that Britney wrote to Reg on the BOMT tour.
Late 90s: Prince William (rumor) Here’s Britney talking about Prince William standing her up for a date.
1998/9-2002: Justin Timberlake Here’s an entire episode about all the ways this coattail-rider used Britney’s fame.
2000: Ben Affleck (rumor) Here’s the LaineyGossip blind item we think involves Britney. (She is Pigtails, Ben Affleck is Comeback Kid, Gwyneth Paltrow is Golden and Jennifer Garner is the PM.)
2002ish: Wade Robson We talk more about Britney and Wade in our I’m a Slave 4 U Making the Video recap.
2002: Tom Brady (rumor)
2003: John Cusack (rumor) We talk more about this very odd rumor in our In the Zone and Out All Night recap.
2003: Jared Leto Here’s more about Britney and Jared being seen out together. And for more general Jared gossip check out the Instagram account Deux Moi. And here’s more about Justin and Cameron’s fight at a Golden Globes party (reminder that Jared and Cameron broke up the same year that she and Justin started going out).
2003: Fred Durst Here’s more about Fred Durst’s gross Howard Stern appearance. And here’s him attributing her struggles to not being with him (insert eyeroll emoji here).
2003: Columbus Short Here’s Columbus Short talking about his time with Britney and Lynne ‘getting involved.’
2003: Colin Farrell Here are some pics of Britney and Colin Farrell at The Recruit premiere together. And here’s an excerpt of Emma Forrest’s memoir which talks about her relationship with Colin Farrell (trigger warning: suicidal ideation).
Jan 2004: married Jason Alexander for 55 hours
2004-2006: KFed (divorce finalized in 2007) Here’s our KFed episode, as well as our recaps of Chaotic: Let’s Get Crazy, Who Said Anything About Love?, Scared to Love You, Magic Happens, and Veil of Secrecy.
Mid 2000s - Mario Lopez (rumor) Here’s more about the one-night stand Mario writes about in his book being unofficially confirmed to be about Britney. And here’s a Mario Lopez interview with Britney with lots of flirting.
2007: JR Rotem Here’s some grossness from JR Rotem about Britney.
2007: Scott Storch (rumor)
2007: Isaac Cohen Here’s some grossness from Isaac Cohen about Britney.
2007: Howie Day Here’s an interview with a bodyguard talking about alleged drug use while Britney was dating Howie Day.
2007: Criss Angel Here’s more about Criss Angel apparently working on magic tricks for Britney’s Gimme More performance at the VMAs.
December 2007-2008: Adnan Ghalib Here’s Adnan’s interview with The Sun that Jaclyn mentioned.
2009 - January 2013: Jason Trawick (engaged in December 2011) Here’s coverage of Britney and Jason’s breakup. And here’s a story about Jason supposedly making fun of Britney to his friends.
March 2013 - August 2014: Dave Lucado Here’s more about Britney and Dave breaking up after a video of him kissing another girl came out. And here’s Dave talking about how “if anyone could see her interactions with her kids, they would know that there is no need for a conservatorship over Britney's personal life.”
October 2014 - June 2015: Charlie Ebersol Here’s more about Jamie supposedly not wanting Britney to marry Charlie. And more about their breakup. When asked by Page Six recently if Britney was a “helpless pawn,” he responded, “Absolutely not.”
October 2016 - now: Sam Asghari
And here’s Heath Ledger's quote about Britney
Thank you for listening!