Justin Timberlake “is attempting to not concern himself” along with his ex-girlfriend Britney Spears‘ upcoming memoir, The Lady in Me. The 42-year-old “Mirrors” crooner dated the 41-year-old pop star from 1999 till 2002, and he or she not too long ago revealed that she had an abortion on the time of their romance as a result of he wasn’t able to be a father. “If it had been left as much as me alone, I by no means would have achieved it. And but Justin was so positive that he didn’t need to be a father,” she mentioned.

Regardless of the headline-making excerpt, Justin apparently isn’t centered on Britney or what’s included in her new e book. “Justin has been specializing in his circle of relatives and attempting to not concern himself with Britney’s memoir,” a supply instructed ET. “Lately, Justin has tried to be supportive of Britney from a distance. They dated so way back, however he nonetheless has respect for her. Justin and [wife Jessica Biel] simply need everybody to develop and evolve as an alternative of continuous to carry up the previous.”

Since Justin and Britney broke up, the previous NSYNC member romantically moved on with Jessica, whom he married in 2012. The lovebirds share two kids collectively, together with Silas, 8, and Phineas, 3.

Simply days earlier than Britney’s abortion information acquired consideration, a supply instructed Web page Six that Justin was “curious” about what his ex was going to incorporate in her new memoir, and was even a bit “involved” about it. “He’s very curious what she’ll reveal from their relationship. It’s consuming at him,” the insider shared.

Again in April, one other insider revealed what sort of particulars Britney was going to incorporate in her highly-anticipated e book. “Britney’s e book is a narrative of triumph,” one insider reportedly mentioned. “It should cowl her most susceptible moments, her childhood – being a bit of lady with large goals – her break-up with Justin Timberlake, the second she shaved her head, and her battle along with her household over her conservatorship.