In a 2013 interview with"Good Morning America,“Spears revealed she was 13 at the time.
Timberlake, too, felt an instant connection to his Mouseketeer costar.
“I was infatuated with her from the moment I saw her.”

The pair were dating by 1999.
I’m not ashamed of that.
We love each other, and that’s what matters.”

This narrative persisted years afterTimberlake broke up with Britney Spearsvia text message.
