In her memoirs published in People magazine, American singer Britney Spears revealed that she had abortion during her relationship with pop star Justin Timberlake between 1999 and 2002. She wrote that "if the decision were up to me, I would have not done it, but Justin was sure he didn't want to be a father," describing it as "the hardest thing I ever had to experience in my life." Spears mentioned that she met Timberlake when they were both children performing on the Disney program The Mickey Mouse Club and dated years later before breaking up in 2002. Timberlake has not yet commented on the revelation.