“I want to be very clear. Those terrible words are not remotely in my vocabulary,” the former schoolteacher, 65, said in a statement to the
New York Post’s Page Six on Thursday, February 25. “I would never say that to anyone, much less my daughter. Ever.”
Short, 38, claimed in his 2020 autobiography,
Short Stories, that he overheard either Lynne or her ex-husband,
Jamie Spears, using the racial epithet to describe him in 2003 after he allegedly slept with Britney, now 39, during a trip to Rome. He did not specify which parent said it.
“I was next to [Britney] while she was on the phone with them crying while she had it on speaker,” he wrote before alleging that one of the Grammy winner’s folks asked her, “Why are you f–king that n–ger?”
Britney Spears Mom Denies Columbus Short s Claim of Calling Him the N-Word During Fling
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The Scandal alum, who used to be the pop star s backup dancer, claims Britney s mom Lynne Spears used racial epithet to refer to him after he allegedly hooked up with the singer. Feb 26, 2021
Britney Spears mother has fought back racism allegations leveled at her by
Columbus Short. The actor, who used to be the pop star s backup dancer, claimed in his 2020 autobiography Short Stories that the singer s furious parents called him the N-word during his alleged fling with the singer.
Britney s mom Lynne Spears has denied Columbus claims though, telling Page Six in a statement on Thursday, February 25, I want to be very clear. Those terrible words are not remotely in my vocabulary. The 65-year-old former schoolteacher insisted, I would never say that to anyone, much less my daughter. Ever.