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According to publisher Simon & Schuster, Britney Spears<\/strong><\/a>\u2019 upcoming memoir, The Woman in Me<\/em><\/a>, is a \u201cmoving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope\u201d that reveals \u201cher incredible journey\u2026with remarkable candor and humor.\u201d It\u2019s that purported \u201ccandor\u201d that has former flames Colin Farrell<\/strong> and Justin Timberlake<\/strong><\/a> worried.<\/p>\n In fact, both stars are so panicked about what the \u201cToxic\u201d singer, 41, might reveal, their legal teams allegedly insisted the tell-all be delayed until they could read it \u2014 and, as a result, the book\u2019s release date was bumped back four whole months, until Oct. 24.<\/p>\n \u201cBritney\u2019s furious; she poured her heart out telling everything about how she was treated by her exes. Now she\u2019s being forced to remove certain things,\u201d a source exclusively<\/a> tells Life & Style<\/em>. \u201cBut Colin and Justin are ready to fight back even more, if they have to.\u201d<\/p>\n While attorneys for the two men hope to remove any brand-damaging material before the tome goes to print, Colin, 47, and Justin, 42, won\u2019t stay mum if anything does slip past. \u201cThey\u2019ll get their sides of the story out,\u201d insists the source, noting that sitting down for TV interviews is in the realm of possibilities. \u201cJustin and Colin are each prepared to protect their reputations, and it won\u2019t be good for Britney.\u201d<\/p>\n Both men have good reason to be scared. JT and Brit met as young kids on The Mickey Mouse Club,<\/em> and were an iconic couple from 1999 to 2002, when he allegedly broke up with her via text. Brit later said she was so upset she \u201ccouldn\u2019t talk,\u201d but Justin sure could: Post-split, he gave dishy interviews about their sex life and let fans believe \u201cCry Me a River\u201d was about Britney cheating on him.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Colin was linked to Brit in 2003 and reportedly shocked the younger, inexperienced pop star with his bad boy behavior \u2014 even sending her a bumper sticker reading, \u201cHonk If You\u2019ve Slept With Colin Farrell.\u201d \u201cBritney stands by her recollections. She kept detailed diaries,\u201d the insider reveals to Life & Style<\/em>. \u201cThey were all young and stupid and did some wild things in their past that in today\u2019s culture could definitely be considered indefensible and get you canceled.\u201d<\/p>\n Still, the source warns Britney should tread carefully. Though Justin and Colin wish her the best post-conservatorship<\/a>, \u201cthey want Britney to leave the past in the past. If she doesn\u2019t, they have their own stories to tell. Britney wasn\u2019t a saint, and Justin and Colin say no one twisted her arm,\u201d shares the source. \u201cShe has to rethink the collateral damage she\u2019s willing to create with her book because it just might come back to bite her.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n