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BREAKING NEWS Emma Roberts calls Britney Spears biopic casting rumors her 'true dream' - as pop star posts photo of cleavage Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 08:10, 30 August 2024 | Updated: 08:27, 30 August 2024 e-mail View comments Emma Roberts has shared her heartfelt reaction to the idea that she could play Britney Spears in the pop star's upcoming biopic.
Britney, 42, released her explosive memoir The Woman In Me last year, shattering bestselling records and igniting a bidding war over the movie rights . Now a film adaptation is officially in the works at Universal, with Crazy Rich Asians and Wicked director Jon M. Chu signed to helm the picture.
The Toxic singer's former assistant Felicia Culotta, who was with Britney from 1997 to 2007, recently floated Emma as a potential lead of the biopic. When she heard about the recommendation, Emma, 33 - the niece of Julia Roberts - shared her giddy response to Cosmopolitan . Emma Roberts (pictured this year) has shared her heartfelt reaction to the idea that she could play Britney Spears (pictured 2002) in the pop star's upcoming biopic Read More Paris Hilton reveals pal Britney Spears 'loves' coming over to visit her kids 'I was like: "I love her assistant.
" I mean, it’s my true dream to play Britney Spears. It’s a rumor, but I hope maybe it’ll come true,' said Emma. 'I mean, I remember I locked myself in my room and listened to In The Zone and said: "I cannot leave this room until I memorize every word.
"' Emma's comments went public the same day Britney posted and then deleted a close-up Instagram photo of her cleavage, with the caption: 'LUCKY MY MOTHERF***ING A**.' She did not specify if the message was directed at Halsey, who recently released a song called Lucky in which she sampled Britney's beloved 2000 track of the same name . In the run-up to the release of her version, Halsey insisted that she had received Britney's 'blessing' to channel her in a new song.
However, once Halsey's single dropped in July, Britney posted a blistering message saying she felt ' violated' by the music video and threatening to sue. Then, in a head-spinning about-face, Britney deleted her post attacking Halsey and claimed: 'That was not me on my phone !!!' In her memoir, Britney relayed the eye-opening story of her rise to fame as a teen idol and the dizzying pressures she faced in the stratosphere of superstardom . Emma's comments went public the same day Britney posted a close-up picture of her cleavage, captioned: 'LUCKY MY MOTHERF***ING A**' When she heard about the recommendation that she play Britney (left), Emma (right), 33 - the niece of Julia Roberts - shared her giddy response to Cosmopolitan Now a film adaptation is officially in the works at Universal, with Crazy Rich Asians and Wicked director Jon M.
Chu signed to helm the picture; the memoir's cover is pictured The book hit the headlines for its scathing portrayal of her romance with Justin Timberlake - including claims that he got her pregnant and then urged her to have an abortion because he 'wasn't ready' to be a father. She also took aim at her parents Jamie and Lynn for their role in her controversial conservatorship, which began in 2008 after her infamous mental breakdown. The conservatorship lasted 13 years before she was released from it by a judge in 2021, against the backdrop of a mountingly vociferous #FreeBritney movement.
In her memoir, Britney also looked back on two of her failed marriages - first to her childhood friend Jason Alexander, whom she was we d to for just 55 hours before their annulment, and then to rapper Kevin Federline . Kevin is the father of Britney's sons Sean Preston, 18, and Jayden, 16, whom she had a rollercoaster relationship with until their purported reconciliation this summer . The book hit the headlines for its scathing portrayal of her romance with Justin Timberlake, whom she is pictured with at the American Music Awards in 2002 The Toxic singer's former assistant Felicia Culotta, pictured in the 2021 documentary Framing Britney Spears, recently floated Emma as a potential star of the biopic Felicia, who is pictured with Britney before leaving her employ in 2007 shortly before the pop star's breakdown, recently suggested Emma should play her in the movie Felicia She noted that Emma sang as a child star on the Nickelodeon show Unfabulous (left) - just as Britney did on the Disney Channel series The New Mickey Mouse Club (right) Britney spoke glowingly in the book about her third marriage to model Sam Asghari, who filed for divorce just two months before publication.
In spite of their split, she kept her warm words about Sam in the memoir, and he in turn told TMZ that he was 'freakin' proud of her' for telling her life story. Felicia, who left Britney's entourage shortly before the breakdown that resulted in her conservatorship, recently suggested Emma should play her in the movie. She noted that Emma sang as a child star on the Nickelodeon show Unfabulous - just as Britney did on the Disney Channel series The New Mickey Mouse Club.
Felicia also argued that she herself should be played by Drew Barrymore, and that Timothee Chalamet should play Justin Timberlake, via TMZ . Emma Roberts Britney Spears Halsey Share or comment on this article: Emma Roberts calls Britney Spears biopic casting rumors her 'true dream' - as pop star posts photo of cleavage e-mail Add comment.
