The
renowned
singer
and
songwriter
Justin
Timberlake
says
the
suffering
he
had
experienced
after
his
break-up
with
Britney
Spears
had
inspired
him
in
songwriting.
It
actually
inspired
him
discovering
the
perfect
lines
for
his
song.
Timberlake
reveals
that
the
song
'Cry
Me
A
River'
was
actually
inspired
by
Britney
and
the
suffering
he
had
experienced
after
the
split.
"It
depends.
In
the
past,
suffering
helped
me
write.
Cry
Me
a
River
was
written
in
a
moment
of
pain,
and
the
whole
world
knew." He
said.
The
video
in
the
song
also
shows
Justin
ultimately
taking
revenge
on
his
ex,
a
Britney
Spears
lookalike.
The
directed
of
the
video,
Francis
Lawrence
said:
" We
had
a
conversation
on
the
phone
and
all
he
said
was
he
wanted
to
have
some
dancing
in
it,
but
to
do
my
thing.
He
told
me
what
the
song
was
about,
but
in
a
[general
way]
as
well.
He
just
said
it
was
a
kiss-off
song
and
so
I
came
up
with
this
idea
and
he
went
for
it."
"I'd
be
leaving
out
the
whole
truth
if
I
didn't
say
having
him
shaped
what
the
song
actually
is.
[Having
a
child]
gives
you
a
different
insight.
It's
like
The
Matrix,
man."
Said
the
singer.
"You
open
a
door
and
there's
this
whole
other
world
on
the
other
side
of
it.
And
you
look
back
through
the
door
at
the
other
world
and
you're
like,
'What
was
I
doing
there?"
Said
Justin.