8 Legitimately Hilarious Stories From Britney Spears's New Memoir "The Woman In Me" I Feel Like No One Is Talking About

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Britney Spears's memoir The Woman in Me has been out for a little over 24 hours, and it's already setting records!

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As someone who read the book in, like, 12 hours, I can say it's devastating, heartwarming, and inspiring. But some people would be surprised to learn that it's also very funny.

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People forget that Britney Spears is actually a really, really funny person!

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1.First off, let's talk about Britney describing Kevin Federline's failed "music career," if you can even call it that.

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Here's what she had to say about that:

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2. The book is also full of one-liners. As this person said, "Britney is unbelievably witty and deadpan in her humor."

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In the book, Britney talked about how she struggled to get out of character while playing the extremely innocent and nerdy character, Lucy, in Crossroads: "All I can say is it's a good thing Lucy was a sweet girl writing poems about how she was 'not a girl, not yet a woman,' and not a serial killer."

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3. Then there's the story about Justin Timberlake saying "fo shiz fo shiz" to Ginuwine on the streets of New York. This clip of Michelle Williams narrating the scene has gone mega-viral:

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4. Britney took no mercy when describing how spoiled her sister Jamie Lynn was/is. One particularly funny reference was when she compared JL's upbringing to Ariana Grande's song "7 Rings."

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5. Britney is a HUGE Mariah Carey fan (as she should be), and her recalling getting the perfect picture with the elusive chanteuse is very funny: "You know how people have ring lights now? Well, more than 20 years ago, only Mariah Carey knew about ring lights," she said.

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This audio clip of Michelle Williams doing her best Mariah Carey impression is very good as well.

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6. I also found Britney's description of her two-week romance with Colin Farrell particularly funny. Her honest (and relatable) descriptions of her encounters were particularly engaging: "Well, talk about balls — I got in my car, and I drove up to the set of his action movie S.W.A.T. Who did I think I was?" she said.

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7. Another thing that was particularly funny was this anecdote Britney shared about her mother's own book, Through the Storm, which she released in 2008, shortly after Britney's tumultuous 2007.

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8. The last thing I'll share for now is Britney's recollection of her iconic 55-hour marriage in Vegas which is definitely one of the book's funnier moments. The whole thing was never that deep! She was "just honestly very drunk."

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That's a brief taste of Britney's humor, but you can check out the book for yourself on Amazon.