Pop singer Britney Spears took to Instagram to shut down claims that her new ink was for former flame Justin Timberlake. The pop sensation, 41, revealed she'd had a new tattoo at a similar time to she posted about the former N*Sync man - an upload she has since deleted, reports Mirror.co.uk. But now, she's confirmed it was purely a coincidence and the two snaps were in no way linked. Sharing a short message on her Instagram Stories, the hit maker wrote: "Just to clarify... my tattoo had nothing to do with an ex in the past !!! Britney Spears Shares a ‘Yummy’ Picture of Sam Asghari, Refers to Him As Her Husband in the Post (View Pic).

She further wrote, quoted by Mirror.co.uk, "I simply did it because I wanted to !!! The pic with my ex is a time where there was less confusion on what it meant to be together ... it is what it is". The singer uploaded a number of throwback snaps of her and Justin, who she dated between 1999 and 2002, playing basketball. The pair were seen in matching jerseys from a charity game in 2001. She began her now-deleted caption: "When we used to shoot hoops TOGETHER - that's when miracles happened." Britney Spears Shares 2001 Throwback With Justin Timberlake From the Basketball Court.

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And she went on to add a cryptic message about being "cast out," saying: "I came out of my mom's stomach just like we all did !!! Psss a why always cast me out ??? I'm equal as all !!!"

The Clarification She Shared On Her Instagram Story: 

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Shortly after, she shared a clip of her getting a tattoo while on holiday in Hawaii - something she now regrets. The "Baby One More Time" singer was seen in her hotel room and she was joined by a tattoo artist. In the clip, she danced around her room before the artist started tattooing her arm.

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