Britney Spears Reveals Reason Behind 55-Hour Marriage To Jason Alexander

Britney Spears' new memoir The Woman In Me has arrived and she's explaining the story behind her infamous 55-hour marriage to Jason Alexander. In the book, which hit shelves on October 24th, the pop star revealed the simple truth behind her decision.

"I was just honestly very drunk," Britney revealed in the memoir per E! News. "And probably, in a more general sense at that time in my life, very bored. The childhood friends were married in Las Vegas in 2004 and proceeded to have the marriage annulled 55 hours later. While Britney said it was simply "innocent fun," the short-lived marriage was "like I'd started World War III" for her family.

Prior to the memoir's release, several bombshells have made headlines thanks to certain excerpts being released last week. The biggest bombshells surround her relationship with Justin Timberlake. In the memoir, Britney revealed that she became pregnant with Timberlake's child but ultimately had an abortion because he wasn't ready. "He said we weren’t ready to have a baby in our lives, that we were way too young... If it had been left up to me alone, I never would have done it," Britney writes. "And yet Justin was so sure that he didn’t want to be a father... To this day, it’s one of the most agonizing things I have ever experienced in my life."

Britney also revealed that she was "devastated" after Timberlake dumped her in a two-word text message. The singer also recalled her reaction to Timberlake's "Cry Me a River" music video which she describes as "a woman who looks like me cheats on him and he wanders around sad in the rain.”