Columbus Short Says Britney Spears’ Parents Called Him A Racial Slur During Their Fling
Prior to his acting career Columbus Short used to be Britney Spears‘ backup dancer. The two eventually ended up having a fling, which Short claims was short-lived after Spears’ parents allegedly called him a racial slur.
In his 2020 autobiography ‘Short Stories,’ co-written by Marisa Mendez, Short claims that in 2003, Spears pursued him as a backup dancer and producer. During a trip to Rome, Short says they had sex. Soon after, he alleges, “I was next to [Britney] while she was on the phone with them crying while she had it on speaker.” Short claims he overheard her parents ask, “Why are you f–king that n***er?” He adds, “Britney looked at me so apologetically, knowing I’d heard it. I shook my head and didn’t say anything, because what was there to say?”
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Earlier this month, Short told Jazzie Belle‘s ‘Inside Hollywood,’ “I wasn’t shocked when it happened. Look where they’re from … they’re from Louisiana. The way it came out was so effortless, like that’s how they speak. I wasn’t shocked and I wasn’t hurt by it, I was just like, ‘Wow, this is … OK … I know who I am around here.’” He added that, “Because they have Black bodyguards doesn’t mean behind closed doors they don’t use that word.”
Short continued, “After that I felt like maybe [Britney] was using me to piss them off for some reason. I think she is a really sweet person that was tormented in a position on a high level that I can’t imagine. I liken it to Princess Diana. She was the pop princess. Britney couldn’t go nowhere — her world [was] completely controlled in this bubble. There would be times that she would act out, and I don’t blame her. She was trying to find her way. I love Britney to this day… I feel bad for her. I wish the world knew the Britney I knew.”
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