Britney Spears was left publicly humiliated after singer Timbaland mocked the star's latest dancing video.
But the Toxic singer's boyfriend Sam Asghari has leapt to her defence after the Give It To Me hit maker laughed at the video in a tweet on Wednesday.
In the video, Britney is seen twirling her hips and dancing to Nelly Furtado's song Say It Right, which features Timbaland's vocals in the chorus.
But it seems Timbaland, 48, who has an ongoing feud with the pop star, didn't approve of the dancing, which was loved by Britney's fans.
"Okkkkkkk @britneyspears like @lilduval said @TEYANATAYLOR you got 24 hours to respond," he penned on Twitter as he cruelly compared Britney's freestyle dancing to R&B artist Teyana Taylor's moves.
But Sam stepped in to defend his girlfriend as hate comments poured in.
He hit back: "Since when someone being themselves (extremely talented) is a problem?
"Don't bother for a response from her she actually has real fans and people that have been inspired from her work unlike you that had to buy followers.
"I mean 3M followers 11k likes? Doesn't even make since. I even had to look you up?"
Fan accounts for Britney slammed Timbaland for his "disrespect".
They said he's only "annoyed" because Britney refused to work with him and her ex Justin Timberlake on a track as part of her huge comeback following her public 2007 breakdown.
One wrote: "This is so immature, imagine doing this at your age.
"Your just annoyed at the time britney chose not to work with you. Mess. No one cares about your music anymore. 2000s was your last hits because you wouldn’t even know how to make anything modern now," they added.
Another shared: "Don't know why the girl can’t dance in her own home without people judging. Both Britney and Teyana have their own style of dancing, why try and compare. Kmt, love to see you dance Timbaland lol."
Previously, Timbaland has said she "ruined" any chances of a collaboration with him and Justin.
Timbaland told MTV News : "She should, humbly humble herself. And make a phone call and say, 'I'm sorry.' That's it."
"She knows what she's sorry about, too," he added.
According to the producer, Britney's ego "got in the way" and she "wasn't willing to take advice".
"[She got] so big-headed and [was] like, 'Screw you, screw you, I don't need nobody,'" he said.
"She needs a story," he added. "She has no comeback story. That's the problem. She has to have a team."
Mirror Online has contacted Timbaland and Sam's reps for comment.
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