Editing Fred Durst (section)

=== Britney Spears ===
Durst and [[Britney Spears]] were linked to have written numerous songs for her then-upcoming 2003 album ''[[In the Zone]]''. At the time Spears was making numerous headlines as reports surfaced of her fractured relationship with former boyfriend [[Justin Timberlake]] (with whom Spears had split from in 2002), later linking her with Durst as the two were spotted together on numerous occasions. In response to initial allegations that Spears had engaged in an affair with Durst, Timberlake released the track "[[Cry Me a River (Justin Timberlake song)|Cry Me a River]]" in November 2002, aimed at Spears. In January 2003, Durst claimed he and Spears were in a relationship stemming from their collaborations on three upcoming tracks for the album. Spears denied the two were in a relationship and said "I'm confused about that whole thing. We worked together for three days and he's a really cool guy, but there's no relationship...He's really sweet."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/65un1s/new-limp-bizkit-song-disses-dursts-fizzled-flame|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611002319/https://www.mtv.com/news/65un1s/new-limp-bizkit-song-disses-dursts-fizzled-flame|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 11, 2023|title=New Limp Bizkit Song Disses Durst's Fizzled Flame|website=[[MTV]] }}</ref> Out of anger at Spears' denial of the affair; Durst scrapped his three songs for Spears' album and leaked the song "Just Drop Dead" on February 18, 2003, through Limp Bizkit's website. The song depicts Durst's vulgar recounting of their alleged relationship. Durst continued to expose numerous sexual encounters between the two during a later appearance on [[Howard Stern]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/limp-bizkit-s-durst-britney-is-playing-me-out|title=LIMP BIZKIT's DURST: BRITNEY Is Playing Me Out|date=March 2003 }}</ref> During a 2009 interview, Durst explained that "I just guess at the time it was taboo for a guy like me to be associated with a gal like her."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1607309/fred-durst-looks-back-at-his-relationship-with-britney-spears/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907004051/http://www.mtv.com/news/1607309/fred-durst-looks-back-at-his-relationship-with-britney-spears/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 7, 2014|title=Fred Durst Looks Back at His Relationship With Britney Spears|date=March 19, 2009|access-date=December 21, 2021|last=Jacks|first=Brian|publisher=MTV}}</ref> In 2013, Durst later made another derogatory reference aimed at Spears on Limp Bizkit's song "[[Ready to Go (Limp Bizkit song)|Ready to Go]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/limp-bizkit-new-song-ready-to-go-55005398-60231363|title=New Limp Bizkit Song with Lil Wayne Mocks Britney Spears, Hits On Jessica Biel|date=March 25, 2013 }}</ref>