Britney Spears Throws Shade at Blake for Wearing Her 2002 Versace Dress, Shows Off ‘Better’ New Version

Britney Spears appeared to throw shade at Blake Lively for wearing a 2002 Versace dress but later clarified her comments.

In an Instagram video posted on Saturday, Spears, 42, showcased her “updated” version of the iconic dress that Lively wore to the premiere of “It Ends With Us” in New York City on Tuesday.

Britney Spears, pictured above in a screenshot taken from her Instagram, seemingly shaded Blake Lively for wearing her 2002 Versace gown to the Tuesday premiere of”“It Ends With Us”” Britney Spears/Instagram

Spears, dancing to “Your Love” by The Outfield, wore a new sparkling rendition of the Versace dress, featuring skinny shoulder straps and side cutouts. She paired the look with nude pumps and minimal jewelry, and remarked, “I like it way better. Shows my legs !!! 💅🏻👗🌷🌷.”

Spears wore a colorful mini-dress version of her iconic look, which she liked”“way better”” Britney Spears/Instagram

After facing accusations of shading Lively, Spears revised her statement, acknowledgingLively’ss style with an updated caption.””Updated version of my 2002 Versace dress 👗 !!!I’mm no @blakelively, but I like it”” she wrote, emphasizing that her new dress highlighted her legs.

Spears later changed the caption of her post to compliment Lively, pictured above at the”“It Ends With U”” premiere on Aug. 6. Getty Images.”I’mm no @blakelively, but I like it”” Spears wrote. Britney Spears/Instagram

Lively, 36, wore the vintage dress to herfilm’ss premiere, sparking fans to speculate that she might be auditioning for a role as Spears in a potential biopic. One fan commented on X,””Blake Lively is a true Britney Spears stan. Her showing her love for Brit in such an honest & adoring way makes me thinkshe’dd be a good candidate for the biopic””

The singer, pictured above in the original gown in October 2002Lively’sed she liked the changes because it “shows [“er] legs.” AP Britney’sely’s decision to wear the dress prompted fans to spe”ulate she was vying for a poSpears’ role “n Britney “pears’ upcoming “iopic. Getty Ima”es

However, industry sources told us that theory isn’t likely to be true as she’s “just a fan” of the “Toxic” hitmaker. GC Images

However, sources close to Spears have dismissed the notion that Lively’s choice was a subtle bid for a biopic role. “Blake wearing Britney’s dress was not a subliminal message about the biopic,” a source said, adding that Spears’ song “Every time” is featured in “It Ends With Us,” which may also explain the dress choice. The source also noted that discussing casting for a Spears biopic is premature.

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