Pakistan, Aug. 7 -- Britney Spears was dealing with a deeply emotional breakup while filming the Overprotected (Darkchild Remix) music video, according to director Chris Applebaum. He recently shared behind-the-scenes details, revealing that the difficult personal moment became one of the singer's most memorable performances.

Applebaum recalled that Britney was preparing for the shoot when she checked her flip phone, quietly left the set and went to her trailer. When he followed to see if she was alright, she silently showed him a text message that simply read, "It's over," making it clear that her relationship had ended.

The director said he immediately understood the message had come from Justin Timberlake and realised Britney had jus...