Justin defends Britney and baby

In the wake of the weekend's scandal, Justin Timberlake is coming to the defense of former girlfriend Britney Spears regarding the alleged theft and unauthorized posting of photos of her and her one-month-old son on the Internet from a private photo shoot.

"It's a little crazy," Timberlake told Access Hollywood. "When a person like her, who's obviously a sweet person, is having their first child, it's like, 'leave the girl alone, let her have the baby!'"

Justin added that the entire incident exemplifies how the hunt for celebrity photos is spinning out of control.

"I do think that's crossing the line," he said. "That's her baby and those are her baby pictures."

On that note, Justin also said that if people would try to exercise a little more patience with his former flame, chances are that in her own time, she will talk about her new baby.

"At some point, you're going to know about her son and get to see a picture," he said. "These magazines work week-to-week, so I don't understand why people can't wait. Wait a week when she's comfortable putting it out, that's her family!"

Over the weekend, Britney threatened to take legal action after pictures of her newborn son popped up on the Internet, apparently stolen from a private photo shoot.

At least two Web sites showed photos of Spears embracing her child, as well as a family portrait.

The pop star gave birth to her first child, Sean Preston, last month.

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