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13 Ex-Lovers Who Deserved to Be Blasted in Songs

Britney Spears, John Mayer, and other now-infamous exes

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 24, 2011 10:59 AM CST

(Newser) – British singer-songwriter Adele is getting tons of acclaim for her second album, 21, which is entirely about one person: the guy who broke her heart. In her honor, New York lists 13 of the most deserving exes famously called out in song:

Nick Jonas: In Miley Cyrus’s “7 Things,” she recounts all the teenage-y wrongs he did her, like being vain and liking other girls.
John Mayer: Taylor Swift’s “Dear John” is about him, but it didn’t really enact too much vengeance, considering Mayer is probably jazzed Swift penned a song about him.

Amber Rose: Kanye West’s “Blame Game,” in which he complains about a lover who, among other things, let her brother buy cocaine with his money, is likely about the model.
Anna Gordy: Marvin Gaye’s ex-wife got a whole album named for her—Here, My Dear—after she was awarded a chunk of his royalties in the divorce agreement. But he got the last laugh—the album is considered a landmark.
Britney Spears: She cheated, Justin Timberlake wrote “Cry Me a River,” and we all know who won in the end: Timberlake, who is starring in Oscar-nominated movies while Spears is still trying to live down that head-shaving incident.

Click for the complete list, or check out more on Adele’s album.

John Mayer performs on the NBC "Today" television program in New York Friday, July 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

In this Aug. 9, 2009 file photo, Britney Spears arrives at the Teen Choice Awards in Universal City, Calif. (AP Photo)

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