Britney Spears is 'glad' she didn't star in 'The Notebook' as leaked audition tape resurfaces

Britney Spears reflects on 'The Notebook' and explains why she didn't mind Rachel McAdams taking over. Photo: TNS

Britney Spears almost took a detour from her music career to star in the 2004 romance The Notebook.

The Toxic singer was in the running to star alongside fellow Mickey Mouse Club star Ryan Gosling in the Nick Cassavetes movie, according to the Daily Mail. On Monday (Oct 23) the website published the singer's emotional audition tape from 2002, where she exchanges lines and tears with Gosling.