Britney Spears says fans took things ‘too far’ with ‘prank calls’: ‘Respect my privacy’

Britney Spears wears a black dress to the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards

Britney Spears asked fans to respect her privacy after some people called the police to check on the pop star at her home. 

Spears revealed on Thursday (26 January) that police officers were sent to her home to perform a wellness check after a handful of fans felt concerned the singer deleted her Instagram account. 

The ā€œToxicā€ singer tweeted that the police were called to her home ā€œbased on some prank phone callsā€. She expressed her love for her fans, but she said ā€œthis time things went a little too far and [her] privacy was invadedā€.Ā 

ā€œThis felt like I was being gaslit and bullied once the incident made it to the news and being portrayed once again in a poor and unfair light by the media,ā€ Spears continued. 

ā€œDuring this time in my life, I truly hope the public and my fans who I care so much about can respect my privacy moving forward.ā€

Just a few days later, on Sunday (29 January), the singerĀ posted a long series of messages addressed to her fansĀ on Twitter, discussing the situation.

Britney Spears confirmed sheā€™s ā€œaliveā€ and ā€œhealthyā€ before addressing the incidents of police being called to her house.

https://twitter.com/britneyspears/status/1619502566001487872

But she admitted she temporarily left Instagram because there were ā€œtoo many people saying [she] looked like an idiot dancing and that [she] looked crazyā€. 

ā€œHonestly I was doing my best but it disturbed me to see people freely talk about it on TV … yep it hurt my feelings,ā€ she wrote. 

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Spears described herself as ā€œsensitiveā€ and said she would ā€œrather take a breakā€ from the social media platform. She said she was ā€œshocked as hellā€ when fans ā€œgot worried and sent the copsā€ to her house after she took her Instagram down.Ā 

ā€œIt really was uncalled for … l adore my fans but for those who did that aren’t real fans and I honestly felt like it was a way to make me look bad,ā€ she said. ā€œI mean DAMN come on.ā€

She concluded: ā€œIā€™m alive, fine, healthy, and ready to start a new day ā€“ a new morning anew !!! To my real fans, God bless you.ā€

Britney Spears wears a nude coloured dress with glittery designs on it as she poses for a picture at an event
Britney Spears said fans calling the police after the singer deleted her Instagram was “uncalled for”. (Getty)

In December, Britney Spearsā€™s husband, Sam Asghari, asked fans to respect her privacy and said there should be boundaries on social media. 

ā€œSocial media can be traumatising,ā€ he wrote in a post shared on his Instagram story. 

ā€œSometimes itā€™s good to take a break. She has her voice and is a free woman.ā€

The model and actor explained that he refrains from sharing updates about Spears on his social media ā€œout of respect for her privacyā€. 

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