Britney Spears says fans took things ‘too far’ with ‘prank calls’: ‘Respect my privacy’
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 āToxicā singer tweeted that the police were called to her home ābased on some prank phone callsā. She expressed her love for her fans, but she said āthis time things went a little too far and [her] privacy was invadedā.Ā
āThis 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.
āDuring 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 sheās āaliveā and āhealthyā before addressing the incidents of police being called to her house.
But she admitted she temporarily left Instagram because there were ātoo many people saying [she] looked like an idiot dancing and that [she] looked crazyā.
āHonestly 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.
Spears described herself as āsensitiveā and said she would ārather take a breakā from the social media platform. She said she was āshocked as hellā when fans āgot worried and sent the copsā to her house after she took her Instagram down.Ā
āIt 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. āI mean DAMN come on.ā
She concluded: āIām alive, fine, healthy, and ready to start a new day ā a new morning anew !!! To my real fans, God bless you.ā
In December, Britney Spearsās husband, Sam Asghari, asked fans to respect her privacy and said there should be boundaries on social media.
āSocial media can be traumatising,ā he wrote in a post shared on his Instagram story.
āSometimes itās 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 āout of respect for her privacyā.
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