Britney Spears Deactivates Her Instagram Account Following A Series Of Troubling Recent Posts

Britney Spears has deactivated her 12-year-old Instagram account following a series of distressing posts. Many of those were responding to her ex-husband Kevin Federline’s recent memoir, You Thought You Knew, which accuses her of alarming behavior during their marriage and while parenting their two sons. Spears publicly denounced Federline’s claims as trying to profit off her pain, saying his “constant gaslighting” has become “extremely hurtful and exhausting.” Her Instagram had shown concerning images over the past month, including an October 7 post that featured the pop superstar with bruises on her arms and bandages on her hands and wrists, injuries she claimed were the result of a fall “down the stairs at my friend’s house,” followed by mentions of possible brain damage she suffered during her conservatorship. While her Instagram is now inaccessible, her X account remains active, with her last post made on October 16. It is unclear whether the Instagram deactivation was voluntary or enforced by Meta. (Rolling Stone)