Britney Spears apparently deactivated her Instagram account amid a public battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline.
Originally reported by people Sunday, November 2, Us Weekly confirmed that Spears’ account, 43, could no longer be found that day.
we A rep for Spears has been reached for comment.
The alleged shutdown comes after a series of controversial claims by Federline about Spears’ behavior while raising the couple’s two children, Sean Preston, 20, and Jayden James, 19.
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The news also comes less than a week after a restaurant manager explained exclusively we that the singer was not acting erratically while out to dinner in Westlake Village, Calif., a day earlier, despite a report from the Daily Mail who claimed the opposite.
Additionally, an Instagram post shared by Spears on Oct. 7 sparked concern after the pop star was seen with “bruises on her arms and bandages around her hands and wrists.” peoplethe sunday report.
The outlet noted that Spears’ caption on the video included details of how she had “fallen down the stairs” at a friend’s house and also offered a glimpse of her space. “My kids had to leave and go back to Maui. This is how I express myself and pray through art… dad you’re in heaven,” the caption read. “I’m not here for worry or pity, I just want to be a good wife and be better… and I have wonderful support so have a brilliant day!!!”
Of the ladder incident, Spears wrote, according to the outlet, “It was horrible. It breaks every now and then, I’m not sure if it’s broken, but it’s stuck for now!!! Thank God.”
Spears’ restaurant outing came a day after Federline released her memoir, You thought you knew. The book features several damning claims, while the professional dancer’s promotional tour also delved into his allegations.
The Daily Mail had reported that on Oct. 22, Spears and her assistant had dinner at the Mexican restaurant before the singer “dangerously” returned to her home in nearby Thousand Oaks. However, Oliver Wynnthe general manager of the restaurant explained exclusively we that the count was not “fair, realistic or true”.
he said we“I was there and served Britney and her friend. She was very quiet and very nice. She was in and out of the restaurant within an hour. She hung out, had a bite and left.”
Wynn added that Spears sat in the restaurant’s lounge and cocktail area where she ordered “a quesadilla and no alcohol,” before detailing that “another guest or fan bought her a glass of wine at the bar and brought it to her table; she was not intoxicated.”
A day after the restaurant outing, Federline showed up Piers Morgan uncensored where he stated that Preston and Jayden have it they distanced themselves of his mother “(Britney) saw one of my kids one day this year, and she decided not to go back because of what she saw,” she told the host at the time. “The other one, Jayden, who is my youngest son, is now 19. He has been there a few times over the last year and has stopped seeing her in the last few months because of the situation.”
Federline’s book also claimed that Spears, who was married to him from 2004 to 2007, he did cocaine while she was a nursing mother among other accusations. Spears slammed the book’s allegations in a statement shared with we by his rep ahead of the book’s release on October 14. “With the news of Kevin’s book, once again, he and others are profiting from it, and unfortunately it comes after Kevin is out of child support. All he cares about is his children, Sean Preston and Jayden James, and their well-being during this sensationalism,” the statement read.