Britney Spears returned to Instagram on Saturday, less than a week after the singer deactivated her account following a series of concerning posts on the social media site.
Earlier this week, Spears’ 12-year-old account, published under the handle @britneyspears, directed visitors to an error page, noting, “The link may be broken, or the profile may have been removed.” Her Twitter account remained online, but didn’t comment on the deactivation.
Fans had previously voiced concern about recent posts on Spears’ Instagram account, including one from Oct. 7 that showed bruises on Spears’ arms and bandages on her hands and wrists. The singer said the injuries were from a fall “down the stairs at my friend’s house.” A few weeks later, she said she believes she had “brain damage happened to me” while under a 13-year conservatorship.
However, on Saturday, Spears’ Instagram was reactivated, with the singer posting a photo of a video of herself in lingerie and boots accompanied by a caption that didn’t acknowledge the account’s deactivation but instead offered some life advice.
“So much has happened this year, it’s crazy … I try to live within my means and the book, ‘Draw the Circle’ is an incredible perspective. Get your ballerina 🩰, circle, and own your boundaries,” Spears wrote. “It’s incredibly strict and somewhat of a form of prayer but with so many endless possibilities in life, it’s important to do you and keep it simple. I know there is a confusing side too. The devil is in the details but we can get to that later.”
Spears’ previous posts on Instagram were also restored in addition to her new post Saturday.
The Instagram deactivation came after the pop singer posted a series of responses to her ex-husband Kevin Federline‘s recent memoir, You Thought You Knew. The tell-all book, released in October, recounts the couple’s tumultuous relationship, including their marriage in 2004 and their divorce in 2007. Along with an alarming claim that Spears would watch their children sleep with a knife in her hand , Federline wrote: “Something bad is going to happen if things don’t change.” He also claimed she drank while pregnant and did cocaine while breastfeeding.
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Spears spoke out against his allegations on X, accusing Federline of “constant gaslighting” that has become “extremely hurtful and exhausting.” She wrote of Federline’s allegations in his memoir, writing, “Trust me, those white lies in that book, they are going straight to the bank and I am the only one who genuinely gets hurt here.”
Spears has not posted on X since Oct. 16, when she issued a second tweet regarding Federline’s book.
