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INSIDE HER BIZARRE WORLD
WHO
|February 15, 2021
FANS AND FRIENDS WEIGH IN ON THE POP SENSATION'S STRANGE CIRCUMSTANCES
Since Britney Spears announced an “indefinite work hiatus” in January 2019, fans have only been able to catch glimpses of the star through the surreal snippets she shares on her social media feed. On January 28, the pop star raised eyebrows once again when she posted a video of herself dancing wildly to a song by her ex-boyfriend, Justin Timberlake, whom she tagged.
“Her vids are always so sketchy,” wrote one follower, as another noted a Christmas tree still up in the background. “I really hope a family member checks on her safety.”
The pop star’s erratic Instagram feed — often featuring multiple postings of almost identical selfies with cryptic captions, solo bikini fashion parades, and frantic video messages to fans — has sparked a surge in the #FreeBritney online phenomenon. This often-conspiratorial movement casts her father Jamie Spears as a devious and opportunistic man exploiting his daughter’s wellbeing for his own financial gain.
This story is from the February 15, 2021 edition of WHO.
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