In a twist that has generated a buzz across social media platforms, pop icon Britney Spears appears to have deactivated her Instagram account. This move comes in the midst of an ongoing public spat with her former husband, Kevin Federline.

According to a report by People on Sunday, November 2, and later confirmed by Us Weekly, the 43-year-old singer’s Instagram presence vanished into thin air. As of that day, attempts to locate Spears’ account were unsuccessful, leaving fans and followers in a lurch.

Efforts have been made by Us Weekly to obtain an official statement from Spears’ representatives, though responses remain pending.

This digital disappearance aligns with a series of contentious remarks Federline has made, criticizing Spears’ parenting approach with their two sons, Sean Preston, 20, and Jayden James, 19.

The relationship trajectory between Britney Spears and Kevin Federline is nothing short of tumultuous. Since their split in November 2006, after a marriage that began in 2004, the two have experienced a rollercoaster of interactions. Over the years, they have transitioned from adversarial ex-spouses to more cooperative co-parents. Federline has occasionally acknowledged Spears’ efforts, particularly highlighting her pursuit of mental health support amid family challenges.

The news also comes less than one week after a restaurant manager exclusively told Us that the singer was not acting erratically while out for dinner in Westlake Village, California, one day prior — despite a report from the Daily Mail that claimed otherwise.

Additionally, an Instagram post shared by Spears on October 7 sparked concern after the pop star was seen with “bruises on her arms and bandages wrapped around her hands and wrists,” per People’s report on Sunday.

The outlet noted that Spears’ caption on the video included details of how she had “fallen down stairs” at a friend’s house, and also offered insight into her headspace. “My boys had to leave and go back to Maui. This is the way I express myself and pray through art … father who art in heaven,” the caption reportedly read. “I’m not here for concern or pity, I just want to be a good woman and be better … and I do have wonderful support, so have a brilliant day !!!”

When you’re as iconic in the entertainment industry as Britney Spears, it’s hard to keep your love life under wraps. And the pop princess has definitely had her fair share of famous boyfriends — do the names Justin Timberlake, Fred Durst, K-Fed and Criss Angel ring a bell?

Of the stair incident, Spears wrote, per the outlet, “It was horrible. It snaps out now and then, not sure if it’s broken but for now it’s snapped in !!! Thank u god.”

Spears’ restaurant outing came one day after Federline released his 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 October 22, Spears and her assistant had dined at the Mexican restaurant before the singer “dangerously” sped back to her home in nearby Thousand Oaks. However, Oliver Wynn, the restaurant’s general manager, exclusively told Us that the recount was not “fair, realistic or true.”

He told Us, “I was there and attended to Britney and her friend. She was super chill and really nice. She was in and out of the restaurant within an hour. She just kind of hung out, grabbed a bite to eat and left.”

Colleen Hoover is taking sides. The author, 45, took to social media to promote Britney Spears‘ 2023 memoir, The Woman in Me, on Tuesday, October 21, the same day that the pop star’s ex-husband Kevin Federline released his own tell-all, You Thought You Knew. “Let’s get this baby to number 1!” Hoover wrote via Facebook […]

Wynn added that Spears sat in the eatery’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 over to her table — she was not intoxicated.”

One day after the restaurant outing, Federline appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensored where he claimed that Preston and Jayden have distanced themselves from their mother. “[Britney] saw one of my sons one day this year, and he decided not to go back over there because of what he saw,” he told the host at the time. “The other one, Jayden, who’s my younger son, is 19 now. He’s been over there quite a few times over the past year, and he’s 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, did cocaine while she was a breast-feeding mother amid other accusations. Spears slammed the book’s allegations in a statement shared with Us by her rep ahead of the book’s launch on October 14. “With news from Kevin’s book breaking, once again he and others are profiting off her, and sadly it comes after child support has ended with Kevin. All she cares about are her kids, Sean Preston and Jayden James, and their well-being during this sensationalism,” the statement read.