Police Were Called To Britney Spears' Home For A Wellness Check

Britney Spears has reacted to police going to her home for a "wellness check" after fans called the local police department concerned about the pop singer.

On Wednesday, TMZ reported that several fans had rang the police after Spears deactivated her Instagram account. Prior to the account's deletion, the Gimme More singer told fans that she would be changing her name to River Red.

In a message to her fans, Spears said that calling the police had her privacy invaded and that she felt like she was being "gaslit and bullied". She wrote on Twitter:

As everyone knows the police were called to my home based on some prank phone calls. I love and adore my fans but this time things went a little too far and my privacy was invaded. The police never entered my home and when they came to my gate they quickly realized there was no issue and left immediately. This felt like I was being gaslit and bullied once the incident made its way to the news and being portrayed once again in a poor and unfair light by the media. During this time in my life, I truly hope the public and my fans who I care about so much can respect my privacy moving forward. All the love, B.

Last week, Spears left a restaurant after patrons allegedly recorded her without her consent. 

According to TMZ, Britney Spears recently "had a bizarre meltdown" at an LA restaurant after fans recorded her; she attempted to hide her face with a menu and grew visibly upset. The outlet also reported that Spears was "manic" and "talking gibberish," which is concerning.

As Jacklyn Krol at PopCrush wrote, "Some believe that Spears was experiencing a 'manic episode,' though this remains unconfirmed and unethical to speculate about on the basis of medical privacy and mental health."

Spears left the restaurant quickly after her husband, Sam Asghari, left, and her bodyguard paid the bill.

Jezabel's Laura Bassett said about the incident, "I’m no psychologist, but this very well could be a pretty reasonable trauma response to the rinse-and-repeat nature of all the horrors she’s endured throughout the past two decades.

"Everyone knows what a headline means when it says Britney was being 'manic': that she’s crazy. That she needs help. That she needs someone to take the reins of her life again. But even if Britney does need some kind of psychiatric help right now, are the paparazzi, people with cell phone cameras, and all the inflammatory headlines providing that kind of help in any way? Certainly not."