Britney Spears deletes her Instagram account

Britney Spears who had almost 40 million followers on Instagram suddenly deactivated her account on Wednesday.

A source, however, said that the 40-year-old pop star "chose" to delete the account.

"Britney chose to disable her own Instagram," the insider told UsWeekly.

The Baby One More Time hitmaker - who was freed from a conservatorship governed by her family and regained control of her fortune and assets back in November 2021 -- seemed to be enjoying her new found freedom by posting a slew of racy pictures on the photo-sharing site, but her last post was about how she wants to be "feared, not loved."

She wrote: "People do love you!" Huh? Huh? I don't want to be loved. I want to be feared! Being loved and being nice got me taken advantage of so take [your] pity and go f*** yourselves!" (sic)

The Lucky singer - who has been engaged to fitness trainer Sam Asghari since September 2021 - also used her very last post on the app to discuss her gruelling four-year Piece of Me residency in Last Vegas as she returned to the city for the first time as a tourist.

She wrote: "The only thing I've known when I used to go to Vegas was a hour long meet and greets with 40 people every night getting the worst pics of me and then a two hour show! Let's just say this time visiting it gave me a whole new perspective on what it means to live! Being able to go to the spa was a highlight as well and you know what? Don't ever pity me like my masseuse does."