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In the comment section, someone wrote, "Does this mean that she feels as trapped as she did 2 yrs ago?? I guess b/c these court cases are taking too long." Another added, "I think she is trying to say, that she feel controlled still, even after two years, and justice is not moving forward... That is what I'm reading... I hope she is ok though, like where is she? I hope she is doing what she loves and felling happy. Nothing more."

Others drew attention to the picture's racy nature since her son Jayden, 16, claimed to have previously urged his mother to stop publishing social media posts of this sort. "Stop it!! This is getting old and it's creating a divide between you and your boys!! Grow up. . .be a mom!!" one person wrote. Another said, "I don’t understand why she’s always topless???" A third commented, "Here we go again. These pictures aren’t even flattering." Some others tried to figure out what she was trying to say, who "Rose" was, and whether or not she was giving anything away by wearing so many necklaces and by posting about 'Rose' not once but twice.

Other fans offered their support for the star with one writing, "Everyone is so quick to judge! People with the negative comments, if you don't like the posts...Why follow...simply unfollow her! People saying the pics aren't flattering? Yeah right! Just leave her be...why is everyone so quick to hope something is wrong still/again?" Another chimed in, "Maybe she needs this outlet to go through whatever she needs to go through! It's her insta!! She can post whatever she wants really love ya Brit!! X"

The previous weekend, Britney Spears attacked her mother Lynne Spears on Twitter, claiming she was "scared of people." She wrote, "'So embarrassing... literally me for the rest of my life !!!! Let me tell you... it's SO SEXY to be on guard and scared of people secretly!!!'

Spears deleted her Instagram account a few days after making the startling claim that her mother Lynne had hit her for staying out too late partying. The pop sensation described how her mother, 67, who was minding her two-month-old son Jayden and one-year-old son Preston when she returned home from a night out with Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan, proceeded to smack her. The tweet has now been deleted, according to the Daily Mail.

"I partied till like 4am and my mother was PISSED!!!! I walked in she looked at me and hit me so hard the I will never forget it!!!" the singer shared. "I swear I've never slapped anyone my whole life!!! I WOULD GIVE ANYTHING TO SEE WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE... JUST SAYING," Spears added. "The first time I ever got slapped was the one night Paris and Lindsay dropped me off at my beach house with my babies!!! [...] Kevin left me at that point, so I had a small beach house and my mother was watching Jayden and Preston," she shared, referring to her ex-husband Kevin Federline, 44, and their boys (now 16 and 17). She then recalled how Lynne proceeded to slap her before adding, "Psss since then I've always wondered what it must feel like to slap someone.... GUESS I WILL NEVER KNOW!!!!! Stay classy folks!!!"