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Britney Spears<\/a> is back on Instagram after a short break from the platform.<\/p>\n Just days after deactivating her account, the 43-year-old pop star reappeared on Friday (Nov. 7), sharing a new photo with her 42 million followers. In the image, she poses in a white lace bra, gray and black underwear, and black boots.<\/p>\n More from Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cSo much has happened this year, it\u2019s crazy \u2026,\u201d Spears captioned<\/a> the image. \u201cI try to live within my means and the book, \u2018Draw the Circle\u2019 is an incredible perspective. Get your ballerina \ud83e\ude70, circle, and own your boundaries.\u201d<\/p>\n She continued, \u201cIt\u2019s incredibly strict and somewhat of a form of prayer but with so many endless possibilities in life, it\u2019s important to do you and keep it simple. I know there is a confusing side too. The devil is in the details but we can get to that later \ud83d\ude33\ud83d\ude02\ud83e\udd27.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cGimme More\u201d singer\u2019s return comes about five days after she deactivated her account<\/a>. The brief disappearance coincided with the release of her ex-husband Kevin Federline\u2019s tell-all memoir, You Thought You Knew<\/em>, which includes several sensational claims about their two-year marriage.<\/p>\n Spears did not address her short-lived absence from Instagram, which went dark on Nov. 2 and displayed an automated message saying the \u201cprofile may have been removed.\u201d The pop star has taken several social media breaks in recent years \u2014 briefly in 2021<\/a> and twice in 2022<\/a> \u2014 and has periodically stepped away from posting ever since.<\/p>\n Her latest retreat followed a series of mid-October Instagram posts in which she appeared to respond to allegations<\/a> made in Federline\u2019s book. \u201cIts fun to tell stories at this point because this all might sound so silly but with what garbage literally is being said about me I said why not bring SUBSTANCE to the table,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n Prior to that, Spears accused Federline of \u201cconstant gaslighting\u201d<\/a> and criticized those who \u201cprofit off my pain,\u201d seemingly referring to her financial relationship with her ex. \u201cNo money from Britney for 5 years you trying to get paid that\u2019s what general America is saying weird you both have moved on\u2026 your kids are adults it\u2019s a different world now \u2026 why is HE SO ANGRY,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n Fans have recently expressed concern about the singer\u2019s well-being after she continued posting her trademark dance videos along with cryptic messages about her two sons \u2014 Sean Preston, 20, and Jayden James, 19 \u2014 with Federline, according to People<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n In one video posted on Oct. 7, Spears appeared with bruises on her arms and bandages on both hands and her right knee. \u201cPsss I fell down the stairs at my friend\u2019s house\u2026 it was horrible\u2026 it snaps out now and then, not sure if it\u2019s broken but for now it\u2019s snapped in !!!\u201d she explained in a TikTok post<\/a> showing her injuries.<\/p>\n Check out Spears\u2019 latest Instagram post here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/a> Billboard VIP Pass<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Best of Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Billboard’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n