Britney Spears, the renowned artist, has left her fans in a state of confusion with a series of videos she shared on her birthday. On December 2, 2024, as she turned 43, she posted three videos on her Instagram account. However, two of these videos mainly focused on her grievances against paparazzi. In one video, she stated, "Anyways, it’s my birthday. I’m not turning 42, I’m turning 5 this year. I’m turning 5 years old, and I have to go to kindergarten tomorrow," despite it being her actual 43rd birthday as she was born in 1981.

Honoring Britney Spears at the GLAAD Media Awards

Honoree Britney Spears graced the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 12, 2018, in Beverly Hills, California. In December 2024, she celebrated her birthday with a series of Instagram videos. One of these videos mentioned that she had moved to Mexico to evade paparazzi.

Complaints about Paparazzi

Earlier in the video, Spears lamented how paparazzi took unflattering photos of her, comparing herself to horror movie villain Jason Voorhees who wears a white hockey mask in later Friday the 13th sequels. She said, "It doesn’t even look like me." The same post also featured a video where she showed off a "very, very cute baby baby cake" topped with "baby strawberries" that a friend got her for her special day.In a follow-up video captioned, "Cheers !!! It’s my bday!!!", she once again addressed the paparazzi issue. She admitted, "It really kind of hurts my feelings. They’ve always been incredibly cruel to me, um, in pictures and the way they’ve illustrated me to be." The "Toxic" singer added with a laugh, seemingly to emphasize the severity of the situation. She ended the video by explaining that this is why she had moved to Mexico.

Fan Reactions and Theories

Spears has her comments turned off on her Instagram account, but fans took to other social media sites like X (formerly Twitter) to express their views. Some showed sympathy for the pop star who had been through a lot, with one person posting, "It’s very sad. Britney is an amazing talent and I think it’s just gotten to her. It’s very sad to see such a talent struggle this much." Others suggested that she was simply trolling everyone with the videos, as one X user wrote, "She’s trolling. And loving every minute of it." Another fan commented, "I think she’s having fun yanking our chains."

Legal Update and Potential Move

On Monday, Spears' birthday coincided with the release of court documents declaring her legally single during the finalization of her divorce to Sam Asghari. The couple had been married for 13 months after meeting on the set of her "Slumber" music video in 2016.A few weeks prior to her birthday videos, Spears had posted about potentially moving to Mexico. Although she deleted the post from November 12, fans shared screenshots where she described a recent two-week vacation there and discussed a "bittersweet" potential move. She wrote, "My home is lovely but l’m a completely different person being away!!! I cry every time I leave there and it’s the funniest thing. It’s such a tiny place but it was my first time staying for two weeks I actually nested and was not happy at all about leaving!!!"