‘Someone decipher this code’: Britney Spears sparks ‘secret message’ speculation among fans by sharing cryptic image of a Scrabble board… as documentary controversy rages on
- Many of Britney’s Instagram posts have led to speculation that she is sending secret messages, and her latest led to a frenzy from fans to find a secret code
- A legion of her 28.1million followers flooded the comments section to note what they had spotted, including ‘Quit’ spelled backwards
- The star, 39, has been hitting headlines of late in the wake of the documentary Framing Britney Spears, which centres around her conservatorship
- The arrangement gave her father Jamie Spears nearly total control over her finances in 2008, and she has been fighting against the legalities
Britney Spears sparked speculation among fans that she was sending secret messages via an image of a Scrabble board on Tuesday.
The songstress, 39, has been hitting headlines of late in the wake of the controversial documentary Framing Britney Spears, which centres around her conservatorship and her new post has once again led to fans yearning to ‘free’ the star.
Many of Britney’s Instagram posts have led to speculation that she is sending secret messages, and her latest – an image of a jumbled Scrabble board with ‘made-up words’ – led to a frenzy from fans to try and find a secret code.
A legion of her 28.1million followers flooded the comments section to note what they had spotted, including ‘Quit’ spelled backwards, and insisted Britney had shared the image in a bid to reach out to fans and followers for help.
Word search: Britney Spears sparked speculation among fans that she was sending secret messages via an image of a Scrabble board on Tuesday
Britney shared the image alongside a tongue-in-cheek caption in which she joked that she sometimes likes to make up fake words to spice up the game: ‘Can you find a word that isn’t actually a word ???? Sometimes it’s fun to make ones up’.
She had several words on her board, including ‘ABIRV’ and ‘SODELN’, however she soon left fans scratching their heads over ‘codes’.
Social media users wrote: ‘Me looking for clues… Now THIS is a puzzle I’ll be trying to solve all night… Please someone crack the code, she’s trying to tell us something… The whole world is trying to decode right now…
‘Someone decipher this. I’m sure there’s a secret code in there… Please someone figure out the secret message… OMG, looking for the message, brb… Okay Britney’s Army, find the hidden message!’
Having some fun: The songstress, 39, has been hitting headlines of late in the wake of the controversial documentary Framing Britney Spears, which centres around her conservatorship and her new post has once again led to fans yearning to ‘free’ the star
What’s what? A legion of her 28.1million followers flooded the comments section to note what they had spotted, including ‘Quit’ spelled backwards, and insisted Britney had shared the image in a bid to reach out to fans and followers for help
Britney’s post arrives amid the ongoing controversy from the New York Times Presents documentary Framing Britney Spears.
The documentary examines much of the Toxic singer’s life in the spotlight, from her early days as a child performer to her current semi-retired status.
Some viewers of the documentary were furious after being reminded of how Britney was presented in the public eye.
Diane Sawyer was lambasted for a 2003 interview she conducted in which she seemed to blame the singer for her breakup with Justin Timberlake and alluded to rumors that she had cheated on the NYSNC member
”You broke his heart. You did something that caused him so much pain, so much suffering. What did you do?’ the legendary journalist asked in the clip.
Odd timing: Britney’s post arrives amid the ongoing controversy from the New York Times Presents documentary Framing Britney Spears
Rising star: The documentary includes footage of the sexist treatment Britney received early in her career, including an interview with Diane Sawyer covering her breakup from Justin Timberlake; seen in 2003
Other clips featured in the film showed Britney being asked invasive questions about her breasts and her virginity as well.
Framing Britney Spears particularly focuses on her conservatorship, which was put into place in 2008 following a widely publicized public breakdown.
The arrangement gave her father Jamie Spears nearly total control over her finances, though some interview subjects suggested he and his associates may have conflicts of interest.
Ongoing: Framing Britney Spears particularly focuses on her conservatorship under her father Jamie Spears, which was put into place in 2008 following a widely publicized public breakdown; Jamie seen in 2008
Critical voices: Some critics, including Jeffrey Bloomer of Slate, have criticized the documentary for its breathless coverage of conspiracy theorists in the #FreeBritney movement; seen in 2019 in Hollywood
Framing Britney Spears features extensive interviews with the hosts of the Britney’s Gram podcast and covers the #FreeBritney movement, which seeks to free her from her conservatorship.
However, Jeffrey Bloomer of Slate, criticized The New York Times documentary for seemingly taking the claims and motivations of the #FreeBritney movement at face value, even though many of its participants believe in the conspiracy theory that the songstress has been sending coded messages through her sometimes bizarre Instagram posts.
He claimed that documentary provided adequate scrutiny of the actions and motivations of Jamie and those involved in Britney’s conservatorship, but not those helping to get her personal and legal struggles on front pages again.
The film was also criticized for not featuring interviews or statements from Britney or her estate, and it’s not even clear if she got the message that the filmmakers wanted to speak with her.
Missing her voice: The film was also criticized for not featuring interviews or statements from Britney or her estate, and it’s not clear if she got the message that the filmmakers wanted to speak with her; seen in 2018 in London
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