Britney Spears' husband Sam Asghari has addressed fan rumors that he controls his wife's Instagram, after her account mysteriously disappeared.
The couple has been faced with a storm of questions from supporters who are concerned for the 41-year-old 'Toxic' singer's welfare following her social media being deactivated.
Shortly after the 'Baby One More Time' hitmaker removed her Instagram account, her 28-year-old husband shut down allegations from curious fans in a recent Q&A session.
The actor and fitness model - who got engaged to Spears in September 2021 and officially tied the knot with her in June 2022 - was asked by fans if he "controls" his wife's Instagram account.
Check out Asghari's response below:
When a fan asked: "Do you control her Instagram?" Asghari denied the rumors and replied: "I would never control someone that’s been controlled for 13+ years."
However, some fans remained unconvinced by his response as one suspicious user penned: "Yeah, not buying this until we hear this from Britney herself. She posts video after video of her dancing in her living room, but then posts notes app screenshots when she has something to say. Why? Why don’t we ever see her actually speaking? Something doesn’t add up."
Another chimed in and said: "Idk man something just not right about her Instagram ATM, especially with the new post about Jamie Lynn."
A third commented: "A more reasonable answer would be - if true - 'I would never control my wife.'"
Meanwhile, other users are pleading with fans to stop "theorizing" over everything the 'Stronger' singer does, with one user writing: "I swear it's much easier for some of you to theorize that Sam or Jamie or Jamie Lynn or whoever..controls Britney's Instagram because you're not happy with some of the things she posts or some of the people she posts about instead of just being happy for her and her freedom."
Another also shared: "Free doesn’t mean being on social media 24/7 though. Britney wasn’t active on social media when it blew up. It could be that she just doesn’t care to use them. It could be that it’s just too toxic for her. We don’t know. People need to stop assuming the worst."
Before Spears deactivated her page for the third time in four months, questions were raised after she shared a complimentary post about her estranged sister Jamie Lynn Spears.
To commemorate her birthday on December 2, the award-winning singer mentioned the Zoey 101 star and said: "It's my b-day but you’re my heart so I’m thinking about you… congratulations on being so brave, inspiring, and showing guts and glory in your show."
"You ain’t alone… if anybody knows what it feels like… I get it. My baby sister!!! I love you!!!" she said, adding a photo of the 31-year-old actress playing guitar.
Some fans speculated that the strange yet endearing post was actually sent by someone on her team and not the singer herself because Spears has publicly feuded with her sister since her conservatorship was terminated in November 2021.
Earlier this year, the 'Piece of Me' musician called her younger sister "scum" in a now-deleted Instagram post after the former Nickelodeon star published her controversial memoir titled, Things I Should Have Said.