Officials were called to the southern California home of Britney Spears on Wednesday to conduct a wellness check after the singer posted a .
Someone close to Spears called authorities 鈥済enuinely concerned about her wellbeing,鈥� Ventura County Sheriff鈥檚 Office Captain Dean Worthy told CNN.
鈥淪ome would argue this is her expressing her creative freedom, and some might argue this is dangerous and there鈥檚 a safety issue or mental health concern,鈥� said Worthy, but authorities opted to check on the singer鈥檚 well-being due to the initial call from someone close to Spears.
CNN has reached out to a representative for Spears for comment.
The initial call from the Spears associate, whom authorities are not naming, was to the Los Angeles Police Department mental health assessment team, which then referred the call to the sheriff鈥檚 office, said Worthy.
The sheriff鈥檚 office dispatched a sergeant who 鈥渉as had multiple prior contacts with Ms. Spears over the course of many years鈥� and who had rapport with the singer, to the star鈥檚 home in Thousand Oaks, California, to check on her wellbeing, said Worthy.
The sergeant arrived at the Spears home, Worthy said, and was contacted over an entrance intercom by a member of Spears鈥� security team. The sergeant 鈥渆xplained he was there based on information [Spears] may be experiencing a potential mental health crisis or in danger of self-harm,鈥� said Worthy.
The singer鈥檚 head of security told the sergeant he was with Spears, there was no threat to her safety, and the singer did not want deputies to enter the property. Worthy said Spears鈥� attorney also called the sergeant, 鈥渆xplained he had just spoken with the singer,鈥� and 鈥渁ssured him there were no issues with Ms. Spears mentally, physically, or otherwise.鈥�
On Monday, Spears shared video of herself dancing with what appears to be two metal kitchen knives on Instagram. She later updated the post with the caption: 鈥淚 started playing in the kitchen with knives today,鈥� later adding, 鈥淒on鈥檛 worry they are NOT real knives !!! Halloween is soon!鈥�
After receiving assurances from two independent parties that Spears was not in danger, Worthy said the sergeant departed the residence.
In January, Spears was the subject of another wellness check, when she said 鈥減rank phone calls鈥� prompted police to visit her home.
The singer posted a note to Twitter at the time in which she addressed the police visit and said, 鈥淚 love and adore my fans but this time things went a little too far and my privacy was invaded.鈥�
Spears went on to specify that the police 鈥渘ever entered鈥� her home and that once they arrived, 鈥渢hey quickly realized there was no issue and left immediately.鈥�
The singer lamented that the incident left her feeling 鈥済aslit and bullied鈥� and that she was 鈥渂eing portrayed once again in a poor an unfair light by the media.鈥�
鈥淒uring this time in my life, I truly hope the public and my fans who I care so much about can respect my privacy moving forward,鈥� she wrote.
In an emailed statement to CNN in January, Sgt. Jason Karol from the Ventura County Sheriff鈥檚 office confirmed that the department had 鈥渞eceived some calls from concerned fans鈥� after Spears deleted her Instagram account.
