Britney Spears had harsh words — which she swiftly retracted — against Halsey , initially lashing out at the singer for lifting inspiration from the video for her 2000 single “Lucky.” Spears took to social media this afternoon to blast the Gia Coppola-directed music video for Halsey’s new single, which pays homage to her 2000 single “Lucky.” She stated that she felt “harassed, violated and bullied” by Halsey’s video interpretation and that it made her look like a “superficial pop star.
” But shortly after, she deleted the post and replaced it with a new one, claiming, “Fake news !!! That was not me on my phone !!! I love Halsey and that’s why I deleted it !!!” Halsey released the song and video for “Lucky” earlier today, and claimed in the weeks leading up that she’d gotten approval from Spears to interpolate the song. On social media, she responded to a fan asking if she’d gotten permission, “Yes, of course! I wouldn’t even dream of doing it without her blessing!” Spears lashed out at Halsey because of the video, inspired by the original “Lucky” music video storyline that being a pop star is not all it seems. “For obvious reasons I’m very upset about the Halsey video,” wrote Spears.
“I feel harassed, violated and bullied. I didn’t know an artist like her and someone I looked up to and admired would illustrate me in such an ignorant way by tailoring me as a superficial pop star with no heart or concern at all. I have my.