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Britney Spears' fans rush to defend the singer after she shares completely naked photos on Instagram

Fans of Britney Spears have rushed to the singer's defense after she shared fully naked photos to Instagram.

The 40-year-old 'Toxic' singer recently took to the social media platform to share a couple of selfies - in which, she is fully naked, except for a pair of white stockings. She captioned the post: "Free woman energy has never felt better."

Of course, Britney was most likely referring to the freedom that came back in November, when a judge ended the conservatorship which has controlled Britney Spears' personal, professional and financial matters for more than 13 years.

The highly-publicized legal battle saw Judge Brenda Penny end the guardianship after the singer's 69-year-old father, Jamie, was removed from his position as conservator in September.

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In her new revealing post, Britney can be seen posing in front of a mirror, using her hand and some strategically placed emojis to prevent her images from being taken down. (That being said, they're still perhaps a little too risqué for us to share here.)

In less than 14 hours, the post has already amassed over 2 million likes from the singer's ever-supportive fanbase.

However, as is the way with things on the internet, Britney's photos have been criticized by some, with some Twitter users questioning why the pics were posted in the first place.

But this criticism was never going to fly with the singer's fans - who have taken to Twitter to voice their support for the 'Womanizer' icon.

"Britney Spears being able to do whatever the hell she wants WAS THE ENTIRE POINT OF THIS," one supporter wrote.

Another fan tweeted: "After being abused past the point of even having basic human rights for 13 years, Britney Spears is now having to recover from that trauma under public scrutiny, yet isn't hiding. Her strength amazes me."

A third pointed out: "Reminder - Britney LITERALLY had her genitals posted in newspapers all over the world without her consent. So for her to share naked photos now that she's FREE and on her own terms is a power move. She's taking control and I love that for her."

A fourth referenced the widespread 'Free Britney' social media movement, writing: "It was 'Free Britney' not 'Free Britney unless I don’t like what she’s doing'. If she wants to get naked on Instagram, good for her."

Mathew Rosengart, the attorney who represented Spears in the singer's fight to end her conservatorship, said following the termination of the guardianship: "What's next for Britney is up to one person — and this is the first time we can say this in a decade. It's up to Britney.

"Britney, as of today, is a free woman."

Featured image credit: REUTERS / Alamy