Halsey responded to Britney Spears after the pop icon deleted a post slamming her new music video, Lucky, which officially dropped on Friday.

The Without Me hitmaker, 29, channeled Spears, 42, from the early 2000s in her music video. However, Britney initially stated that she was “upset” and threatened to sue Halsey over the video, before deleting the post and claiming her phone had been hacked.

In response, Halsey cleared the air and typed out on X (formerly Twitter): ‘and I love Britney!!!!’ ‘I always have and always will… you were the first person who ever made me realize what it means to feel inspired. And you continue to inspire me every day.’

Halsey, 29, responded to Britney Spears shortly after the Princess of Pop deleted a slamming post over her new music video, Lucky , which officially dropped on Friday

Before deleting the post, Britney wrote: ‘For obvious reasons I’m very upset about the Halsey video… I feel harassed, violated, and bullied.’ She also explained that she had taken down her Instagram account one day earlier due to her health problems, which include Lupus SLE and a rare T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder.

‘For obvious reasons I’m very upset about the Halsey video,’ Britney had written. ‘I feel harassed, violated, and bullied’

However, the post was soon deleted, with the star explaining on X that she wasn’t the one who uploaded the statement.

However, the post was soon deleted – with the star explaining on X that she wasn’t the one who uploaded the statement

Halsey channeled Spears in the Lucky music video that was released on Friday, with the tune inspired by Britney’s 2000 track of the same name.

Halsey channeled Spears in the Lucky music video that was released on Friday – with the tune inspired by Britney’s 2000 track of the same name

In the lyrics, Halsey references her recent health struggles, after revealing her battle with Lupus SLE and also ‘a rare T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder.’

In the lyrics, the mother-of-one references to her recent health struggles, after revealing her battle with Lupus SLE and also ‘a rare T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder’

After teasing a glimpse of the music video, Halsey also revealed that she had gotten Britney’s ‘blessing’ to sample the 2000 track.

After teasing a glimpse of the music video, Halsey also revealed that she had gotten Britney’s ‘blessing’ to sample the 2000 track

Lucky is the second single from Halsey’s forthcoming fifth studio album, coming nearly two months after she released its lead single The End.

Lucky is the second single from Halsey’s forthcoming fifth studio album, coming nearly two months after she released its lead single The End

Last month in June, Halsey opened up about her health battle to her fans. In a post shared to Instagram at the time, she explained, ‘In 2022, I was first diagnosed with Lupus SLE and then a rare