Music video director David LaChapelle has weighed in on Britney Spears' well being amid growing concern from fans that the singer is being controlled by her team.

LaChapelle, who has worked with Britney numerous times over the years, says he thinks it's suspect that scenes from a scrapped video he worked with Britney on were recently leaked coinciding with her seeking treatment for her mental health.

In 2016 LaChapelle filmed a video for Make Me, the singers song with G-Eazy.

Britney's manager said at the time that the video 'didn't work,' and the video was never put in the public domain.

Telling his side: David LaChapelle, who has worked with Britney Spears several times, has weighed in on #FreeBritney in an Instagram post

The scenes that have gone viral show Britney dancing in a cage. Something she requested at the time, LaChapelle recalled.

Commenting on a Britney fan page which posted the racy scenes, the director wrote: 'This is some of my footage, this is not my edit. I find it very suspect that the video was 'leaked' while Britney was 'away.'

'The video/song wasn't released because Britney didn't like it. Her voice as an artist, should be respected. The only direction Britney ever gave me for this video is for me to film her in the cage.

He continued, 'At the time I didn't understand why would you want to be filmed in a cage? At first I envisioned to film her as a tigress, but she wanted to be filmed more timid, like a kitten. For everyone on my team, at least, we could tell something was off.'

LaChapelle went on to discuss another video he shot for the singer, for her song Everytime.

'I find it very suspect': The famed director thought the timing was suspicious that footage of the singer in a cage (from a video he directed) emerged just as Britney was seeking mental health treatment

'Something was off': LaChapelle commented on an Instagram post which included frames from the music video he directed but scrapped

'For the video "ever time" [sic] the only direction Britney gave me for the video was that she wanted to die, that she wanted to die in the video... for the commercial for the "onyx Hotel" tour Britney never showed up. She was getting married in Vegas...

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'I have known Britney since she was 17. I shot her first cover, Rolling Stone, it was shot in Louisiana at her family home, filled with pageant trophies. I could tell even back then something wasn't right. - David LaChapelle #freebritney'.

The posts came amid the circulating social media hashtag #FreeBritney, that implied the singer is being controlled against her free will.

Britney was released from a mental health facility last week after a 30 day treatment and is now 'happy' to be home, according to a Friday report from Page Six.

'She is looking forward to keeping her stress level as low as possible and to just relax,' said a source.

The 37-year-old singer is reportedly still battling unresolved mental health issues, TMZ reports.

'The singer was upset over an illness her dad was battling, made exponentially worse by the fact the meds she'd been taking for her mental illness stopped working.' a source said at the time.

Fans have become increasingly concerned about Britney and her health after her former manager Sam Lutfi recently tweeted his commentary on the ongoing events surrounding the singer.

'The only direction Britney gave me for the video was that she wanted to die' LaChapelle recalled of the video he directed for the pop icon's song Everytime in 2003

Britney spoke out in a video shortly after and insisted that 'all is well' and that she'll be back in the limelight soon, while also hitting back at Lutfi.

'I wanted to say hi, because things that are being said have just gotten out of control!!! Wow!!!' Spears said. 'There's rumors, death threats to my family and my team, and just so many things crazy things being said.'

She went on to call out Sam directly: 'These fake emails everywhere were crafted by Sam Lutfi years ago... I did not write them.'

Britney continued: 'He was pretending to be me and communicating with my team with a fake email address. My situation is unique, but I promise I’m doing what’s best at this moment.'

Britney tried to reassure her fans that all is well earlier this month with a video post - but her followers weren't convinced

Britney was released from a mental health facility last week after a 30 day treatment and is now 'happy' to be home, according to a Friday report from Page Six

Lutfi, via Twitter, denied having any access to Britney's e-mail, saying he thought the remarks were put out by Britney's camp for the purpose of distracting the public and focusing their ire toward him.

In 2009, a judge granted a restraining order preventing Lutfi from getting near Britney for three years.

Britney's mental health issues first came to light in before including the 2007 incident when she shaved her head at a salon in the Tarzana suburb of LA and spent time in and out of a Malibu rehab centre.

In 2008, Britney sought treatment before being hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

As a result, a judge ruled that Federline would have sole custody of their two young sons, Sean and Jayden.

Shortly after, she was committed to the psychiatric ward of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and put on 5150 involuntary psychiatric hold.

The court then placed her under temporary - and later permanent - conservatorship of her father Jamie and attorney Andrew Wallet, giving them complete control over her assets before she was released five days later.