I think the lack of ‘real life’ presence is why there is so much scrutiny and I think alot of fans and supporters expected to have seen her speak publicly at some point especially since she said that she was writing a book and then all the public rants on her social media.
I understand where you are coming from, and from one perspective it makes sense. But, you only have to look at someone like Kanye West to see how giving interviews etc can destroy a persons reputation/career. Everyone knows that Kanye is mentally ill, he's been open about his diagnosis. His family and friends have spoken openly about it BUT mental illness can only excuse a person so far. I don't doubt that he's an absolute
hole. There is no excuse for the horrible awful shite he's saying but I really don't think he'd be saying it if he was stable and medicated (even if he was thinking it) and that stuff is - at the very least - going to affect his children, it emboldens people who feel the same way just because of the fame and reach he has.
I don’t for a second think that Britney holds those kind of abhorrent views, but she clearly has issues around other women and similar. Why would anyone who cares about her at all risk her giving an interview and saying the kind of thing she rants about on insta. Regardless of her current situation she is world famous, she does have influence. People look up to her. She could do damage to herself, her children, her vulnerable fans (and I do think people who believe such nonsense are vulnerable) if given free reign in a TV interview or similar. Right now she's uncontrollable - and that's OK as long as she's safe - that's dangerous when someone has such a loyal following, whether they intend to influence people or not.