LOS ANGELES, July 19 -- Pop icon Britney Spears raised eyebrows this week with an Instagram post that sent fans into a frenzy - but according to insiders, the excitement was all for nothing.

In a now-viral video shared on Monday, the Toxic singer danced while dropping what looked like a major life update.

"I want to let you guys know I adopted a beautiful baby girl," she wrote, punctuated with three winking emojis.

"Her name is Lennon London Spears."

But as reported by New York Daily News, sources close to Spears were quick to clarify that the Grammy winner hasn't adopted a child.

The post, they said, was just a bit of harmless fun.

Fans were left speculating whether the 43-year-old star was referring to a new pet instead.

After al...