Los Angeles: Pop icon Britney Spears has filed a police report after being allegedly smacked in the face by NBA star Victor Wembanyama’s security official.
Spears filed a police report in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Britney Spears said that she was “backhanded in the face” by a security guard protecting French basketballer Victor Wembanyama in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
Las Vegas police confirmed they were called to the scene at the Aria hotel regarding a battery investigation, but no arrests have been made.
Spears said in a post on social media the incident was a “traumatic experience” she was unprepared for.
On Friday, Spears wrote on Instagram “Traumatic experiences are not new to me and I have had my fair share of them. I was not prepared for what happened to me last night.”
However, she did not mention the name of the athlete.
Spears recalled recognizing Victor in her hotel lobby but it wasn’t until she saw the 19-year-old player for a second time that she decided to “approach him and congratulate him on his success.”
“It was really loud, so I tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention. I am aware of the player’s statement where he mentions I ‘grabbed him from behind’ but I simply tapped his shoulder,” she explained.
“His security then back handed me in the face without looking back, in front of a crowd,” the Grammy winner continued to claim. “Nearly knocking me down and causing my glasses to fall off my face.”
Spears said she understands what it is like to be “swarmed by people all the time,” yet noted that she has never resorted to violence.
