Britney Spears in 2018.Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty
Shortly afterTMZ posted a videoof the incident and after the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) determined that no one will be charged, the singer, 41, shared a secondpost on Instagramreacting to what went down.
Noting that she has “been working in the industry for years and have been with some of the most famous people in the world,” Spears then pointed to*NSYNC, whom she said “at one point were like The Beatles … girls would throw themselves at them everywhere we went.
“Not one time in my life has a security guard ever hit another person,” she wrote.
Spears continued, “I’m not sharing this to be a victim … I SIMPLY GET IT HONESTLY … my reaction was priceless … BAD ??? YES … I’ve had documentaries done about me and none of which I approved … I have felt helpless in most situations and my experience in Vegas and my reaction was a cry out on all levels … I will say it.”
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The singer then wrote that she felt as though she has never “been treated as an equal person in this country” and applauded those who helped her during the incident.
“When I watched the video myself … the people who actually swarmed around me when they heard me get hit made me feel like I mattered !!!” she said.
“I wasn’t aware of that at the time … all people could hear was me saying f— you all … which was WAY BETTER THAN HITTING HIM BACK!!!” the “Toxic” singer added.
Spears then concluded her post’s caption writing that she is “still a huge fan” of Wembanyama, 19, noting, “It’s not his fault his security hit me … s— happens !!!”
The police department then told PEOPLE in a statement Friday that the organization “concluded its investigation of the alleged battery that occurred on July 5, 2023, at 11 p.m., in the 3700 block of Las Vegas Boulevard.”
“No charges will be filed against the person involved,” continued the LVMPD.
Victor Wembanyama.David Dow/NBAE via Getty
David Dow/NBAE via Getty
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“That person grabbed me from behind,” he continued. “I didn’t see what happened because I was walking straight and they told me ‘Don’t stop.’ But that person grabbed me from behind, grabbed on my shoulder. She grabbed me from behind so I just know that the security pushed her away.”
The athlete added, “I don’t know with how much force but security pushed her away. I didn’t stop to look so I kept walking and enjoyed a nice dinner.” When asked whether he knew if the person that was trying to get his attention was the famous musician, he explained that he “didn’t know for a couple of hours.”
When Wembanyama returned to the hotel, he thought the incident was “no big deal.” When security told him the person was Spears, he thought they were joking. “First I was like ‘No, you’re joking.’ But yea it turns out it was Britney Spears,” he said. “I didn’t know because I didn’t see her. I never saw her face. I just kept walking straight.”
Britney Spears; Victor Wembanyama.Matt Baron/ShutterstockArturo Holmes/Getty
Matt Baron/ShutterstockArturo Holmes/Getty
“It was really loud, so I tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention,” Spears claimed. “I am aware of the player’s statement where he mentions ‘I grabbed him from behind’ but I simply tapped him on the shoulder. His security then back-handed me in the face without looking back in front of a crowd, nearly knocking me down and causing my glasses [to fall] off my face.”
source: people.com
