Singer Britney Spears publicly denounced NBA player Victor Wembanyama’s security guard for having slapped her after she tried to approach the young man to congratulate him.
Spears published on her social networks that on July 5 she was at the reception from a hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada (USA)when he recognized the athlete from the San Antonio Spurs and decided to approach him to “congratulate him on his success.”
According to her testimony, to get Wembanyama’s attention, the singer of “Oops!… I Did It Again” gave the player “a pat on the shoulder” and after that the athlete’s security guard slapped her “without looking backwards” to the point of almost “knocking her out”, causing her glasses to come off her face.
— Britney Spears 🌹🚀 (@britneyspears) July 6, 2023
Spears confessed that she felt ashamed to share her story, but that she was doing it to set an example to the public that people should be treated with respect and sent a message of solidarity to those who face violence.
The interpreter also expressed that usually she is “harassed” by followers and that even that night she had been surrounded by a group of at least 20 fans none of whom were injured by her team.
The player version
Wembanyama gave his version of events in a meeting with the media and assured that he did not realize that the pop star had tried to get close to him until hours later after the incident.
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“A person grabbed me from behind, not by the shoulders, and I couldn’t stop. I didn’t see what happened, I know they pushed her away although I don’t know how hard,” said the athlete.
spears filed a police report before the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and so far no one has been arrested, according to information from the ‘Los Angeles Times’ newspaper.