Britney Spears received a rude reception as she approached the NBA’s top prospect.
Pop star Britney Spears41, was involved in a peculiar incident in Las Vegas on Wednesday when he tried to get a picture together with the young basketball star By Victor Wembanyama with.
Entertainment magazine TMZ’s according to Spears approached Wembanyama and tapped him on the shoulder. However, a security guard for Wembanya’s NBA club San Antonio Spurs reacted to this and slapped Spears in the face.
However, based on the video recording, the security guard tried to move Spears’ hand away and Spears’ own hand actually hit him in the face.
Spears reportedly walked back to her dinner table after the incident, where a security guard later came to apologize for the situation.
Spears accepted the apology, but after dinner she reported the incident to the police. According to TMZ, the case is not being treated as a criminal case.
“Traumatic experience”
The parties have also commented on what happened.
Wembanyama said that he had spoken beforehand with the security guards that he should not stop because otherwise a large group of people would gather around him.
– One person tried to get my attention and grabbed me from behind. I didn’t see what happened because I was walking straight ahead and we had talked about not stopping. That person grabbed me from behind – not by the shoulder, but from behind. All I know is that the security guy pushed him away. I don’t know how much force the security guard used.
Wembanyama said he did not think the incident was out of the ordinary. Spears’ public outing took a different tone. The pop star released a press release and called what happened a traumatic experience.
– I have had my share of traumatic experiences in my life. I was not prepared for what happened to me the night before, Spears’ statement began.
According to Spears, her intention was to congratulate Wembanyama on his success.
In the release, Spears refers to Wembanyama’s words, according to which Spears grabbed the basketball player from behind.
– I simply patted him on the shoulder, Spears replies.
After that, according to Spears, the security guard punched her in the face in front of people.
An apology is required
According to the pop star, the story is extremely embarrassing for him. According to Spears, public figures should set an example in that all people are respected.
– There is too much physical violence in this world. Often it happens behind closed doors. I support all victims! I have yet to receive a public apology from the player, his security staff or the organization. I hope they do, Spears says in the release.
19-year-old Wembanyama was booked into the NBA this summer as the first player of the booking event. The French talent is no less than 226 centimeters tall.
Wembanyama is currently in Las Vegas participating in the NBA Summer League games.
Victor Wembanyama is the loudest big promise of the NBA. PDO