2023-07-07 07:56:15
The singer says she was slapped in Las Vegas by one of the bodyguards of the French star who now plays in the NBA. Los Angeles police confirm they have opened an investigation.
“Physical violence is all too common in this world.” In an Instagram post, pop star Britney Spears recounted on Thursday July 6 that she was slapped in Las Vegas by a member of the security department of new NBA prospect Victor Wembanyama, an incident for which she filed a handrail . Waiting for a formal apology.
The singer explained that she saw the French player, currently in Nevada to play his first match with the San Antonio Spurs, on Wednesday evening at the entrance to a hotel restaurant.
“I decided to approach him and congratulate him on his success. As there was a lot of noise, I tapped her on the shoulder to get her attention, she detailed. His security service then slapped me without looking back.” The blow “almost knocked me over and ripped my glasses off,” she added.
According to site people TMZ, who revealed the information, Britney Spears filed a handrail after this incident. Asked by AFP, the Los Angeles police confirmed that they had opened an investigation on Wednesday evening for “assault and injury”, without specifying the identity of the victim. “No arrests or citations have been issued. No other details will be provided at this time,” she said.
Victor Wembanyama confirmed the incident Thursday after his training, explaining that he only learned after the fact of the singer’s involvement. “A person calls me: sir, sir, then grabs me by the back, not by the shoulder. I felt that the security had removed this person, but I do not know with what degree of force, ”said the French player.
“I didn’t watch, I just kept walking to get dinner and have a good night out,” he added, adding that San Antonio Spurs security “briefed him” to he does not stop in order to avoid “causing a crowd”.
“I’m always bombarded by people. […] My security team didn’t hit any of them,” Britney Spears indignantly posted on Instagram, insisting that she “just tapped her on the shoulder.”
The American star called on celebrities to “lead by example and treat everyone with respect”. “I have yet to receive a public apology from the player, his security team or their organization. I hope they will…” she added.
Aged 19, Victor Wembanyama is considered the biggest potential in world basketball since LeBron James, and was welcomed as a rock star in Texas in June.
In recent years, the singer’s personal setbacks and the guardianship exercised by her father, who governed her most intimate decisions for thirteen years, until the end of 2021, have made headlines in the press.
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