Britney Spears.Photo:Britney Spears Instagram
Britney Spears Instagram
Britney Spearsis speaking out about the reaction to her scuffle withVictor Wembanyama.
“I want to share with you guys an incident that happened in Vegas that a lot of people are talking about,” Spearsshared in an Instagram video Tuesday. “I heard on the news this radio station talking smack and talking s—, that’s why I’m addressing it."
Britney Spears.Britney Spears Instagram
“My security, not one time touched them or even came near them. Point being is, I didn’t appreciate the people saying that I deserve to be hit, because no woman ever deserves to be hit.”
In her video, Spears again recounted the experience from her perspective. “I simply tapped him on the back and I was backhanded, hit my face, came back, on the floor, but my best friend helped me up and helped me,” she said.
Although Wembanyama has not issued a public apology to the singer, Spears’ video on Tuesday went on to address a private apology she says she received following the incident, although she did not indicate the individual who had issued it.
“I did get an apology at my table 30 minutes later, but I’ve yet to receive a public apology, and that’s it,” she concluded the video.
Britney Spears attends the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 12, 2018.Hahn Lionel/ABACA/Shutterstock
Hahn Lionel/ABACA/Shutterstock
The new footage comes after Spears shared a secondpost on Instagramlast Friday, reacting to what went down in Las Vegas.
Noting that she had “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.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The singer then wrote that she felt as though she had 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 noting, “It’s not his fault his security hit me … s— happens !!!”
The police department then told PEOPLE in a statement Friday, July 7, 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.
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source: people.com
