Britney Spears, Victor Wembanyama speak out on alleged ‘back handed’ slap
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'Traumatic experiences are not new to me and I have had my fair share of them,' wrote Britney Spears. 'I was not prepared for what happened to me last night.'
Britney Spears and rookie NBA player Victor Wembanyama are disputing the facts about an altercation in a Las Vegas restaurant that allegedly saw the pop singer nearly knocked to the ground on Wednesday.
Spears, 41, said she was “back handed” by a security guard for Wembanyama when she approached the much-hyped 19-year-old basketball star at Catch restaurant in the Aria hotel to congratulate him on his career success. Wembanyama was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs last month as the team’s first overall pick.
In a statement shared to social media on Thursday, Spears addressed the “traumatic experience” that saw Las Vegas police launch an investigation into alleged battery against Spears.
“Traumatic experiences are not new to me and I have had my fair share of them,” Spears wrote in an Instagram post on Thursday. “I was not prepared for what happened to me last night.”
Spears said she approached Wembanyama and tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention.
Wembanyama, in an interview with San Antonio sports anchor Nate Ryan, claimed Spears did not tap him on the shoulder, but rather grabbed him from behind.
“I didn’t see what happened because I was walking straight and was told don’t stop,” he said.