Britney Spears ‘hit herself in face’ throughout incident with Wembanyama safety guard, say police

Britney Spears by chance hit herself within the face throughout an altercation with a basketball star’s safety, say police.

The singer claimed she was “back handed” when she tried to faucet Victor Wembanyama on the shoulder, calling it a “traumatic experience”.

Wembanyama stated he’d been grabbed from behind as he walked right into a Las Vegas restaurant on Wednesday and that his safety “pushed her away”.

The 7ft 4in participant – predicted to become the NBA’s next superstar – stated he did not realise it was Spears as a result of he did not look again.

In a tweet, Spears denied grabbing him and claimed the safety guard “back handed me in the face without looking back, in front of a crowd. Nearly knocking me down and causing my glasses [to fall] off my face”.

Spears filed a police report, however Las Vegas officers have stated the pop star really “hit herself in the face” when her hand was pushed away.

It stated CCTV “showed Britney going to tap the Spurs player on the shoulder”.

“When she touched the player [redacted] pushes her hand off of the player without looking, which causes Britney’s hand to hit herself in the face”.

Police stated the safety guard didn’t wilfully or unlawfully use power or violence, and no costs have been introduced.

Officers additionally interviewed safety for each celebrities, who each stated pushing a hand off somebody’s shoulder was normal observe.

Wembanyama’s safety and Spears have each apologised to one another, in accordance with the police report.

The 19-year-player just lately joined San Antonio Spurs as the primary choose on this yr’s NBA draft and plenty of predict nice issues when the season begins in October.