Britney Spears-Wembanyama, slap to the singer after requesting a selfie: what happened – Corriere.it

It was not an adventure to remember that of Britney Spears. The pop star wanted a selfie with Victor Wembanyama

, the new star of the San Antonio Spurs, but would have gotten a slap in the face. The American portal reported the news Tmz. It was a member of the athlete’s security who hit her, who had not recognized her.

The incident took place in Las Vegas on Wednesday evening. The artist was having dinner at the Catch restaurant of the Aria Hotel with her husband, Sam Asghari, when she saw the 19-year-old French boy enter, 2.23 meters tall, beige T-shirt, faded jeans, just selected as the absolute first choice at the NBA draft from San Antonio. Spears runs up to him to take a selfie, she tapped the boy on the back to ask him to turn around, but a security officer intervened and slapped her away. According to what he reported Tmzthe singer almost knocked over (her glasses flew off), rearranged herself and walked towards her table, without getting upset.

Once recognized, the security would have rushed to the pop star’s table to apologize: You know how it is when you are invaded by fans, they would have told her. Britney would have accepted the apology, but her staff would later file a police report: Our sources say the incident was not handled as a criminal assault because cops determined that Smith was not trying to hurt Britney Spears, but rather to defend Victor Wembanyama. The French champion confirmed the incident, explaining that he only learned after the fact of the singer’s involvement.