After an Instagram video of Britney Spears dancing solo in her home with knives prompted concerned calls, a Ventura County, California, sheriff's officer was dispatched to check on her.
“Some would argue this is her expressing her creative freedom, and some might argue this is dangerous and there’s a safety issue or mental health concern,” said Worthy, but authorities opted to check on the singer’s well-being due to the initial call from someone close to Spears.
“The Sheriff’s Communications Center received a call from the Los Angeles Police Department SMART team — that’s their Systemwide Mental Assessment Response Team — and they asked us if we would go to Ms. Spears’ residence and perform a check for well-being,” Worthy told Billboard. This was on the heels of a tip they got not from a fan, but from an individual who is close to Miss Spears and knows her on a personal level that asks that we check her.
Worthy said a sergeant who has worked in the area for years and knows Spears from prior encounters was sent to the residence. Spears’ head of security, via intercom, told the sergeant he was with the singer and she “was absolutely fine. … Her safety was not in jeopardy, from others or self-harm.”Spears later updated Monday’s video post with a caption, CNN said.
“I started playing in the kitchen with knives today 🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️ !!! Don’t worry they are NOT real knives !!! Halloween is soon 🙈🙈🙈 !!!,” the caption says.
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