The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department released a statement Friday saying no charges would be filed in relation to an incident between pop singer Britney Spears and San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama.
The 19-year-old Wembanyama told reporters Thursday that he was walking in a busy hall and that his security team had instructed him not to stop to talk with any fans because it would “make a crowd” outside Catch, a seafood restaurant at the Aria resort on the Las Vegas Strip.. “I couldn’t stop. That person grabbed me from behind. I didn’t see what happened because I was walking straight and didn’t stop. That person grabbed me from behind, not on my shoulder. I just know security pushed her away.
Wembanyama, who didn’t realize Spears was the one who approached him until he was told hours later, added that he “enjoyed a nice dinner [and had] a fun night with the guys,” and that he thought the incident was “no big deal.” Spears disputed Wembanyama’s claim that she attempted to “grab him from behind” and said that the security team member “backhanded me in the face without looking back in front of a crowd.” The Grammy-winning singer added that the force of the blow initially knocked her off balance and caused her to lose her glasses.
Spears, 41, was once a teen sensation herself, as her 1999 debut album “ … Baby One More Time” has sold more than 25 million copies.
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