Britney Spears allegedly beaten by the NBA star’s security
Britney Spears was allegedly punched by a member of a security detail who accompanied NBA prodigy Victor Wembanyama as he reportedly asked the San Antonio Spurs’ No. 1 overall draft pick for a photo in Las Vegas.
The “Hold Me Closer” singer filed a report with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police on Wednesday about the alleged incident, which took place Wednesday at the Catch restaurant at the Aria Resort & Casino, according to TMZ.
“On July 5, 2023, at approximately 11 p.m., LVMPD officers responded to a property in the 3700 block of Las Vegas Boulevard regarding a battery investigation,” police said in a statement to the LA Times on Thursday.
“The incident has been documented in a police report and no arrests or subpoenas have been issued. Further details are not being provided at this time, police said.
The LA Times also filed a public records request to obtain a copy of the police report.
Spurs representatives did not immediately respond to LA Times requests for comment on Thursday.
Spears was said to be accompanied by her husband, Sam Asghari, and two others and was swarmed by fans as she entered the casino. The 41-year-old pop star spotted Wembanyama, the 7-foot-4 French basketball star, as she entered the eatery and tapped him on the back to ask for a photo, TMZ said.
That’s reportedly when Damian Smith, the Spurs’ director of team security, “immediately backhanded her, knocking her to the floor… knocking her glasses off.” Smith did not know who she was, the site said.
Smith later apologized to Spears and she accepted, TMZ said, but the police were called and the police report was filed. Officers responding to the incident reportedly viewed security camera footage showing Smith pushing Spears’s hand away and that it was her own hand that struck her face, not Smith’s.
Police are treating the incident as a criminal investigation and will reportedly meet with Spears on Thursday to discuss it, the site said.
