Las Vegas police said they had investigated an incident between French NBA top draft pick Victor Wembanyama’s security and pop star Britney Spears, who said she had been hit in the face.
No charges will be filed following a brief investigation of the altercation Britney Spears, San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama and a member of the basketball player’s security team, Las Vegas police said on Friday.
Wembanyama is in Las Vegas ahead of his first game in the NBA Summer League against Charlotte on Friday and was heading to a restaurant when he was spotted by fans and Britney Spears.
Media reports said that Spears was pushed away by Wembanyama’s security, which the singer’s husband Sam Asghari said was “violent” and “out of control.”
Wembanyama told reporters after practice that he only heard of Spears’ involvement some hours after his dinner. “There was one person who was calling me but we talked before with the security (to not) stop because it’s gonna make a crowd.”
“That person was calling me ‘sir sir’ and that person grabbed me from behind, so I didn’t see what happened because I was walking straight.”
“I don’t know with how much force but security pushed her away and I didn’t stop to look so I kept walking and enjoyed a nice dinner.”
Spears on the other hand said, she had simply wanted to greet the player and questioned Wembanyama’s account.
“I recognized an athlete in my hotel lobby as I was heading to dinner. I later went to a restaurant at a different hotel and saw him again. I decided to approach him and congratulate him on his success,” she said on Instagram.
“I tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention. I am aware of the player’s statement where he mentions ‘I grabbed him from behind’ but I simply tapped him on the shoulder,” she said.
“His security then backhanded 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.”
The Las Vegas Police Department investigated the incident but did not take any action and said “no charges will be filed against the person involved”.
Police said on Friday that surveillance video shows Spears inadvertently hit herself in the face after her hand was pushed off Wembanyama.
(With Agency Inputs)
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