A new video has shown the shocking moment Britney Spears was slapped by NBA star Victor Wembanyama’s security guard – and it proved she didn’t grab him.
The footage shows the moments leading up to the shock incident outside Catch restaurant in the ARIA Hotel, Las Vegas on Wednesday – with Britney, 41, running up to Victor, 19, and exclaiming ‘sir, sir, sir!’ in a British accent before tapping him on the shoulder.
As she taps the star on the left side, the guard, who does not turn around – is seen backhanding her – either hitting in the face or causing her hand to fly into her face, with the star crying out and her glasses knocked off the impact.
The singer is immediately swarmed by her loved ones in the wake of the slap. After the slap, an upset Britney is heard calling out in a British accent: ‘That’s America for you. F*** you all!’
Meanwhile the Las Vegas Police Department’s investigation found that Spears had actually been the one to hit herself in the face after Wembayama’s security guard pushed her hand off of the NBA prospect.
Detective John Santo filed the report which was released on Friday and includes information that he had with two members of Spears’ security team who both said that this was the ‘standard response’ for most security/body guards.
One of the members of Spears’ security team said that the pop star was not hit with a closed fist and that Wembenyama’s security guard had pushed his hand off the Spurs player without looking and knowing who was tapping him on the shoulder.
Wembanyama had claimed the clash erupted when Spears abruptly grabbed him from behind, leading his security guard to spring into action, while the singer claimed she ‘simply tapped him on the shoulder’.
This comes after it emerged the security guard for NBA sensation Wembanyama will not be charged for the incident.
A spokesperson for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department announced Friday that an investigation into the incident has come to an end.
‘No charges will be filed against the person involved,’ the spokesperson said.
The two stars have gone back-and-forth over the incident in the days since, with Wembanyama telling a press conference Thursday that Spears ‘grabbed’ him as she tried to meet him in the ritzy restaurant.
Speaking ahead of his first ever game for the San Antonio Spurs, the sports star admitted he didn’t realize the person who grabbed him was Spears until hours later. ‘At first I was like, ‘No, you’re joking,” he said. ‘But, yeah, it turns out it was Britney Spears,’ he said. ‘I didn’t see what happened, because I was walking straight and we were told, ‘Don’t stop’.
But that person grabbed me from behind — not on my shoulder, she grabbed me from behind — and so I just know the security pushed her away.’
Spears has claimed that the security guard sent her tumbling painfully to the ground, but Wembanyama said at the time he didn’t know how hard she was struck.
‘I don’t know with how much force, though. But security pushed her away. I didn’t stop to look so I could walk in and enjoy the nice dinner,’ he said.
