Britney Spears slapped by NBA star’s bodyguard

Britney Spears reportedly was slapped by an NBA star’s bodyguard in Las Vegas.

It happened Wednesday night (July 5) while dining at a celebrity hot spot inside the Aria Resort & Casino.

TMZ reports that she “tapped Spurs player, Victor Wembanyama on his right shoulder to say hello and the NBA star’s security guard “backhanded her,” knocking her glasses off her face.

The security guard reportedly apologized, and told her, “You understand how it is when fans are swarming you.”

Spears’ team reportedly filed a police report following the incident.

<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Britney Spears’ husband Sam Asghari releases statement after Victor Wembanyama’s security guard assaulted Britney: <br><br>“I can&#39;t imagine a scenario where an unarmed female fan showing any kind of excitement or appreciation for a celebrity would cause her to be physically assaulted” <a href=”https://t.co/UZEliRJBmL”>pic.twitter.com/UZEliRJBmL</a></p>&mdash; Pop Crave (@PopCrave) <a href=”https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1677060330361438209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>July 6, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>