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5:00 PM PT — Britney Spears is speaking out about the video of her approaching Victor Wembanyama and then being slapped by his security guard … she says in her experience she’s never seen security hit another person.
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Britney points out she’s been in the limelight all her life and hung around huge bands like NSYNC … and she says none of the security guards protecting the celebs she’s been around ever did what Wemby’s did.
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The singer says she’s seen the video and describes her reaction to the slap as “priceless.”
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Britney says the incident was a “cry out on all levels” … she says she’s felt helpless most of her life and says the folks who rushed to her aid after the slap made her feel like she matters.
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BS says the “f*** you all” quote is a better reaction than responding with more violence … and she says she’s still a Wemby fan, and it’s not his fault his security hit her.
Britney Spears and NBA phenom Victor Wembanyama have critically different accounts of what went down before his security guard slapped her, and video of the incident, obtained by TMZ, supports Britney’s version.
Check out the video … you hear Britney approach Victor outside Catch restaurant in Vegas Wednesday night, screaming in a British accent, “Sir, Sir!”
Britney reaches up and taps Victor on his left shoulder. This is important because Victor described Britney “grabbing” him. The video does not support that claim.
You then see Victor’s security slap her hand and either his hand struck her face or he made contact with her hand and the force of impact caused her hand to hit her face.
Either way, you hear the slap. As the police said, it does not appear he struck her intentionally … it was more him swatting her hand away.
Britney’s glasses flew off, but she did not fall as she indicated.
After the slap, you hear Britney clearly upset, screaming, still in a British accent, “That’s America for you. F*** you all!”
Britney and friends went to dinner after the incident … where a witness tells us she seemed super pissed.
As we reported, the Metro PD has closed it’s investigation and no charges will be filed against Victor’s security.
Originally Published — 10:53 AM PT