Victor Wembanyama is speaking out.
“That person grabbed me from behind,” he continued. “I didn’t see what happened because I was walking straight and they told me ‘Don’t stop.’ But that person grabbed me from behind, grabbed on my shoulder. She grabbed me from behind so I just know that the security pushed her away.”
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The athlete added, “I don’t know with how much force but security pushed her away. I didn’t stop to look so I kept walking and enjoyed a nice dinner.” When asked whether he knew if the person that was trying to get his attention was the famous musician, he explained that he “didn’t know for a couple of hours.”
When Wembanyama returned to the hotel, he thought the incident was “no big deal.” When security told him the person was Spears, he thought they were joking. “First I was like ‘No, you’re joking.’ But yea it turns out it was Britney Spears,” he said. “I didn’t know because I didn’t see her. I never saw her face. I just kept walking straight.”
A representative for the Spurs did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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News of the incident comes afterTMZfirst reported that Spears, 41, filed a police report over the encounter. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Departmentconfirmed to PEOPLEthat “officers responded to a property in the 3700 block of Las Vegas Boulevard regarding a battery investigation” around 11 p.m. on Wednesday.
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“It was really loud, so I tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention,” Spears continued. “I am aware of the player’s statement where he mentions ‘I grabbed him from behind’ but I simply tapped him on the shoulder. His security then back-handed me in the face without looking back in front of a crowd, nearly knocking me down and causing my glasses off my face.”
source: people.com
