Young basketball player and Britney Spears
Los Angeles – AFP
Posted on: July 08, 2023: 02:43 PM GST Last updated: July 08, 2023: 03:08 PM GST
Las Vegas police said Friday that a member of the security team for the promising French basketball player in the NBA, Victor Wimpanyama, whom pop star Britney Spears accuses of slapping her, will not be prosecuted.
“No charges will be brought against the person concerned,” the police said in a statement, announcing the end of its open investigation into the beatings and injuries.
Spears had filed a complaint after the incident, which occurred Wednesday night in front of a restaurant in Las Vegas.
The singer stated on her account via “Instagram” that she saw on Wednesday evening, at the entrance to a hotel restaurant, the French player who is currently in Nevada to play his first match with the San Antonio Spurs.
She added: I decided to talk to him and congratulate him on his success. Given the intensity of the noise, I tapped his shoulder to attract his attention (…) and one of his security forces slapped me without looking back.
She indicated that the slap almost knocked her to the ground and led to the removal of her glasses from her face.
After his training session on Thursday, Victor Wimpanyama confirmed the incident, explaining that he did not know that Spurs were involved until later.
The 19-year-old French player recounted, “A person began to call me, sir, sir! Then he grabbed me from my back, not from my shoulder. I felt that security removed this person, but I do not know with what degree of force.”
He added: I did not look, but continued walking in order to go to dinner and spend an evening, indicating that the San Antonio Spurs security service gave him instructions asking him not to stop in order to avoid “causing a crowd.”
Victor Wimpanyama (19 years old) is considered the most promising talent in basketball in the world since LeBron James, and he received a star reception in Texas last June.
