Fans of singer Britney Spears is still a “huge fan” of NBA star Victor Wembanyama, but it appears that her fans are not.
On Wednesday night, one of his security guards slapped the 41-year-old pop star when she was trying to snap a photo with the NBA star outside the Catch restaurant in the ARIA hotel in Las Vegas.
On Friday, law enforcement officials stated the security guard would not face criminal charges. That night, the 19-year-old athlete made a disappointing NBA debut with the San Antonio Spurs, and fans of the singer were quick to hop on social media and call it karma.
Britney Spears Fans Think There Is A Hex On Victor Wembanyama After His Security Guard Slapped Her!
Instagram | Britney Spears
On Friday, the French basketball player made a disappointing debut in the San Antonio Spurs game against the Charlotte Hornets. As reported by Page Six, the rising star scored only nine points, made just eight rebounds, and only five blocks during the game.
Many fans of the singer took to Twitter to troll the athlete. One fan tweeted a video of the pop star playing basketball during an 2000s appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” In the caption, the fan wrote, “Britney scoring in heels take notes victor wembanyama.”
Britney scoring in heels take notes victor wembanyama pic.twitter.com/9LNyZcN8GU
— Britney Daily (@Britney_Daily20) July 8, 2023
Another fan tweeted, “The NBA fail, Wemby has hit HIMSELF at the game today, just a day after his security “man” slap Britney Spears in the face in Vegas, and don’t give an apology to her and laugh.”
🚨 The NBA fail, Wemby has hit HIMSELF at the game today, just a day after his security “man” slap Britney Spears in the face in Vegas, and don’t give an apology to her and laugh. pic.twitter.com/FeqcMzVUge
— B Spears Promo (@BSpearsPromo) July 8, 2023
A third user tweeted, “Look like the Britney Stans done put a hex on Franken-Wemby. He shoulda just had his crew slap Beyonce, and the hive may have let him get away with it.”
Look like the Britney Stans done put a hex on Franken-Wemby. He shoulda just had his crew slap Beyonce, and the hive may have let him get away with it.pic.twitter.com/sLu5Xs8tOO
— Harvey at Skinsurrection🌊🏳️🌈 👨🏿🏫✊🏽 (@Skinsurrection) July 8, 2023
Another user responded to a tweet from a Britney fan account that read, “Retweet if you think Britney Spears could beat Victor Wembanyama in 1:1.” The fan tweeted, “Wemby would slap her in a 1v1 stop playing.”
Wemby would slap her in a 1v1 stop playing 😭😭 https://t.co/ZS6hOVcBnz
— 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐬𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐑𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐲𝐲 シ ☘️💚 (@SadCelticsFan0) July 6, 2023
Another fan left a particularly savage comment, tweeting, “So I am certain the @britneyspears slap by Wemby’s security guard is so much in the news cause they are trying to distract us from how bad Wemby sucks at basketball.”
So I am certain the @britneyspears slap by Wemby’s security guard is so much in the news cause they are trying to distract us from how bad Wemby sucks at basketball.
— Drew White (@bdwhite45) July 8, 2023
Fans Didn’t Have Britney Getting Slapped On Their 2023 Bingo Card!
Instagram | Britney Spears
Other fans were still in shock over the incident, with one user tweeting, “Wemby having his security slap Britney Spears glasses into the Gulf of Mexico was not on my 2023 bingo card.”
Wemby having his security slap Britney Spears glasses into the Gulf of Mexico was not on my 2023 bingo card 😂
— Gilbert Arenas (@GilbertAgent0) July 6, 2023
Another fan tweeted, “Victor Wembanyama the walking twig got smacked and his reaction’s priceless. That Britney voodoo is real.”
Victor Wembanyama the walking twig got smacked and his reaction’s priceless.
That Britney voodoo is real
— Britney’s Fan Account (@britneyarmyMYS) July 8, 2023
Another user compared their careers, tweeting, “When Britney was a preteen she rocked it professionally on The Mickey Mouse Club and when she was a teenager her debut song BOMT sky rocketed to number one and made her a household name, wembanyama had his debut last night and this was the outcome, not the same!”
When Britney was a preteen she rocked it professionally on The Mickey Mouse Club and when she was a teenager her debut song BOMT sky rocketed to number one and made her a household name, wembanyama had his debut last night and this was the outcome, not the same!#BritneySpears pic.twitter.com/dxOOywGNTM
— Stephen🌹🚀 (@luckySGM) July 8, 2023
Some fans started making hilarious videos, with one fan sharing, “Victor Wembanyama gets dunked on but with Britney Spears music.”
Victor Wembanyama gets dunked on but with Britney Spears music pic.twitter.com/fEiQkakuBc
— Silver ➐ (@Argenteux) July 8, 2023
“Did Britney curse Wembanyama or does he just stink?” Barstool Sports asked.
Did Britney curse Wembanyama or does he just stink? pic.twitter.com/RPapEV3Z7Y
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) July 8, 2023
Fortunately, it seems that Britney has no hard feelings over the incident. On Friday night, she took to Instagram to say that she was still a “huge fan” of the 19-year-old athlete.
“I’m still a huge fan of the NBA player … it’s not his fault his security hit me,” she wrote.