Britney Spears addresses reports of smoking cigarette on plane, says friend 'lit it up'
Britney Spears is speaking out amid tabloid reports that she lit a cigarette aboard a plane.
In an Instagram post May 23, the "Piece of Me" singer explained that she "said 'I want a cigarette so bad'" while on the airplane, writing to fans that she craved one while it was her "first time drinking VODKA."
“My friend put (a cigarette) in my mouth and lit it up for me so I was like OH SO THIS IS A PLANE WHERE YOU CAN SMOKE !!!” the "Hold It Against Me" hitmaker wrote.
The "Toxic" chart-topper said she didn't mean to upset airplane staff, writing that "I do so apologize to anyone I offended but the flight attendants always make sure I’m way at the back of plane anyways."
Media outlets reported that Spears was on board a JSX charter plane during the incident, but the company declined to comment further to Paste BN on May 24. Paste BN reached out to reps for Spears for comment.
The pop star has been lying low in recent years after a Los Angeles judge terminated her 13-year-long controversial conservatorship in November 2021.
After drinking the vodka, the "Women in Me" author said she thought, "what the heck is in there" and "felt so clear and smart."
Britney Spears smoking: Star says flight attendant wanted to 'embarrass' her
At first, the former "X Factor" judge said when "officials greeted me as support," she "was like WOW I feel special" but later Spears realized that "the flight attendant called officials because I smoked a cigarette."
Spears revealed in her caption that she thought the flight attendant wanted to "embarrass" her which she "thought was kinda much but she didn’t like me the moment I got on plane."
"Nobody was on the plane for first 20 minutes and she wouldn’t let me get out of my seat I wanted to stand up. She acted so weird about making sure I sat down and it was weird," Spears explained. "I didn’t like the way she put the seatbelt on me and invaded my space."