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Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Britney Spears continues to post erratic dancing videos after breaking her silence on shocking plane act that got police involved
Britney Spears has shared another erratic dancing video after breaking her silence on a private jet sparked fresh fears for the singer's health and got the police involved. The singer, 43, put on a racy display as she showed off her figure in a pink skintight mini dress with a plunging neckline. The garment featured a sequinned embellishment and Britney added height to her frame with a pair of pink heels. Dancing in front of her pool, Britney struck a series of animated poses while fixing the camera with an intense stare. She strutted her stuff to Timbaland's song Carry Out which features her ex-boyfriend Justin Timerblake. Alongside the clip, Britney posted several knife emojis and turned her comments off. Britney Spears has shared another erratic dancing video after breaking her silence on a private jet sparked fresh fears for the singer's health and got the police involved The singer, 43, put on a racy display as she showed off her figure in a pink skintight mini dress with a plunging neckline It comes after the pop star, who was freed from her conservatorship in 2021, was flying from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico to LAX with her security on Thursday when she starting drinking, before lighting up a cigarette and smoking it, per TMZ. It was reported flight attendants were 'alarmed and ordered her to put out the cigarette' - with the singer complying. Britney was said to have acted in a 'difficult' manner during the flight and when the plane landed, she was met by authorities and 'warned about her conduct' - before being allowed to leave. A source later told People, 'This is not her first warning. She doesn't exactly follow the rules.' Britney responded to the explosive scandal with a video of herself on the plane toasting the camera - accompanied by a bizarre caption in which she wrote that she 'thought officials greeted me as support and I was like WOW I feel special !!!' 'Me yesterday !!!' she wrote alongside the clip of her on the plane before insisting the fracas was 'actually incredibly funny' and launching into a rambling explanation. 'Some planes I've been on you can't smoke mostly but this one was different because the drink holders were on outside of seat !!! Confession it was my first time drinking VODKA!!! I swear I felt so SMART !!!' she exclaimed. 'I was like wow what the heck is in there !!! I felt so clear and smart !!! And said I want a cigarette so bad !!! My friend put it in my mouth and lit it up for me so I was like OH SO THIS IS A PLANE WHERE YOU CAN SMOKE !!!' she claimed. 'I do so apologize to anyone I offended but the flight attendants always make sure I'm way at the back of plane anyways !!!' She then sensationally wrote, possibly in jest: 'I thought officials greeted me as support and I was like WOW I feel special !!!' Britney then joked: 'I've never been to an international airport !!! Am I famous or something ???' with some crying laughing emoji sprinkled in. 'The flight attendant called officials because I smoked a cigarette !!! And embarrass me which jeez I 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 !!!' Spears insisted. 'She acted so weird about making sure I sat down and it was weird !!! I didn't like the way she put the seatbelt on me and invaded my space !!! Oh well you guys like my flower choker ??? B tiny is coming soon and thats something we have added !!! It's honestly adorable !!!' 'I do so apologize to anyone I offended but the flight attendants always make sure I'm way at the back of plane anyways !!!' she wrote Spears followed up the statement with one of her trademark Instagram dance videos - this time including footage of her swigging from a bottle The pop icon, who was freed from her conservatorship in 2021, was flying from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico to LAX at the time - pictured last week on holiday Britney followed up the statement with one of her trademark Instagram dance videos - this time including footage of her swigging from a bottle. The clip was set to the classic Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee song Despacito, which was released in 2017 and famously remixed with Justin Bieber. After the airplane incident took place on Thursday, a spokesman for air carrier and private plane service JSX told in a statement: 'We have no comment regarding the alleged events described.' Smoking is strictly prohibited on all JSX flights, including private jets. LAX police confirmed to the publication they did not respond - and 'it appears someone from Customs may have issued the warning' to Spears. has contacted representatives for Britney Spears and LAX for further comment. Back in December 2024, Britney raised alarm bells when she was pictured bringing a grill lighter onto a private plane as she jetted off to celebrate her birthday. It is not known why Spears — who previously burnt down her home gym in 2020, after an accident with two candles — was holding the lighter but she even kept the device over her mouth as she spoke with members of her entourage. Single, standard lighters - such as cigarette lighters - are generally allowed on private jets in carry-on luggage. However torch lighters, or any other type with a large flame, such as the one carried by Spears, are usually not permitted onboard per TSA regulations. Spears previously revealed she burned off her eyebrows and eyelashes after attempting to turn on the fireplace in her bedroom earlier in 2024. Spears and Asghari married in 2022 after seven years together, but separated just over a year later in July 2023, before Asghari officially filed for divorce on August 16, 2023; seen in 2019 Spears' latest drama comes after ex Sam Asghari took a cruel swipe at their marriage, while praising his new relationship. He called their union 'Hollywood,' while also saying his four month long relationship with Brooke was 'all about love,' as the pair made their red carpet debut at the grand opening weekend of The Tryst hotel. 'It's all about love. That's what it is,' Asghari told Us Weekly on April 25, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. 'It's not about the industry, it's not about Hollywood,' he continued. 'It's about what really is the most important thing, and that's being present, being in the moment and supporting others that are doing this same thing.' Sam was with the I Did It Again singer from 2016 to 2023. Sam and Britney met on the set of her Slumber Party music video in October 2016 and the following month they sparked romance rumors with the personal trainer posted a photo (which he later deleted) on Instagram.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Daily Mail
I was sent home from the US for a trivial reason... now I get a lump in my throat when I visit other countries
An Aussie woman says she is constantly worried about being barred from other countries after she was sent home from the US for a trivial reason. Madolline Gourley recently applied for a working holiday visa to Canada and had a shocking 2022 experience in the back of her mind. Three years ago the Brisbane local flew into Los Angeles for a pet-sitting holiday, but was denied entry because she was in violation of her ESTA visa waiver. It was because the free use of an owner's home was considered a form of payment and anyone with an ESTA visa waiver is not allowed to work. She spent 75 days in the US in early 2022, which Ms Gourley sensed the officer was looking at as he questioned her. 'He started asking things like why I spent so long in the US, where did I go on that trip and why was I back again so soon,' she said. 'I told him I was able to get around to so many places because I looked after people's cats - unpaid, of course, and through a legitimate house sitting website - in cities and towns I wanted to visit.' Just hours after she arrived at LAX, she was kicked out of the country and sent back to Australia. And it was on her mind as she planned her working holiday to Canada. 'The US, Canada, Australia, the UK and New Zealand share the information collected by their immigration departments,' Ms Gourley told Sydney Morning Herald. She applied under the International Experience Canada program, and one question worried her. Her application asked: 'Have you ever been refused a visa or permit, denied entry to, or ordered to leave Canada or any other country/territory?' 'That had been weighing on my mind a lot,' Ms Gourley said. 'How being refused entry to the United States would affect future visa applications. I wasn't sure if telling the truth would result in an instant rejection, but thankfully there was an option to attach a letter outlining the particulars. 'I wrote a two-page letter and two weeks later I got an email saying my application status had been updated. 'I logged in and scrolled down to see my work permit had been approved. 'This was pretty exciting because it meant I was able to house and cat sit in Canada, and I could get a paid job if I wanted to.' Ms Gourley did the right thing, but had she lied about ever being denied entry to another country the consequences could have been serious. She even has a stamp in her passport from the US Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection that reads: 'Refused in accordance with INA section 217.' It means she's a non-US citizen who has been determined by an immigration officer to be ineligible for admission. When she got to Canada she said the immigration officer only cared for her passport. 'He said to take a seat and wait for my name to be called. I didn't know what the next steps would entail, but my work permit was printed within 10 minutes,' she said. 'It was valid for two years from July 5, 2023. 'The only other thing the officer said to me was I'd need the work permit details to apply for a Social Insurance Number (SIN). 'A SIN is required before I can start working in Canada, and apparently it gives me access to certain government benefits.' Last month Ms Gourley flew to New Zealand and was again worried about answering 'yes' to the question 'Have you been deported, removed, barred or refused entry to another country?' on the traveller declaration. 'A Qantas staff member had to call NZ Immigration, and I was asked several questions before the officer went to discuss my situation with his colleague,' she said. 'The passport block was lifted, and I was able to check in, but all of this happened before I'd even left Australia.' But if she wants to go back to the US, she needs a B2 visa, which requires an interview in Australia. Deportation from a country generally means someone has committed a crime. Being deported from a country has serious implications for future travel. In most countries you can't go back for at least a year and sometimes bans are permanent. A deportation order goes on a person's permanent immigration file, and countries share the information. In March 2025, someone was denied entry to the US because he flew from Sydney to New York via Hong Kong rather than taking a more direct route. His did it to save money, but it looked suspicious to US authorities.
Forbes
6 days ago
- Health
- Forbes
New COVID-19 Variant NB.1.8.1 Causes Surge In China, Spreading In U.S.
The NB.1.8.1 variant of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been ... More detected in international travelers arriving at airports like LAX in Los Angeles. (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images) Remember COVID-19? That thing that killed around 350 people a week in the U.S. last month and continues to leave many people with long Covid? Remember the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 that's still spreading, mutating, 'varianting' and 'subvarianting' and causing COVID-19? Well, nota bene or N.B., there's a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 in town. It is called the NB.1.8.1 variant, has been causing COVID-19 surges in China, Hong King and Taiwan and is now spreading in the U.S. Each SARS-CoV-2 variant and subvariant is sort of like fidget spinners, those mustache tattoos on the side of finger and cup stacking. They emerge and spread quickly but then are rapidly supplanted by new variants and subvariants that spread faster. Global virus tracking reports from the scientific community that continues to, you know, work together and collaborate worldwide suggest that the XEC variant that I described for Forbes back in December 2024 is largely on its way out, except for in Japan. Meanwhile, LF.7 seems to have gone the way of the TV series NCIS and already lready peaked. Right now the dominant variant in North America, parts of South America, much of Europe and South Africa is LP.8.1. This variant was first detected in September 2024 and by the end of 2024 was spreading around the globe. It has been effectively the variant of this past Winter. This Spring has seen the rise of the XFG variant, a recombinant of the LF.7 and LP.8.1.2 variants. It was first found in Quebec, Canada, in early February, and near the end of that month U.S. testing started detecting the variant. You could say that XFG has been spreading 'extra freaking good' since then. By the end of April, XFG comprised about 10% of all the SARS-CoV-2 samples sequenced in North America and Europe. But the next month or so may turn out to be grudge match or perhaps a race between the XFG and NB.1.8.1 variants. Both have been spreading at similar rates. But they've been doing so in different parts of the world. During the same time period that XFG got a foothold or perhaps a spikehold in North America and Europe, NB.1.8.1 has become the dominant variant in Hong Kong and China. By the end of April, NB.1.8.1 already comprised 5 to 30% of the virus samples sequenced in most other countries. This may be an Alien vs. Predator situation. Each of these two variants has its competitive advantage. NB.1.8.1 seems to connect to human cells more readily than XFG while XFG seems to be able evade immune protection better. Therefore, which variant becomes more dominant where may depend on everyone's prior exposure and vaccination status in that location. The NB.1.8.1 variant has been causing a commotion in China and Hong Kong. It's resulted in emergency room visits and hospitalizations surging higher in those locations than it's been in at least a year. Hong Kong authorities have been urging their resident to wear face masks in crowded public areas. Meanwhile, Taiwan's health authorities have been stockpiling vaccines and antiviral treatments to respond to the NB.1.8.1 -dirven wave that they've seen too. So far, there's no clear indication that NB.1.8.1 is more likely to cause more severe health outcomes than previous SARS-CoV-2 variants. But stay tuned because more studies are needed to get a better handle on what both NB.1.8.1 and XFG can do and which may eventually come out the winner. The U.S. doesn't currently have a organized and comprehensive surveillance system for SARS-CoV-2 since its only had like five years to set one up, right? So, it must rely on incidentally picking up new variants. That will occur if a person chooses to get tested, if that person chooses not to use a home test but instead goes to somewhere connected to a laboratory to get tested, if that laboratory either has the capability of sequencing the genetic material and chooses to do so or send the sample to a laboratory that does such a thing and if the results of the sequencing are reported to public health officials. That's a lot of ifs. Nevertheless, the NB.1.8.1 variant is clearly already in the U.S. It's come up in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's airport screening program among international travelers entering via California, Washington state, Virginia and the New York City area airports. There have been reported NB.1.8.1 cases in Ohio, Rhode Island and Hawaii as well. So once can assume that the NB.1.8.1 has already got a spikehold in American. The COVID-19 vaccines available right now contain either the spike proteins (the Novavax vaccines) from a previous variant or mRNA that codes for these spike proteins (the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines). These updated vaccines were first rolled out last Fall and targeted the KP.2 variant, a descendant of the JN.1 variant. For the vaccines to be available this Fall, there had been talk of either no changes in the vaccines or updating with a more recent variant such as LP.8.1. While the currently available vaccines coudl provide some protection against NB.1.8.1, you'd get better protection with a vaccine targeting LP.8.1 because as a variant that's emerged more recently L.P.8.1 is more similar to NB.1.8.1. So, what else then is the U.S. doing about the NB.1.8.1? How about not a whole lot? Politicians have already politicized the heck out of COVID-19 control measures like face mask use. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is now talking about rolling back approval of the COVID-19 vaccines to just those over 65 years of age or with at least one chronic medical condition. With immunity from prior vaccination and infection will such rollbacks means that a greater proportion of the population will once again be more vulnerable to the latest circulating variants? At this point, don't expect too much guidance from the federal government as to what to do about the NB.1.8.1 variant or COVID-19 in general, for that matter. Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic first started, the U.S. still does not have a clear long term strategy on how to deal with COVID-19 and long COVID. Don't expect this to change with especially with all the personnel cuts that have been happening at the CDC and National Institutes of Health under the Trump Administration and Elon Musk's DOGE, otherwise known as the Department of Government Efficiency. While SARS-CoV-2 isn't the same threat that it was in 2020 and 2021 in large part because your immune systems is more used to the virus, the virus has not gone away or become harmless no matter what politicians may try to tell you.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Difficult' Britney Spears confronted by authorities after lighting up cigarette mid-flight: report
Britney Spears was reportedly scolded by authorities after she lit up a cigarette mid-flight. The pop superstar, 43, sparked concern on Thursday after she allegedly started smoking while indulging on a few alcoholic drinks during a charter flight from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, to Los Angeles. After flight attendants became alarmed due to Spears allegedly acting 'difficult,' the singer was ordered to put out the cigarette, which she did, multiple sources told TMZ Friday. It's worth noting that smoking on a jet is not universally illegal but rather left up to the discretion of the plane's owner. Authorities allegedly met her when she deplaned before giving her a warning and letting her go. LAX declined Page Six's request for comment, directing us instead to the public charter operator, JSX. 'We have no comment regarding the alleged events described by TMZ,' a rep for company told us. Reps for Spears did not immediately return our request for comment. LAX police told TMZ they did not respond to the incident, and a customs employee was allegedly the one to warn the 'Toxic' singer. The incident comes after Spears has spent a lot of time vacationing in Mexico. Over the past few days, the Grammy winner has posted several videos of herself dancing in what appears to be a resort room with a beautiful scenic view behind her. She has also shared via Instagram cheeky snaps of her posing topless in a bikini at the beach. The 'Gimme More' singer has seemingly been celebrating her new singlehood one month after breaking up with her on-and-off-again boyfriend, Paul Richard Soliz. An insider told us in April that her inner circle was 'relieved Soliz was out of the picture after a turbulent relationship.' Their romance began in 2023 after the 'Oops … I Did It Again!' singer was freed from her controversial conservatorship and later called it quits with husband Sam Asghari.
Malay Mail
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Malay Mail
Britney Spears apologises after lighting up cigarette on private jet from Mexico, says she thought it was permitted
LOS ANGELES, May 25 – Pop star Britney Spears has addressed reports of a mid-flight smoking incident that prompted a police response upon her arrival in Los Angeles from Mexico. The 43-year-old singer responded on Instagram after media reports claimed she smoked a cigarette and prompted flight attendants to alert authorities — saying she had mistakenly thought that it was allowed on the charter flight. 'Said I want a cigarette so bad !!! My friend put it in my mouth and lit it up for me so I was like OH SO THIS IS A PLANE WHERE YOU CAN SMOKE !!!' Spears wrote in a post dated May 23, accompanied by a video from the flight. 'I thought officials greeted me as support and I was like WOW I feel special !!! Am I famous or something ??? The flight attendant called officials because I smoked a cigarette !!!' According to People magazine, the incident occurred on May 22 during a flight from Cabo San Lucas to Los Angeles with Spears' security team. Multiple sources told the outlet Spears lit a cigarette onboard but extinguished it when asked by the crew, and was met by authorities at Los Angeles International Airport, who issued her a warning. Spears called the situation 'actually incredibly funny' and remarked on the plane's layout. saying, 'Some planes I've been on you can't smoke mostly but this one was different because the drink holders were on outside of seat !!!' She also claimed it was her first time drinking vodka and concluded her post with an apology: 'I do so apologize to anyone I offended, but the flight attendants always make sure I'm way at the back of plane anyways.' The singer, known for hits like 'Oops!... I Did It Again,' has largely stayed out of the public eye, despite regularly posting dance videos on social media. Her low profile has continued since the end of her 13-year conservatorship in 2021, which had long controlled many aspects of her personal and professional life.
