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Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Britney Spears Speak Out After Lighting Cigarette Mid-Flight on Airplane
Britney Spears is speaking out after making headlines for lighting a cigarette during a recent flight. On Thursday (May 22), the 43-year-old pop star lit a cigarette aboard a JSX public charter flight and was asked to extinguish it by a flight attendant, according to People. Smoking on airplanes is a violation of federal aviation regulations. Following the incident, authorities reportedly issued Spears a warning regarding her conduct at the airport after the flight. More from Billboard Sophie Turner Shows Support for Ex-Husband Joe Jonas' New Album D'Angelo Cancels 2025 Roots Picnic Performance Due to 'Unforeseen' Medical Issue Sacha Jenkins, Influential Hip-Hop Journalist and Filmmaker, Dies at 54 The 'Toxic' singer was reportedly traveling with her security team from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, to Los Angeles. The following day, Spears addressed the incident on Instagram, sharing her version of the story. 'Me yesterday !!! It's actually incredibly funny !!!' Spears wrote alongside a video of herself on the flight. '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 continued, 'Confession it was my first time drinking VODKA!!! I swear I felt so SMART !!! 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 !!!' Spears went on to apologize for her behavior but suggested that contacting authorities was 'kinda much.' She also described the flight attendant as 'weird' and claimed the woman had 'invaded' her space. 'I do so apologize to anyone I offended but the flight attendants always make sure I'm way at the back of plane anyways!!!' Spears wrote. 'I thought officials greeted me as support and I was like WOW I feel special !!! I've never been to an international airport !!! Am I famous or something ???' She added, '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 !!! 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 !!!' Check out Spears' full post on Instagram here. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Britney Spears Admits to Lighting Cigarette on Flight but Says Notifying Authorities 'Was Kinda Much'
On May 22, Britney Spears lit a cigarette during a flight, leading flight attendants to request she put it out and authorities to issue an official warning Spears shared her side of the incident in a May 23 Instagram post, stating that she thought she was on a "plane where you can smoke" The singer also said she thought alerting authorities "was kinda much," and claimed the flight marked her "first time" ever drinking vodkaAfter making headlines for lighting a cigarette mid-flight, Britney Spears is sharing her side of the story. On a May 22 flight, Spears, 43, lit a cigarette — a violation of federal aviation regulations — before putting it out at the request of flight attendants on the charter plane, sources previously confirmed to PEOPLE. Authorities also issued a warning about her conduct at the airport following the flight. After the incident, JSX, the public charter operator that Spears was aboard, had no comment. The day after the incident, however, the 'Toxic' singer recounted the events of the flight and aftermath from her point of view in an Instagram post. Alongside a video of herself on the flight, Spears began, 'Me yesterday !!! It's actually incredibly funny !!!' '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 wrote in the May 23 post. 'Confession it was my first time drinking VODKA!!! I swear I felt so SMART 🙄🙄🤔😂😂😂😂 !!! I was like wow what the heck is in there !!! I felt so clear and smart !!! And said I want a cigarette so bad !!!' So, she continued, '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 !!!' The star went on to apologize and state that in her opinion, contacting the authorities was 'kinda much.' She also made several allegations about one flight attendant in particular, describing her as 'weird' and claiming she 'invaded' the singer's personal space. 'I do so apologize to anyone I offended but the flight attendants always make sure I'm way at the back of plane anyways 🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️ !!!' wrote Spears. 'I thought officials greeted me as support and I was like WOW I feel special !!! I've never been to an international airport 😂😂😂😂 !!! Am I famous or something ???' '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 !!!' the singer continued. '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 !!! I didn't like the way she put the seatbelt on me and invaded my space !!!' Spears was traveling with her security from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, to Los Angeles on the headline-making May 22 flight, where — as she stated in her Instagram post — she was drinking and lit a cigarette. Alarmed by the move, flight attendants insisted the star put out the cigarette, and she did. Authorities were then contacted mid-flight and when the plane landed, Spears was met by officials, who issued a warning about her conduct on the flight before she was allowed to leave. "This is not her first warning," a source told PEOPLE exclusively. "She doesn't exactly follow the rules." Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Spears was under a conservatorship for 13 years following mental health concerns after a series of troubling incidents in the early 2000s. The star's father, Jamie Spears, served as the conservator of her estate. The "Circus" singer successfully petitioned the court to terminate the conservatorship in November 2021 and, about two years after it ended, released her best-selling memoir, The Woman in Me. Read the original article on People
Malay Mail
25-05-2025
- 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.
