Did Britney Spears drink and light a cigarette on a flight? Singer breaks silence on the incident which made headlines 

Yes, Britney Spears did drink and light a cigarette on a flight, resulting in the singer receiving a warning from LAX - Los Angeles International Airport - authorities. The nature and exact details of the warning by LAX to Spears are not known as of the writing of this article.

After the incident, which was widely reported online, the singer posted her version of the events in an Instagram post, stating:

"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 !!! 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 !!!"

The singer continued in the post:

"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 !!! I do so apologize to anyone I offended but the flight attendants always make sure I’m way at the back of plane anyways I thought officials greeted me as support and I was like WOW I feel special !!! I’ve never been to an international airport"

The singer added:

"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 !!! 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 !!!"

The singer ended her statement:

"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 !!!"

Britney Spears career overview

Britney Spears started her career early in 1992 with some Broadway musicals, including Ruthless!. This was followed by her debut studio album, ...Baby One More Time, in 1999.

Britney Spears quickly gained stardom and controversy, with highly controversial paparazzi and media coverage, something which would come to light during her battle to get free of the forced and abusive conservatorship in the 2020s.

Britney Spears's best-known album is her second studio album, Oops!... I Did It Again, which was released in 2000. The album is her second diamond-certified studio album.

Britney Spears released four albums after that before she was put under the aforementioned conservatorship by her father, Jamie. After that, she released Femme Fatale, Britney Jean, and Glory.

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Glory is her last studio album, with the singer working to get free of her conservatorship, ending in a public case and the successful termination of her conservatorship in 2021.

The singer announced her retirement from music in 2024. The singer has mostly stayed out of the public eye, aside from her social media posts detailing her post-conservatorship life. Spears released her memoir, The Woman in Me, in 2023.

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