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  "textContent": "\n\n\nBritney Spears' team has hit back after the singer allegedly created a disturbance at a Los Angeles restaurant on Wednesday evening, with multiple patrons claiming the 44-year-old pop star behaved erratically throughout her visit.\n\nAccording to witnesses who spoke to TMZ, the singer was seated in a corner booth at Blue Dog Tavern in Sherman Oaks with two companions when she began raising her voice and making barking sounds.\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nOne diner claimed to the outlet that Ms Spears walked past their table whilst holding a knife, prompting fears she might accidentally injure someone nearby.\n\nThe witness suggested the singer may have simply forgotten to put the utensil down after leaving her seat.\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHowever, a spokesperson for the Hit Me Baby One More Time singer has firmly rejected the accounts, telling TMZ: \"This is completely blown out of proportion.\n\n\"Britney was enjoying a quiet dinner with her assistant and bodyguard.\n\n\"She was simply telling the story about how her dog was barking at the neighbours.\"\n\nThe representative insisted the singer had not endangered anyone with a blade, explaining she had merely been slicing her burger in half.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"This constant attack on everything that she does and this is exactly what happened 20 years ago when the media tried to depict Britney as a bad person,\" the statement continued.\n\n\"This is ridiculous, and it needs to stop now.\"\n\nSources say staff at the venue were forced to intervene when Ms Spears lit a cigarette near the entrance, asking her male companion to have her extinguish it.\n\nThey described the atmosphere as \"chaotic\" and \"kind of sad,\" though they noted the singer still appeared well-presented.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * Former UK Eurovision star shares true feelings on Look Mum No Computer entry: 'Not my cup of tea!'\n  * Roy Chubby Brown fans to boycott theatre for BANNING comedian’s show over ‘inclusion’ concerns\n  * Matthew Perry's drug supplier handed prison sentence over actor’s ketamine death\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe area beneath her table allegedly resembled the aftermath of a toddler's meal, with a crumpled menu left behind.\n\nThe sources said Ms Spears had ordered a burger and chips, but barely touched her food, mostly picking at the fries whilst leaving what appeared to be orange juice largely unfinished.\n\nMost patrons failed to recognise the pop star until after her security team escorted her home.\n\nThe incident comes less than a fortnight after Ms Spears resolved her March drink-driving case through a plea agreement, with prosecutors reducing the charge to \"wet reckless.\"\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nUnder the terms of her deal, the Toxic singer received 12 months' probation and must complete a three-month alcohol education programme.\n\nShe is also required to continue mental health and substance abuse treatment, attending sessions with a psychologist weekly and a psychiatrist twice monthly.\n\nFollowing her arrest on March 4, Ms Spears entered rehabilitation at Borden Cottage in Camden, Maine, where she received treatment for substance abuse and mental health issues.\n\nShe has since spoken of being on a \"spiritual journey\".\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Britney Spears' team fires back after singer accused of 'barking and carrying knife' in restaurant"
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