According to new reports, singer Britney Spears was the protagonist of an altercation that several witnesses described as “chaotic” and “somewhat sad” during a dinner at the Blue Dog Tavern restaurant in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles.

According to TMZ reports, the “Toxic” performer was having dinner with two friends, a man and a woman, when she started raising her voice in a excessively. Sources consulted by the media assure that Spears “shouted and even barked on occasions,” generating discomfort among the diners.

One of the customers present in the premises recounted a particularly alarming moment: at a point in the night, Spears, 44 years old, pas or next to his table with a knife in his hand. The witness confessed having feared that the artist might stab someone accidentally.

Furthermore, the media reported that the singer lit a cigarette near the restaurant door, which forced the staff to ask one of her companions to turn it off.

Throughout the dinner, Spears maintained an erratic attitude: at one point he fed his friend and said “I love” him,” although sources indicated that it was unclear if the f It was serious or simply a joke. At the end of the evening, the table occupied by the group looked untidy, “as if a small child had been there,” according to a witness.

Following the incident, TMZ reported that Spears was removed from the location by her security team and taken to her home.

The version of your representative

Despite this report, the singer's representative told Page Six that the incident was exaggerated.

"This was way exaggerated. Britney was enjoying a quiet dinner with her assistant and her bodyguard. She was just telling how her dog was barking at the neighbors," he said.

Likewise, he insisted that the singer never put anyone in danger with the knife, since she was using it to cut her hamburger.

The alleged incident at the restaurant happens just a month after Spears completed a season in rehab. In early March, the artist a was arrested for driving under the influences of alcohol. On April 12 she voluntarily entered a rehabilitation center, from which she left on April 30th.