Britney Spearsis speaking outamid tabloid reportsthatshe lit a cigarette aboard a plane. Inan Instagram post May 23, the "Piece of Me" singer explained that she "said 'I want a cigarette so bad'" while on the airplane, writing to fans that she craved one while it was her "first time drinking VODKA." "My friend put (a cigarette) in my mouth and lit it up for me so I was like OH SO THIS IS A PLANE WHERE YOU CAN SMOKE !!!" the "Hold It Against Me" hitmakerwrote. The "Toxic" chart-topper said she didn't mean to upset airplane staff, writing that "I do so apologize to anyone I offended but the flight attendants always make sure I'm way at the back of plane anyways." Media outletsreportedthat Spears was onboarda JSX charter planeduring the incident, but the company declined to comment further to USA TODAY on May 24. USA TODAY reached out to reps for Spears for comment. Thepop star has been lying low in recent yearsaftera Los Angeles judge terminatedher 13-year-longcontroversial conservatorshipin November 2021. After drinking the vodka, the "Women in Me" authorsaid she thought, "what the heck is in there" and "felt so clear and smart." View this post on Instagram A post shared by XILA MARIA RIVER RED (@britneyspears) All the celebs mentioned during Diddytrial: Obama, Britney Spears, Michael B. Jordan At first,the former "X Factor" judge saidwhen "officials greeted me as support," she "was like WOW I feel special" but later Spears realized that "the flight attendant called officials because I smoked a cigarette." Spears revealed in her caption that she thought the flight attendant wanted to "embarrass" her which she "thought was kinda much but she didn't like me the moment I got on plane." Britney Spears' posts have some fansconcerned. There's a right way to talk about it. "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," Spears explained. "I didn't like the way she put the seatbelt on me and invaded my space." This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Britney Spears smoking on plane: Singer speaks out
