Britney Spears set the record straight in response to reports that alleged she had lit and smoked a cigarette on board a flight.

Britney Spears is speaking out after sparking a plane incident sparked a media frenzy.

The 43-year-old set the record straight in response to reports that alleged she lit and smoked a cigarette on board a flight—a violation of Federal Aviation Administration regulations—and that authorities were alerted and met her when the plane landed.

“Said I want a cigarette so bad !!!” Britney said on Instagram May 23, alongside a video of herself on a plane. “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 thought officials greeted me as support and I was like WOW I feel special !!!” she continued. “Am I famous or something ??? The flight attendant called officials because I smoked a cigarette !!!”

The incident took place while the “Oops… I Did It Again” singer was on a charter flight from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico to Los Angeles with her security personnel May 22, People reported. 

Citing multiple sources, the outlet said Britney lit a cigarette and then put it out after flight attendants told her to. According to the report, authorities later met her upon arrival at Los Angeles International Airport and let her go with a warning.

Britney said the plane incident was “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 added. “Confession it was my first time drinking VODKA!!!”

And Britney also issued an apology. “I do so apologize to anyone I offended,” she wrote, “but the flight attendants always make sure I’m way at the back of plane anyways.”

The Grammy winner has kept out of the spotlight for years, even before her conservatorship was removed after 13 years in 2021, although she often shares videos of herself dancing on social media.

Read on for more about Britney’s post-conservatorship life…

Cherishing the Moment

“Good God I love my fans so much it’s crazy !!!” Britney Spears wrote on Instagram after her conservatorship was terminated on Nov. 12, 2021. “I think I’m gonna cry the rest of the day !!!! Best day ever.”

She wasn’t in court for the big moment, but had been awaiting the expected good news from home with fiancé Sam Asghari.

Tensions Heighten Between Britney and Jamie Lynn Spears

Britney heatedly took issue with Jamie Lynn Spears‘ bombshell memoir Things I Should Have Said (and the press she was doing along with it), accusing her little sister of trying to sell a book at her expense.

Jamie Lynn said “my behavior was out of control,” Britney—after unfollowing her sibling on Instagram—wrote Jan. 13, 2022, referring to comments the younger Spears made on Good Morning America. “She was never around me much 15 years ago at that time …. So why are they even talking about that unless she wants to sell a book at my expense ??? REALLY ???”

She accused Jamie Lynn of lying, writing Jan. 14, “NOW and only NOW I do know only a scum person would make up such things about someone.”

The next day, Jamie Lynn posted, “Nobody trashes your name more than someone who’s afraid you’ll tell people the truth.”

Britney kept posting Jan. 16, writing, “All I know is I love you unconditionally !!! So go ahead and say whatever you want … it’s so tacky for a family to fight publicly like this !!!” 

After that missive, Jamie Lynn encouraged her big sister through her Instagram Story, “Britney- Just call me.”

Appearing on E!’s Daily Pop Jan. 18, Jamie Lynn said of her ongoing issues with Britney, “We go back and forth, but at the end of the day, the love and support will always be there…I can’t help the family I was born into. I just think we’re all in a situation, and a process that we’re working through. And each of us have the right to work through that however feels best for us.”

A Major Disappointment

On April 11, 2022, Britney shared on Instagram that she was pregnant with her and Sam’s first child together.

“I mean this should have happened three years ago to be honest with you,” Sam said in a BBC interview that was conducted before the baby announcement and published April 12. “When you’re in a relationship with someone that you’re truly in love with, you want to re-create, and so this is something I want to do.”

Sadly, the couple said in a joint statement May 14 that they had lost their “miracle baby.”