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Authorities have reportedly carried out a welfare check on Britney Spears after the popstar shared a video of herself dancing with knives at home.

The footage showed the 41-year-old singer dancing around the property while holding large knives.

Britney Spears dancing with the knives, which she says are fake, in a video she posted on her Instagram account
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The alarm was raised after Britney Spears shared a clip of herself dancing with knives

Britney Spears dancing with the knives, which she says are fake, in a video she posted on her Instagram account
Britney Spears dancing with the knives, which she says are fake, in a video she posted on her Instagram account

Police visited Spears after fans expressed concerns about the clip, a source close to the star told NBC News on Thursday.

The Toxic singer is “fine,” the source told the broadcaster, Sky News’ US partner network.

“This is overblown. She was expressing her freedom as she continues to do,” they added.

In the Instagram post of the video, which she posted earlier this week, Spears wrote: “I started playing in the kitchen with knives today!!! Don’t worry they are NOT real knives!!! Halloween is soon!!!”

She shared another choreographed clip on Friday, and claimed she was simply copying Shakira, who danced with knives during her MTV Video Music Awards performance earlier this month.

Britney Spears dancing with the knives, which she says are fake, in a video she posted on her Instagram account
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Spears insisted the knives were fake

Britney Spears dancing with the knives, which she says are fake, in a video she posted on her Instagram account
Britney Spears dancing with the knives, which she says are fake, in a video she posted on her Instagram account
Britney Spears dancing with the knives, which she says are fake, in a video she posted on her Instagram account

Spears wrote: “I know I spooked everyone with the last post, but these are fake knives that my team rented from Hand Prop shop in LA.

“These are not real knives. No one needs to worry or call the police.

“I’m trying to imitate one of my favorite (sic) performers Shakira… a performance I was inspired by!!!”

She added: “Cheers to us bad girls who aren’t afraid to push boundaries and take risks.”

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It is not the first time fans have asked the police to check on Spears.

In January, they raised the alarm after she deleted her Instagram account.

At the time, Spears said she loved and adored her fans “but this time things went a little too far”.

“The police never entered my home and when they came to my gate they quickly realized (sic) there was no issue and left immediately,” she wrote.

“This felt like I was being gaslit and bullied once the incident made it to the news and being portrayed once again in a poor and unfair light by the media.”

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Spears later said she temporarily left the social media platform because people were making fun of her dancing videos.

The latest incident comes weeks after Sam Asghari, 29, filed for divorce from the singer.

Spears told her 42 million Instagram followers she was “a little shocked” but had no intention of explaining the split and called it “nobody’s business”.

They pair married in June 2022, the same year Spears’ controversial conservatorship – a legal agreement which had controlled her life since 2008 – came to an end, putting her in charge of her estate, estimated at $60m (about £45m) at the time.

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‘Ketamine Queen’ to plead guilty to supplying dose of drug that killed Matthew Perry

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A woman who was charged with selling Friends star Matthew Parry the dose of the drug that killed him has agreed to plead guilty.

Jasveen Sangha, known as the “Ketamine Queen”, is the fifth and final defendant to strike a plea deal with prosecutors, avoiding a trial that was set to take place in September.

The 42-year-old agreed to plead guilty to five federal criminal charges, including providing the Ketamine that led to Perry’s death, federal prosecutors said in a statement.

She agreed to plead guilty to five federal criminal charges, including providing the Ketamine that led to Perry’s death, federal prosecutors said in a statement.

Prosecutors had cast Sangha, a dual US and UK national, as a prolific drug dealer known to her customers as the “Ketamine Queen”, often using the term in court documents and even including it in the official name of the case.

Actor Matthew Perry in 2015. File pic: Reuters
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Actor Matthew Perry in 2015. File pic: Reuters


She agreed to plead guilty to one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises, three counts of distribution of ketamine, and one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death or serious bodily injury.

Sangha will officially change her plea to guilty at an upcoming hearing, where sentencing will be scheduled, prosecutors said.

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She is facing up to 45 years in prison.

Sangha and a doctor named Salvador Plasencia, who signed his own plea deal in June, had been the primary targets of the investigation.

Three other defendants – Mark Chavez, who it was claimed bought the drug from Sangha, Kenneth Iwamasa, and Erik Flemin – agreed to plead guilty last year in exchange for their cooperation, which included statements implicating Sangha and Plasencia.

Friends became one of the most popular TV shows in the world in the 1990s and 2000s
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Friends became one of the most popular TV shows in the world in the 1990s and 2000s

Prosecutors allege Chavez funnelled ketamine to Plasencia, securing some of the drug from a wholesale distributor through a fraudulent prescription.

In one instance, prosecutors allege that Plasencia “charged Perry $2,000 (£1,500) a vial that cost Dr Chavez approximately $12 (£9)”.

Perry died in his home in October 2023, aged 54, after getting ketamine from his regular doctor for treatment of depression, which is an increasingly common use for the surgical anaesthetic.

The actor was taking ketamine six to eight times a day before he died, according to court documents.

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Ozzy Osbourne documentary pulled from BBC’s schedule – without explanation

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An Ozzy Osbourne documentary has disappeared from the BBC’s schedule without explanation.

The film was billed by producers as “a moving and inspirational account” of the last chapter of the metal legend’s life.

It was meant to air at 9pm on Monday on BBC One – as well as be available on iPlayer – but an episode of Fake Or Fortune? has replaced it.

Sky News has contacted the BBC for comment on why the programme, called Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home, has been pulled.

The project was filmed over three years as Ozzy and his family returned to the UK, and was initially conceived as a series entitled Home to Roost.

However, as the singer’s health got worse it morphed into a one-off.

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The BBC reported the show would reveal the “extraordinary rollercoaster” of the Osbournes’ lives as Ozzy tries “heroically” to get fit enough to perform again.

It’s said to feature “unique and intimate access” to the family, including Ozzy’s children, Jack and Kelly, who appeared in the reality series that made them household names in the early 2000s.

The Black Sabbath frontman, who had Parkinson’s disease, died last month – just a few weeks after his final all-star gig at Birmingham’s Villa Park.

Fans packed the city centre and chanted his name when his hearse passed through on 30 July.

His wife, Sharon, was in tears as she got out to see the mass of flowers left for him at “Sabbath Bridge”.

The New York Times said his death certificate gave the cause as cardiac arrest, but the family hasn’t commented.

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Terence Stamp, Superman villain and star of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, has died

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Terence Stamp, Superman villain and star of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, has died

British actor Terence Stamp – who famously played General Zod in Superman and Superman II – has died at the age of 87.

The Oscar-nominated actor, who was born in London’s East End, also starred in hits such as Theorem, A Season in Hell, and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

He formed one of Britain’s most glamorous couples with Julie Christie, with whom he starred in “Far From the Madding Crowd” in 1967.

In a statement, his family said: “He leaves behind an extraordinary body of work, both as an actor and as a writer that will continue to touch and inspire people for years to come.”

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