{"id":240395,"date":"2026-05-15T12:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T12:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/15\/britney-spears-visited-liquor-store-ahead-of-barking-dinner\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T12:43:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T12:43:00","slug":"britney-spears-visited-liquor-store-ahead-of-barking-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/15\/britney-spears-visited-liquor-store-ahead-of-barking-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"Britney Spears Visited Liquor Store Ahead of &#8216;Barking&#8217; Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Last month, Britney Spears <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/04\/britney-spears-voluntary-rehab\/?nocache=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">checked herself into rehab<\/a>. She\u2019s now back in LA, and all eyes are on her.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, she\u2019s getting so much attention that an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/05\/britney-spears-restaurant-chaos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">energetic dinner out<\/a> on Wednesday night made headlines.<\/p>\n<p>At a tavern, she reportedly carried a knife through the dining area, lit a cigarette indoors, and <em>barked<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, a new report says that she stopped by a liquor store beforehand. But what did she actually get?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0515_britneyspears_01-1024x750.jpg\" alt=\"Britney Spears in 2016.\" class=\"wp-image-554975 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0515_britneyspears_01-1024x750.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0515_britneyspears_01-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0515_britneyspears_01-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0515_britneyspears_01-2048x1499.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0515_britneyspears_01-960x703.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0515_britneyspears_01-1080x791.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0515_britneyspears_01-1200x878.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0515_britneyspears_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Singer Britney Spears performs onstage during 102.7 KIIS FM\u2019s Jingle Ball 2016 presented by Capital One at Staples Center on December 2, 2016.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Kevin Winter\/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-did-she-get-from-the-liquor-store\">What did she get from the liquor store?<\/h2>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/tvshowbiz\/article-15819143\/britney-spears-video-liquor-store-barking-knife-restaurant.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Daily Mail<\/a><\/em> obtained surveillance footage of Britney and a friend stopping by a Sherman Oaks liquor store on Wednesday ahead of their dinner.<\/p>\n<p>The footage shows the music superstar stop by Wines of the World with her companion in the LA neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, Britney walks around the store and seems to be in a good mood \u2014 from what one can tell in a video.<\/p>\n<p>Her companion selected a canned beverage. The two then went up front to pay.<\/p>\n<p>Britney selected a pack of gum and added it when it was time for him to pay.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Britney Spears&#039; Rep Shuts Down Accusation of Erratic Behavior | E! News\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M6A87qvksOY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>So, just to clarify, this is footage of a 44-year-old woman buying gum before going to dinner with two companions.<\/p>\n<p>She didn\u2019t buy alcohol. It\u2019s unclear if companion actually purchased an alcoholic beverage.<\/p>\n<p>(Liquor stores do generally offer other items \u2014 such as, for example, <em>gum<\/em>.)<\/p>\n<p>Rather than a look at a \u201cwild\u201d post-rehab Britney, we\u2019re instead facing the jarring reality that has defined her world for the past quarter of a century.<\/p>\n<p>Wherever she goes, she is surveilled. Her every action is under a microscope.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DX7VYpYvmhc\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-so-aside-from-being-messy-and-lighting-up-before-leaving-the-restaurant-she-did-nothing-wrong-right\">So, aside from being messy (and lighting up before leaving the restaurant), she did nothing wrong, right?<\/h2>\n<p>Admittedly, a liquor store is probably an ill-advised place for someone to visit in general after rehab.<\/p>\n<p>Many people who visit rehab facilities may be struggling with addiction rather than simply with substance abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Addiction is complex, and can wear down someone\u2019s impulse-control until they might tell themselves <em>anything <\/em>to justify indulging once again.<\/p>\n<p>That doesn\u2019t seem to be the case with Britney. In her case, the big worry might be optics.<\/p>\n<p>In a sense, one might argue that this surveillance footage is doing her a favor. Yes, it\u2019s deeply intrusive. But it also shows her buying gum \u2014 rather than a vague mention of her simply stopping at a liquor store.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Did Britney Spears Have WILD Night Out? Rep REACTS to Knife Play and BARKING Reported at LA Dinner\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vAgY1FBLwO8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Britney\u2019s rep highlighted that the dinner was a pretty normal dinner out.<\/p>\n<p>The statement specified that she was at the dog-friendly tavern with her assistant and bodyguard.<\/p>\n<p>For the knife, well, she was at a restaurant and wanted to cut her burger. (Some of us don\u2019t touch burgers with our hands, but in her case, it was just to slice one in half.)<\/p>\n<p>As for the \u201cbarking,\u201d she was telling a story about her own dog. At a restaurant that welcomes dogs on its patio.<\/p>\n<p>One wonders if all of the hysteria surrounding Britney\u2019s every move and Instagram post has primed people to imagine her actions as more dramatic and messy than they actually are.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/05\/britney-spears-liquor-store-visit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Last month, Britney Spears checked herself into rehab. She\u2019s now back in LA, and all eyes are on her. In fact, she\u2019s getting so much attention that an energetic dinner out on Wednesday night made headlines. At a tavern, she reportedly carried a knife through the dining area, lit a cigarette [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":240398,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-240395","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240395\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}