{"id":2417248,"date":"2026-05-14T23:51:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T23:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2417248"},"modified":"2026-05-14T23:51:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T23:51:20","slug":"dinner-guest-lifts-lid-on-britney-spears-erratic-outbursts-at-la-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dinner-guest-lifts-lid-on-britney-spears-erratic-outbursts-at-la-restaurant\/","title":{"rendered":"Dinner guest lifts lid on Britney Spears\u2019 erratic \u2018outbursts&#8217; at LA restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A dinner guest who <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/14\/celebrity-news\/britney-spears-barks-yells-wields-knife-at-la-restaurant-after-rehab\/\">witnessed Britney Spears\u2019 \u201coutburst\u201d<\/a> at a Los Angeles restaurant detailed the pop star\u2019s \u201crough\u201d night.<\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive interview with Page Six, Jeff Sneider recalled that he and a friend arrived at Blue Dog Tavern in Sherman Oaks at around 7 p.m. PT on Wednesday night. Soon after, a woman \u201cbehind sunglasses\u201d and two of her friends walked in, but he did not immediately realize it was the Princess of Pop. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe woman sat down and proceeded to make a lot of woofing or barking noises and just throw a lot of outbursts,\u201d he alleged on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t really until she took off her sunglasses that we realized, \u2018Oh no, this is Britney Spears.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A dinner guest who claims to have witnessed Britney Spears\u2019 recent \u201coutburst\u201d (seen above) detailed the pop star\u2019s alleged \u201crough\u201d night in an exclusive interview with Page Six. <span class=\"credit\">TMZ<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jeff Sneider told us that soon after he arrived at Blue Dog Tavern in Sherman Oaks on Wednesday night, Spears and her two friends walked in.  <span class=\"credit\">TMZ<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Sneider \u2014 who has <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theinsneider.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">been an entertainment reporter for 20 years<\/a> \u2014 alleged that Spears \u201ckept standing up and sitting down and moving around the restaurant.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He also claimed that at one point while she was standing up, she may have \u201cforgot to put down her silverware\u201d and was holding a knife.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t threatened or anything like that,\u201d he clarified. \u201cBut when she eventually left, I turned around and was like, \u2018Holy s\u2014t that was crazy!\u2019 to the entire section.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sneider alleged that one woman sitting in their section felt threatened, and said of Spears, \u201cShe had a knife and came toward me. I thought she was going to stab me.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sneider alleged that Spears \u201ckept standing up and sitting down and moving around\u201d the restaurant (seen above).  <span class=\"credit\">Page Six<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>He claimed the two people Spears was with \u201ctried to coax her back into her seat,\u201d but were unable to. <span class=\"credit\">Page Six<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although Sneider doesn\u2019t think that the Grammy winner had any violent intention, he said she was \u201cdefinitely a nuisance to sit next to at dinner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also alleged that the two other people in Spears\u2019 party \u201ctried to coax her back into her seat\u201d throughout the dinner, but were unsuccessful in their attempts. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey definitely tried their best to get a handle on her but she was obviously a handful,\u201d he claimed.<\/p>\n<p>Sneider did not witness Spears \u2014 who <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/30\/celebrity-news\/britney-spears-spotted-for-first-time-since-finishing-rehab-following-dui-charge\/\">recently finished rehab treatment<\/a> \u2014 drink any alcoholic beverages at the restaurant. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>He also claimed that at one point while she was standing up, she may have \u201cforgot to put down her silverware\u201d and was holding a knife. <span class=\"credit\">Page Six<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sneider made it clear that he \u201cwasn\u2019t threatened\u201d by Spears who \u201cpicked at \u201d a burger and fries (pictured here) throughout the ordeal. <span class=\"credit\">Page Six<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He said at one point Spears \u201clit up a cigarette inside the restaurant\u201d and that staff told one of the people she was with that she had to put it out.<\/p>\n<p>As for what the superstar ate, Sneider claimed that she \u201cpicked at\u201d her burger and french fries and that she and the bodyguard \u201cfed each other some fries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never got the impression they were asked to leave,\u201d he told us, though he alleged there was a lot of food \u201cleft on the table and underneath the table\u201d and that Spears \u201cdefinitely made a mess.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was in rough shape last night and it was hard for me and my friend to carry on a conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>But according to Sneider, another woman in their section made it clear that she was scared of the singer (pictured here in a 2023 Instagram video). <span class=\"credit\">britney spears\/ instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>He recalled the woman saying of Spears, \u201cShe had a knife and came toward me. I thought she was going to stab me.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Britney Spears\/ Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Thursday, Spears\u2019 rep <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/14\/celebrity-news\/britney-spears-rep-addresses-singer-barking-wielding-knife-at-la-restaurant\/\">shut down claims<\/a> that his client potentially posed any danger during the alleged episode. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is completely blown out of proportion. Britney was enjoying a quiet dinner with her assistant and bodyguard. She was simply telling the story about how her dog was barking at the neighbors,\u201d her rep said in a statement to Page Six Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt no point did she put anyone in danger with a knife,\u201d they continued. \u201cShe was cutting her hamburger in half.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday morning, TMZ reported that the singer \u201cwas raising her voice, screaming and even barking at times\u201d in a \u201cchaotic\u201d scene during her Wednesday night meal.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Spears\u2019 rep denied all claims that she posed any danger and said she was \u201csimply telling the story about how her dog was barking at the neighbors.\u201d   <span class=\"credit\">Britney Spears \/ Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cAt no point did she put anyone in danger with a knife,\u201d her rep told us. \u201cShe was cutting her hamburger in half.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Britneyspears\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Spears reportedly dined at the restaurant with a woman and a man. At one point, a restaurant patron told TMZ the singer walked by their table with a knife, prompting fears that she might harm someone with the sharp utensil.<\/p>\n<p>The concerning news comes just a month after Spears\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/12\/celebrity-news\/britney-spears-checks-into-rehab-for-substance-abuse-weeks-after-dui-arrest\/\">checked herself into a rehab facility<\/a>\u00a0following\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/05\/celebrity-news\/britney-spears-arrested-for-dui\/\">her March DUI arrest<\/a>. She was\u00a0seen for the first time\u00a0on April 30 after completing her rehab stay.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after her return home, an insider told Page Six that the \u201cSlave 4 U\u201d songstress was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/30\/celebrity-news\/inside-britney-spears-fresh-start-after-rehab-release\/\">\u201cdoing really well\u201d and \u201cexcited to start afresh.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRehab was a great opportunity for her to ground herself,\u201d the source told us.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A dinner guest who witnessed Britney Spears\u2019 \u201coutburst\u201d at a Los Angeles restaurant detailed the pop star\u2019s \u201crough\u201d night. In an exclusive interview with Page Six, Jeff Sneider recalled that he and a friend arrived at Blue Dog Tavern in Sherman Oaks at around 7 p.m. PT on Wednesday night. 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