Britney Spears' lawyer denies battery allegation after a staffer said the singer 'hit her hand' in cellphone dispute but was 'not hurt'

• A housekeeper for Britney Spears accused the singer of "hitting her hand" in a dispute over a cellphone.
• The Ventura County Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident as an alleged battery, NBC News reported.
• A lawyer for Spears denied the allegations to Insider and called the accusation "sensational tabloid fodder."

A lawyer for Britney Spears is denying any wrongdoing after a housekeeper accused the singer of "confronting her" and "hitting her hand."

The Ventura County Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident as an alleged battery, NBC News reported Thursday. The dispute over a cell phone reportedly happened at Spears' home on Monday morning.

The female staffer alleged that Spears slapped a phone out of her hands and "hit her hand" while doing so, though the employee noted that she was not hurt, the outlet reported.

Spears' lawyer, Matthew Rosengart, told Insider that the incident is "overblown, sensational tabloid fodder."

"Nothing more than a manufactured 'he said she said' regarding a cell phone, with no striking and obviously no injury whatsoever," he said.

"Anyone can make an accusation but this should have been closed immediately," Rosengart added.

The lawyer said that the sheriff's office has acknowledged that the incident was classified as a "very minor misdemeanor" with no injuries.

A representative for the Ventura County Sheriff's Office did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

According to NBC News, deputies were called to Spears' home, but upon arrival, learned the staffer had gone to a local station to report the alleged instance of battery, where she filed a complaint.

Deputies reportedly tried to talk to Spears and discuss the matter, but she would not speak with them, the Sheriff's Office told NBC News.

Spears has been embroiled in an ongoing legal battle over her years-long conservatorship controlled by her estranged father, Jamie Spears.

The singer's mother, Lynne Spears, in a sworn statement in July, accused her ex-husband of exercising "absolute microscopic control" over Britney and her actions.

"Mr. Spears has relied on members of [Britney's] household staff, medical aides on site at [her] home, and her own security detail to inform on and report back to him each and every detail of every action that takes place in [Britney's] home and her life," Lynne Spears testified.

"Such scrutiny is exhausting and terrifying, like living in custody," she added.

Earlier this month, Jamie agreed to step down as conservator, but denied her petitions for his immediate suspension and removal, saying he would "cooperate in the transition to a new conservator."