LOS ANGELES, May 25 -- Pop star Britney Spears has addressed reports of a mid-flight smoking incident that prompted a police response upon her arrival in Los Angeles from Mexico.

The 43-year-old singer responded on Instagram after media reports claimed she smoked a cigarette and prompted flight attendants to alert authorities - saying she had mistakenly thought that it was allowed on the charter flight.

"Said I want a cigarette so bad !!! 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 !!!" Spears wrote in a post dated May 23, accompanied by a video from the flight.

"I thought officials greeted me as support and I was like WOW I feel special !!! Am I famous or something ??? The ...