Britney Spears’ knife-dancing ‘saves’ struggling prop shop as fans rush to order fake blades

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of the Hand Prop Room, online purchases and calls to the shop have doubled since the “Toxic” singer name-dropped them on Instagram.

The manager also told TMZ that rentals, especially knives, have gone up 50 percent. The Post has reached out to Hand Prop Room for comment.According to the manager — who was not named by the outlet — the store has barely eked by since the Writer’s Guild of America strike began in May.Spears, 41, went viral late last month after posting a video on Instagram showing the “Baby, One More Time” crooner performing a dance to an unknown song at the entrance of her California home clad in a salmon-colored polka dot crop top and white bottoms.“I started playing in the kitchen with knives today,” wrote Spears in the caption. “Don’t worry they are NOT real knives.”“Halloween is soon,” added Spears.The icon can be seen smiling at the camera as she clangs them together while twirling and twirling around.At one point in the video, Spears’ dogs meander into the frame but scamper away as soon as Spears clangs the knives together.In a follow-up post, Spears claimed the knives were fake and were rented by her team.“I know I spooked everyone with the last post, but these are fake knives that my team rented from Hand Prop shop in LA,” wrote the singer in the post. “These are not real knives.

No one needs to worry or call the police.”According to Spears, she was trying to emulate Shakira’s 2023 VMA performance.“I’m trying to imitate one of my favorite performers Shakira … a performance I was inspired by !!!

Cheers to us bad girls who aren’t afraid to push boundaries and take risks,” concluded Spears.Despite her pleas to not involve authorities, several concerned fans asked police to perform a wellness check on.