Britney Spears has been arrested, and then released from jail, reportedly allegedly for driving under the influence, in southern California, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department.
Jail records viewed by The Hollywood Reporter indicate Spears, 44, was arrested on Wednesday night at 9:28 p.m. local time by the California Highway Patrol, and was booked into a local jail at 3:02 a.m.
Spears’ inmate record does not indicate why the pop star was arrested, but TMZ, which was the first to report on her arrest, points to a DUI charge. The pop superstar is due to make a court appearance on May 4 at the Ventura County Superior Court.
“This was an unfortunate incident that is completely inexcusable,” a rep for Spears tells THR. “Britney is going to take the right steps and comply with the law and hopefully this can be the first step in long overdue change that needs to occur in Britney’s life. Hopefully, she can get the help and support she needs during this difficult time. Her boys are going to be spending time with her. Her loved ones are going to come up with an overdue needed plan to set her up for success for well being.”
In 2021, Spears was freed from a court-directed conservatorship, which included father Jamie Spears in the role of conservator. Spears’ conservatorship was established in 2008, after she was hospitalized for a psychiatric evaluation. Her conservatorship and offscreen controversies have overshadowed her pop stardom and acting career in recent years.
Spears made her television debut on Star Search, and her first big break came in the early 1990s as she starred alongside Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Christina Aguilera, Ryan Gosling and Keri Russell on Disney’s The Mickey Mouse Club.
Spears then became a pop star with a series of hits starting with 1999’s “…Baby One More Time.”
She recently sold off some of her rights tied to her iconic catalog, including “… Baby One More Time,” “Oops! … I Did It Again!,” “Stronger” and “Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman,” to music company Primary Wave.
March 5, 8:07 a.m. This story has been updated with a comment from Spears’ representative.
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