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Britney Spears charged with DUI following shocking arrest – details

Britney Spears charged with DUI following shocking arrest – details

Britney Spears has been charged with drunk driving following an incident in March when the pop star was pulled over near her home in California by authorities.  The 44-year-old was formally charged by the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office with driving under the combined influence of alcohol and at least one drug. She will be arraigned in court on May 4, although she is not required to attend, as it is a misdemeanor charge.  The “Toxic” singer will likely receive a 12-month probation if she pleads guilty to reckless driving, wherein she will need to complete a driving under the influence (DUI) class and pay fines.   © WireImageBritney was formally charged with a DUI The lighter punishment she is likely to face is due to the fact that she has no prior DUI history, she had a low blood alcohol level at the time, and there was no crash or injury involved. Britney was arrested on March 5 after she was seen driving “erratically” and “showed signs of impairment” before submitting to “a series of …

Britney Spears Voluntarily Enters Rehab After DUI Arrest

Britney Spears Voluntarily Enters Rehab After DUI Arrest

Britney Spears has checked into a treatment facility following a DUI arrest last month. A rep for Spears confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that the singer voluntarily entered rehab on Sunday. Spears, 44, was arrested on March 4 for driving under the influence, and then released from jail a day later in Southern California, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department. The singer 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 told THR at the time of her DUI arrest. “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 …

Legal expert weighs in on Britney Spears’ future amid arrest

Legal expert weighs in on Britney Spears’ future amid arrest

Britney Spears’ arrest has rocked the internet, after the pop star was taken into custody on Wednesday evening by the California Highway Patrol. The 44-year-old was seen driving “erratically” according to a spokesperson from the police, and “showed signs of impairment” before submitting to “a series of field sobriety tests”. “At approximately 8.48pm, a black BMW 430i was reported to the CHP’s Ventura Communications Center for driving erratically at a high rate of speed on southbound US-101 near the Borchard Road exit in Newbury Park,” the spokesperson explained. Britney was reportedly booked on a DUI charge, taken to Ventura County Main Jail in Los Angeles, and released at 6 a.m. the following morning. With the “Toxic” singer’s future now up in the air, many are wondering if this could mean jail time for Britney. © AFP via Getty ImagesBritney was taken into police custody on Wednesday evening According to Los Angeles entertainment and trial attorney Tre Lovell, of The Lovell Firm, who spoke exclusively to HELLO!, there is a high chance that Britney will avoid …

Britney Spears detained on suspicion of driving while intoxicated

Britney Spears detained on suspicion of driving while intoxicated

Spears had phenomenal early music success with late 1990s hits like … Baby One More Time but has largely stepped back from music in recent years. In her 2023 memoir The Woman in Me, Spears insisted she never did hard drugs and that she did not have a drinking problem, but admitted that she was taking Adderall, the ADHD medication. Following a public breakdown in 2007, Spears was placed under the conservatorship of her father Jamie Spears, who controlled her money and her personal life, even as she continued to perform high-profile concerts. The conservatorship was dissolved by a Los Angeles court in 2021, after a groundswell of public support to “Free Britney.” Source link

Britney Spears Arrested In California

Britney Spears Arrested In California

Britney Spears was arrested in California on Wednesday night. According to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office website, the chart-topping singer was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol at around 9.30pm on Wednesday. The site does not list a reason for Britney’s arrest, and the …Baby One More Time star was released from custody in the early hours of Thursday morning. Britney is now due to appear in court on Monday 4 May. A representative told HuffPost UK: “This was an unfortunate incident that is completely inexcusable. 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.” TMZ pointed out that Britney’s arrest came just hours after …

Britney Spears Says She Will ‘Never Perform in the U.S. Again’

Britney Spears Says She Will ‘Never Perform in the U.S. Again’

Britney Spears revealed that she will “never” again perform in the United States in a post shared to Instagram on Thursday. The Grammy winner, who has not toured since 2018, shared the news alongside a photo of herself sitting on stage next to a white piano. In the post’s caption, she wrote that she will not return to the stage in the U.S. due to “sensitive” matters. “I will never perform in the U.S. again because of extremely sensitive reasons,” Spears wrote. “But I hope to be sitting on a stool with a red rose in my hair, in a bun, performing with my son … in the UK and Australia very soon. He’s a huge star, and I’m so humbled to be in his presence!!! Godspeed, little man!!!” Earlier in the caption, Spears shared that she wanted to give the piano to one of her sons, although she did not specify which one. She shares two children, Sean Preston, 20, and Jayden, 19, with ex-husband Kevin Federline. Spears also opened up about posting videos …