Britney Spears<\/a> was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs near her Southern California home and released, authorities said. A statement from Spears\u2019 representative calls the arrest \u201cinexcusable.\u201d<\/p>\n The California Highway Patrol said officers received a report shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday that someone in a black BMW 430i was driving fast and erratically on U.S. 101 in Newbury Park, California in Ventura County near the Los Angeles County line.<\/p>\n The 44-year-old pop star, the only person in the car, exited the freeway and pulled over, a CHP statement said. She appeared to be impaired, took a series of field sobriety tests, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of a combination of alcohol and drugs and was taken to a Ventura County jail, the CHP said. Chemical test results are pending and the case remains under investigation.<\/p>\n Spears<\/a> was booked early Thursday morning and released at about 6 a.m., according to jail records.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThis was an unfortunate incident that is completely inexcusable,\u201d a statement from a Spears representative said. \u201cBritney 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\u2019s life. Hopefully, she can get the help and support she needs during this difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n The Ventura County District Attorney\u2019s Office will determine whether charges will be filed. Spears has a May 4 court date scheduled.<\/p>\n The arrest was a few miles from Thousand Oaks, California where Spears has a home. The CHP listed her as living in nearby Westlake Village.<\/p>\n Born in Mississippi and raised in Louisiana, Spears was a teen pop phenomenon who became a defining superstar of the \u201990s and 2000s. She rose to fame from Disney Channel\u2019s \u201cThe Mickey Mouse Club\u201d to MTV and beyond, with such era-defining hits like \u201c \u2026 Baby One More Time,\u201d \u201cOops! \u2026 I Did It Again\u201d and \u201cToxic.\u201d<\/p>\n Most of her albums have been certified platinum, according to the Recording Industry Association of America, with two diamond titles: 1999\u2019s \u201c \u2026 Baby One More Time\u201d and 2000s \u201cOops! \u2026 I Did It Again.\u201d Her last full-length album, \u201cGlory,\u201d was released in 2016.<\/p>\n Spears became a focus of tabloids in the early 2000s, and a source of public scrutiny, as she battled mental illness and paparazzi documented the details of her private life.<\/p>\n Later, as cultural opinion evolved to recognize the misogynistic media coverage of the time, Spears\u2019 fight to control her life became the focus of the #FreeBritney movement<\/a>.<\/p>\n