{"id":2350387,"date":"2026-03-29T17:32:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T17:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2350387"},"modified":"2026-03-29T17:32:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T17:32:49","slug":"britney-spears-arrested-in-california-on-suspicion-of-driving-under-the-influence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/britney-spears-arrested-in-california-on-suspicion-of-driving-under-the-influence\/","title":{"rendered":"Britney Spears arrested in California on suspicion of driving under the influence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ttsIcon-cIBsl\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 2 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"toggletip-tKLKF ttsToggleTip-DSCNQ\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"toggletipInfoButton-yoX4E\" aria-label=\"More information\" aria-controls=\":R89qn5:\" aria-describedby=\":R89qn5:\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M11 7H13V9H11V7ZM11 11H13V17H11V11ZM12 2C6.48 2 2 6.48 2 12C2 17.52 6.48 22 12 22C17.52 22 22 17.52 22 12C22 6.48 17.52 2 12 2ZM12 20C7.59 20 4 16.41 4 12C4 7.59 7.59 4 12 4C16.41 4 20 7.59 20 12C20 16.41 16.41 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Britney Spears has been arrested in Southern California for allegedly driving under the influence, according to state and local officials.<\/p>\n<p>Spears was pulled over by California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers on Wednesday night after the black BMW she was driving was reported for speeding and driving erratically, according to the CHP.<\/p>\n<p>The CHP told CBC News that the pop star submitted to a number of field sobriety tests before she was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of a combination of drugs and alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>Spears was booked at a detention centre shortly after 3 a.m. on Thursday before she was released at about 6 a.m., according to the Ventura County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<p>The CHP said the incident was still under investigation and that chemical test results were still pending. A court date has been scheduled for May 4.<\/p>\n<p>Spears, born in Mississippi and raised in Louisiana, was a teen pop phenomenon who became a defining superstar of the 1990s and 2000s. She rose to fame from Disney Channel&#8217;s <em>The Mickey Mouse Club<\/em> to MTV and beyond, with era-defining songs such as <em>Hit Me Baby One More Time<\/em>, <em>Oops! I Did It Again<\/em> and <em>Toxic<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The star struggled with her mental health and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/entertainment\/end-of-the-party-for-britney-1.637685\" target=\"_blank\">substance use <\/a>in the 2000s, and was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/entertainment\/troubled-singer-britney-spears-to-remain-hospitalized-source-1.702133\" target=\"_blank\">hospitalized for a period of time<\/a> in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, fans scrutinized the conservatorship that allowed her father, James Spears, to control her life and money. This sparked the &#8220;Free Britney&#8221; movement and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/entertainment\/britney-spears-netflix-documentary-1.6192002\" target=\"_blank\">a documentary<\/a> about her court fight with her father.<\/p>\n<p>A judge <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/entertainment\/britney-spears-conservatorship-decision-1.6194309\" target=\"_blank\">suspended the conservatorship in 2021<\/a> in what was seen as a major win for the pop star.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.cbc.ca \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Britney Spears has been arrested in Southern California for allegedly driving under the influence, according to state and local officials. 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