{"id":2370382,"date":"2026-04-13T01:51:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T01:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2370382"},"modified":"2026-04-13T01:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T01:51:11","slug":"britney-spears-checked-into-rehab-by-choice-is-dedicated-to-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/britney-spears-checked-into-rehab-by-choice-is-dedicated-to-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Britney Spears checked into rehab by \u2018choice,\u2019 is \u2018dedicated\u2019 to recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Britney Spears\u2019 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/12\/celebrity-news\/britney-spears-checks-into-rehab-for-substance-abuse-weeks-after-dui-arrest\/\">decision to get help<\/a> with substance abuse was her own choice, a source tells Page Six.<\/p>\n<p>The singer, 44, voluntarily checked herself into rehab, her rep confirmed to us Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was her own choice,\u201d we were told. \u201cThis isn\u2019t about one substance in particular, it has a dual purpose\u2026.this is about Britney putting her mental health first and taking some time for herself to focus on the things that are important to her.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Britney Spears\u2019 decision to get help with substance abuse issues was her own choice, a source told Page Six. <span class=\"credit\">britneyspears\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Spears (pictured above in 2024) voluntarily checked herself into rehab, her rep confirmed.  <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s dedicated to working on her health,\u201d the source added. \u201cThis is something she really wants to do for herself. This was her own decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to our source, Spears\u2019 whole family is supportive of the decision. The pop star has shared pics and video of herself <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/30\/celebrity-news\/britney-spears-has-rare-reunion-with-son-sean-preston-20-on-yacht-getaway-after-her-dui-arrest\/\">spending time with her two sons<\/a> \u2014 Sean Preston, 20, and Jayden James, 19 \u2014 after her March 4 arrest for DUI.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone just wants Britney to be healthy and in a good place and the fact that this was her decision just proves how dedicated she is to her own recovery and getting herself back on solid ground,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<p>As for the time frame she may be in rehab, our source tells us, \u201cShe doesn\u2019t know yet. This isn\u2019t for a set 30 or 60 day program. It will take as long as she needs. She\u2019s not setting a limit on herself. She just wants to feel better and get herself into a healthier space.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThis is something she really wants to do for herself. This was her own decision,\u201d our source told us .<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Spears posted a video of herself dancing in a sheer bodysuit hours before the rehab news broke.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Spears was in a dancing mood just hours before she checked herself into rehab, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/12\/celebrity-news\/britney-spears-posts-bizarre-butt-slapping-dance-video-hours-before-entering-rehab\/\">posting video of herself <\/a>gyrating to Cardi B, J Balvin and Bad Bunny\u2019s \u201cI Like It\u201d on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>She busted some moves in a sheer black bodysuit, knee-high boots and a bright red fedora, appearing unbothered as she risked a wardrobe malfunction and slapped her butt.<\/p>\n<p>On March 4, Spears was taken into custody after authorities saw her<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/05\/celebrity-news\/britney-spears-911-dispatch-reveals-star-swerved-in-and-out-of-lanes-before-dui-arrest\/\">\u00a0swerving in and out of lanes<\/a>. They also allegedly\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/05\/celebrity-news\/britney-spears-caught-with-unknown-substance-in-car-before-dui-arrest\/\">discovered an unknown substance<\/a>\u00a0inside her car during her arrest and she is believed to have been\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/05\/celebrity-news\/britney-spears-believed-to-be-on-cocktail-of-alcohol-and-drugs-during-dui-arrest\/\">on a cocktail of alcohol and drugs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>On March 4, Spears was taken into custody after authorities saw her driving erratically.  <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She was believed to be on a cocktail of drugs and alcohol at the time.  <span class=\"credit\">Andy Johnstone for Page Six<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She was released the following morning, per arrest records from the Ventura County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Spears was<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/05\/celebrity-news\/britney-spears-was-incredibly-emotional-during-dui-arrest\/\"> \u201ccrying and very tearful\u201d<\/a> while being booked for her DUI arrest, a source told Page Six at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Spears \u201cfelt ashamed and embarrassed\u201d and was \u201cvery sorry\u201d for what happened, our source said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe doesn\u2019t want to let anyone down, including her fans,\u201d the insider added. \u201cThe last thing she wants is to be judged publicly all over again.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/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 pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Britney Spears\u2019 decision to get help with substance abuse was her own choice, a source tells Page Six. The singer, 44, voluntarily checked herself into rehab, her rep confirmed to us Sunday. \u201cThis was her own choice,\u201d we were told. \u201cThis isn\u2019t about one substance in particular, it has a dual purpose\u2026.this is about Britney [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2370383,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[21966,24003,21800,361266],"class_list":["post-2370382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-britney-spears","tag-celebrity-news","tag-music","tag-rehab"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Britney-Spears-checked-into-rehab-by-\u2018choice-is-\u2018dedicated-to.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2370382"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370382\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2370384,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370382\/revisions\/2370384"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2370383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2370382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2370382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2370382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}