{"id":2371245,"date":"2026-04-13T14:57:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2371245"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:57:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:57:38","slug":"britney-spears-checks-into-rehab-for-substance-abuse-weeks-after-dui-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/britney-spears-checks-into-rehab-for-substance-abuse-weeks-after-dui-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Britney Spears checks into rehab for substance abuse weeks after DUI arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Britney Spears is in rehab following <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/05\/celebrity-news\/britney-spears-arrested-for-dui\/\">her DUI arrest<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n<p>A rep for Spears confirmed to Page Six on Sunday that Spears has voluntarily checked herself into a treatment facility.<\/p>\n<p>The new development comes weeks after her arrest on a DUI charge in Ventura, California.<br \/>She\u2019s due in court on May 4. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Britney Spears has checked herself into rehab, a rep for the singer confirmed to 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 here on an erratic night out in October, was arrested for DUI on March 4. <span class=\"credit\">IXOLA \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>She\u2019s been <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\/\">supported by her sons<\/a> Sean Preston, 20, and Jayden James, 19, over the past few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Sources told us that Spears\u2019 arrest came as a wake-up call.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of the arrest, a source <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/05\/celebrity-news\/britney-spears-was-incredibly-emotional-during-dui-arrest\/\">exclusively told us the singer,<\/a> 44, was \u201cincredibly emotional.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to our source, Spears \u201cfelt ashamed and embarrassed\u201d and is \u201cvery sorry\u201d for what happened.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Spears was swerving in and out of lanes ahead of her arrest, according to cops. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sources told us that Spears\u2019 arrest came as a wake-up call. <span class=\"credit\">Britney Spears\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a very hard couple of months,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<p>The news of her decision to enter rehab was first reported by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/celebrity-intelligence.beehiiv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Celebrity Intelligence with Dan Wakeford<\/a>. <\/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<p>She was released the following morning, per arrest records from the Ventura County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Spears has been supported by her sons, Sean Preston (pictured here) and Jayden James. <span class=\"credit\">britneyspears\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The singer recently spent time with her sons on a yacht. <span class=\"credit\">britneyspears\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The pop star\u2019s BMW convertible ended up in an impound lot after the March incident. <span class=\"credit\">Andy Johnstone for Page Six<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A spokesman for the Ventura County District Attorney\u2019s Office told the California Post, \u201cThe DUI case against Britney Spears has been submitted to the Ventura County District Attorney\u2019s Office and is under review by our prosecutors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spears broke her silence on her arrest late last month on Instagram, when she <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/27\/celebrity-news\/britney-spears-breaks-silence-after-dui-arrest\/\">shared videos with Jayden.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you guys for all your support\u2026 spending time with family and friends is such a blessing!\u201d Spears wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cToxic\u201d singer recently <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\/\">shared videos of her yacht getaway<\/a> with her two sons.<\/p>\n<p>She spent Easter Sunday with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/06\/entertainment\/inside-britney-spears-fun-filled-easter-with-unexpected-celeb-friends\/\">her unexpected celeb pals<\/a> \u2014 songwriter Diane Warren and actress Molly Shannon.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Since the incident, Spears has been chauffeured around by her staff. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\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 is in rehab following her DUI arrest last month. A rep for Spears confirmed to Page Six on Sunday that Spears has voluntarily checked herself into a treatment facility. The new development comes weeks after her arrest on a DUI charge in Ventura, California.She\u2019s due in court on May 4. 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