{"id":2396961,"date":"2026-05-01T00:11:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T00:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2396961"},"modified":"2026-05-01T00:11:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T00:11:41","slug":"britney-spears-charged-with-dui-after-checking-herself-into-rehab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/britney-spears-charged-with-dui-after-checking-herself-into-rehab\/","title":{"rendered":"Britney Spears charged with DUI after checking herself into rehab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Britney Spears has officially been charged with driving under the influence.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors in Ventura County hit Spears with a misdemeanor charge for driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>In a press release obtained by Page Six, they noted Spears will be arraigned on May 4. However, since it\u2019s a misdemeanor charge, she\u2019s not required to attend.<\/p>\n<p>The Ventura County District Attorney\u2019s Office noted that prosecutors typically offer defendants without a prior DUI history, a low blood alcohol level and where there is no crash or injury a \u201cwet reckless\u201d \u2014 this law allows a defendant to plead guilty to reckless driving involving alcohol and\/or drugs.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Britney Spears \u2014 pictured here in January \u2014 has been officially charged with driving under the influence. <span class=\"credit\">britneyspears\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She was arrested for DUI on March 4. She\u2019s seen here driving in October 2025. <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>Under that offer, a defendant is placed on probation for 12 months, receives credit for any time spent in custody, is required to complete a DUI class and must pay state-mandated fines and fees.<\/p>\n<p>Spears, 44, was arrested on March 4 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>On April 12, Spears <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\/\">checked into rehab for substance abuse.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sources told us that the singer\u2019s arrest<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/12\/celebrity-news\/britney-spears-checked-into-rehab-by-choice-is-dedicated-to-recovery\/\"> came as a wake-up call.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Spears checked into rehab for substance abuse on April 12. She\u2019s seen here in November 2025. <span class=\"credit\">Clint Brewer Photography \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Spears\u2019 sons \u2014 Sean Preston and Jayden James \u2014 have been supporting her since her arrest last month. <span class=\"credit\">Britney Spears\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\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<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 was supportive of the decision. The pop star has shared pics and video of herself\u00a0<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>\u00a0\u2014 Sean Preston, 20, and Jayden James, 19 \u2014 after her arrest last month.<\/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<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A source told Page Six that Spears checking into a treatment facility was her own choice. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@britneyspears<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Our source said of the singer, whose past erratic social media behavior has worried fans, \u201cShe\u2019s dedicated to working on her health. This is something she really wants to do for herself.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@britneyspears<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Richard Taite, founder of Carrara Treatment,\u00a0where celebrities go for addiction treatment, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/13\/celebrity-news\/inside-britney-spears-post-rehab-plan-to-avoid-falling-apart\/\">exclusively told Page Six<\/a> that it\u2019s crucial that the \u201cToxic\u201d singer doesn\u2019t check out of the treatment facility \u201cwithout structure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA strong post-treatment plan means continued therapy, accountability and a controlled environment that supports early recovery,\u201d Taite told us. \u201cIf that piece isn\u2019t taken seriously, even great treatment won\u2019t hold.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Taite also noted that checking into rehab is only \u201cthe beginning\u201d of someone\u2019s recovery journey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKeeping them supported after they leave is what actually determines the outcome.\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 has officially been charged with driving under the influence. Prosecutors in Ventura County hit Spears with a misdemeanor charge for driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol Thursday. In a press release obtained by Page Six, they noted Spears will be arraigned on May 4. However, since it\u2019s a misdemeanor charge, she\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2396962,"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":[21966,29953,24003,360563,21800,361266],"class_list":["post-2396961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-britney-spears","tag-celebrity-arrests","tag-celebrity-news","tag-dui","tag-music","tag-rehab"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Britney-Spears-charged-with-DUI-after-checking-herself-into-rehab.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396961","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=2396961"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396961\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2396963,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396961\/revisions\/2396963"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2396962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2396961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2396961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2396961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}