Britney Spears has recently admitted herself to a rehabilitation center following her arrest for suspected driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs a month ago. A spokesperson for Spears confirmed her voluntary entrance into the facility. The incident took place on March 5 when the California Highway Patrol received reports of a BMW driving recklessly on U.S. 101 in Ventura County near Los Angeles. After undergoing field sobriety tests, Spears was apprehended for allegedly driving under the influence of a mix of alcohol and drugs. She was subsequently taken into custody but later released.
The case was transferred to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office on March 23 for a decision on potential charges against Spears before her court appearance scheduled for May 4. A representative criticized Spears’ behavior as “unjustifiable” and expressed hope that it would mark the beginning of necessary changes in her life.
Britney Spears has been less active in her music career, with no tours in nearly eight years and no album releases for almost a decade. In 2021, she regained control over her personal and financial matters with the termination of a conservatorship that had been in place for about 14 years. Subsequently, she published a successful memoir titled “The Woman in Me” two years later.
The conservatorship had been established following Spears’ month-long stay at a rehab facility in California in 2007.