Britney Spears arrested and released, California sheriff’s records show, though charge is not clear
The Seattle Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Britney Spears was arrested Wednesday night in Ventura County, California, and booked early Thursday; the specific charge has not been disclosed by authorities.
- She was arrested around 9:30 p.m. and released the following day, with a court date scheduled for May 4.
- Spears rose to fame as a teen pop icon with hits like “…Baby One More Time” and “Oops! … I Did It Again,” achieving multiple platinum and diamond-certified albums.
- Her personal struggles and media scrutiny in the early 2000s led to a court-ordered conservatorship lasting over a decade, which was dissolved in 2021 amid the #FreeBritney movement.
- In 2023, Spears published a bestselling
