Britney Spears charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs
PBS • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Britney Spears was charged with a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence of a combination of alcohol and at least one drug in Ventura County, California.
- The 44-year-old pop star was arrested on March 4 after being pulled over for erratic and fast driving near her home; she appeared impaired and was taken to jail before being released on bail.
- Spears has since entered substance abuse treatment voluntarily, with her arraignment scheduled for Monday, though she is not required to appear in court due to the misdemeanor charge.
- Spears rose to fame in the late 1990s and 2000s with multiple platinum albums and hit singles, but faced intense public scrutiny and a court-ordered conservatorship from 2008 to 2021.
- Since the end of her conservatorship, Spears has married and divorced, published a memoir, and largely stepped back from her music career, releasing only a few singles since 2016.
