A cantora pop Britney Spears44, was charged this Thursday (30) with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugsafter being arrested near her California home in March.
Spears will have the chance to plead guilty of a lesser charge of reckless driving involving alcohol and/or drugs at a court hearing Monday, according to a statement from the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office.
This is a common resolution for those who have demonstrated a willingness to undergo treatmentaccording to the statement. And it usually results in a sentence of 12 months probation.
A representative for stated this month that the singer voluntarily admitted herself to a rehabilitation clinic. As a result, she is not required to attend the hearing, which takes place on Monday. Your lawyers can appear on your behalf.
At press time, the did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Understand the case of Britney Spears
Spears was arrested in March after authorities received a report of a Black BMW driven erratically and at high speed. Officers located the vehicle and arrested Spears after observing signs of drunkennessthe California Highway Patrol reported at the time.
The singer of “Baby One More Time” she was under a conservatorship that controlled many of her personal and financial decisions for 13 years until a judge freed her from that arrangement in 2021.
Fans launched the movement and argued that Spears did not need supervision. Her family said Spears suffered from mental health problems and that the conservatorship was intended to protect her and her $60 million fortune.
In 2007, Spears was accused of a escape crime after an accident causing property damage and one count of driving without a valid California driver’s license, both misdemeanors. She was also hospitalized that year for undisclosed mental health issues.
