(Mississippi, 44 years old) has been officially charged with driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, as reported by the authorities of Ventura (California) this Thursday, April 30. A press release obtained by US media such as Page Six indicates that the singer has an appointment before the judge on May 4. However, since this is a misdemeanor, she is not required to attend.
The Ventura County Prosecutor’s Office noted that prosecutors generally offer defendants with no prior history of drunk driving, low blood alcohol level, and in cases where there has been no accident or injury, the option of pleading guilty to “reckless driving under the influence.” According to that agreement, the defendant would be on probation for 12 months – the time spent in custody would be deducted – she would have to attend a course on driving under the influence of alcohol and would have to pay fines and fees established by the State.
In this way, Spears would avoid jail. The authorities assure that this type of resolution is “common,” especially when the accused “demonstrates self-motivation to address underlying problems through rehabilitation or a drug and alcohol treatment program,” as appears to be the case of the artist, who remains admitted to a rehabilitation center on a voluntary basis.
The singer of Toxic after police saw her weaving between two lanes, driving “erratically at high speed.” In addition, the agents found an unknown substance inside his car during the arrest and the statement states that “he showed signs of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs.” After a series of field sobriety tests, she was arrested and booked, and released the next morning. The artist’s agent, Cade Hudson, then sent a statement to the American press. “This was an unfortunate and totally inexcusable incident,” he said.
According to sources close to the artist, the arrest was a wake-up call for Spears, who on April 12. “Britney will take the necessary steps and comply with the law, and we hope this is the first step toward the change she has needed for a long time. Hopefully she can get the help and support she needs during this difficult time. Her children will spend time with her. Her loved ones will develop a necessary plan to ensure her well-being and success,” a representative for the artist said in a statement.
Someone close to him declared at that time that her children, Sean Preston, 20, and Jayden James, 19—from her marriage to , to whom she was married between 2004 and 2007—were one of the main reasons why Spears decided to seek help. “Her children were instrumental in getting her into rehab. They’ve been very clear with her. They just want her to be okay,” the source said. “She was very upset and shocked after her arrest. And she is terrified of going to jail. It took her weeks to realize that going to rehab is the best option,” he added.
Spears left the rehab clinic on Thursday night, which has released images of the singer inside a vehicle on her return home. “We were informed that she finished her treatment last night and was ‘looking forward to a bright future’ following her arrest for driving under the influence on March 4. Another source told us that she ‘would continue with remote therapy,'” the outlet claims.
In recent years, Spears has made many headlines not for her work, but for her erratic behavior. In 2021, after spending 13 years controlled personally, professionally and financially by her father, Jamie Spears, thanks in part to a strong public movement led by her legion of fans. Once free, the artist has been seen in public on rare occasions. During this time he has written a book of memoirs —The woman that I am—, in which she gave an account of how her career started and the pressure that fame put on her, her relationship with her parents and her sister—actress Jamie Lynn Spears—or her courtships with artists like . About him he said that he decided to end it.
In February of this year, it was learned that the singer The operation would have made her pocket around 200 million dollars, about 170 million euros.
