Britney Spears was charged Thursday in California with driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, authorities said.The 44-year-old pop star was charged with a single count of driving under the influence of alcohol and at least one drug, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office said.An email to a representative for Spears seeking comment was not immediately returned.The criminal complaint does not specify what type or quantity of alcohol or drugs Spears is accused of using.
Britney Spears was arrested for driving under the influence
Spears, who has since entered substance abuse treatment, was arrested March 4 for driving her black BMW fast and erratically on US 101 near her home, the California Highway Patrol said. He appeared to be in trouble, performed a series of field sobriety tests, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of a combination of alcohol and drugs and taken to the Ventura County Jail, the CHP said.He was released on bail the next day. The police completed the investigation and presented it to the prosecutor’s office on March 23.A representative at the time called Spears’ actions “completely inexcusable” and said it would be “the first step in the change that needs to happen in Britney’s life.”
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Spears voluntarily entered a substance abuse treatment facility just over a month after her arrest, her rep said.Spears’ arraignment is set for Monday. As it is a crime, he will not have to appear before the court, the prosecutor said.About Britney SpearsThe one-time pop phenom and “Mickey Mouse Club” alum became the defining superstar of the 1990s and 2000s with hits like “Toxic,” “Gimme More” and “I’m a Slave 4 U.” Most of his albums have been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, with two diamond titles: 1999’s “… Baby One More Time” and 2000’s “Oops! … I Did It Again.”Spears became the focus of the tabloids in the early 2000s, and a source of public scrutiny, as she battled mental illness and paparazzi documented details of her private life.In 2008, Spears was placed under court-ordered conservatorship, directed primarily by her father and her attorneys, which would control her personal and financial decisions for a decade. It was dissolved in 2021.Since then, she has been married and divorced, and released a best-selling memoir, “The Woman in Me.”He has essentially retired as an artist in recent years, releasing only a handful of single collaborations since his last full-length album in 2016.
