Britney Spears, 44, has voluntarily entered a substance abuse treatment facility just over a month after her arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence. On March 5, California Highway Patrol officers received a report of a BMW driving fast and erratically on U.S. 101 in Ventura County. Spears, who lives in the area, took field sobriety tests and was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of a combination of alcohol and drugs. She was taken to county jail and released several hours later.
Investigators transferred the case on March 23 to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office, which plans to make a charging decision before a scheduled May 4 court date. A representative previously called Spears’ actions “completely inexcusable” and stated it would ideally be “the first step in long overdue change that needs to occur in Britney’s life.”
Spears has largely stepped back from her music career in recent years. She has not toured in nearly eight years and has not released an album in nearly a decade. In 2021, she regained control of her life decisions and finances when a court-ordered conservatorship was dissolved after nearly 14 years. Two years later, she released a bestselling memoir titled “The Woman in Me.”
This article is an AI-assisted summary. All facts and figures are drawn from the original report: https://apnews.com/article/britney-spears-rehab-dui-treatment-arrest-bc4a18f3e3560d53ca18beb65133feb8