Britney Spears was arrested last night for driving under the influence in California. As revealed by several North American media, The 44-year-old pop star was arrested at 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday in Ventura County, California. and was released this morning.
The singer, revealed the portal TMZwas handcuffed by California traffic officers at 9:30 p.m. and detained by the police department several hours later, around 3 a.m.
According to official documents, Spears regained her freedom at 6 in the morning. The arrest was recorded, the magazine reported Peoplelike a “summons and release” and the artist must appear in court for this incident next May 4th.
After being released, Spears was taken to a hospital to determine her blood alcohol level. In addition, the North American media was able to find out that at the time of the arrest she was alone, that she was in Westlake Village, near her home, and that she was not injured.
“This was an unfortunate incident that is completely inexcusable. Britney is going to take the right steps and follow the law, and hopefully this can be the first step in a long-awaited change that needs to come in Britney’s life. Hopefully, she can get the help and support she needs during this difficult time,” Britney’s manager, Cade Hudson, told TMZ. “Her children are going to spend time with her. Her loved ones are going to devise a necessary and planned plan to prepare her for success and well-being,” he added.
This is not the first time Spears has had legal problems. In 2007, the singer-songwriter faced four misdemeanor charges and a prison sentence for driving without a license and crashing into a parked car and then fleeing in Los Angeles. Ultimately, the charges were dropped, as the “Toxic” creator paid the owner of the vehicle for damages.
At the age of 10, Spears stepped on stage for the first time. It was at the talent competition Star Search, in 1992. In 1997, he signed a contract with the record company Jive Records, with whom he released Baby One More Timehis first big success. After fame and showing a perfect life with Justin Timberlake, that fairy tale collapsed with the unexpected breakup.
Spears managed to focus on work, but hit rock bottom in 2007, when he experienced one of the most high-profile personal crises in history. The scenes of her shaving her hair in a small hair salon in a Los Angeles neighborhood were caught on camera and replayed endlessly. Suddenly, the same system that had given her fame and global recognition turned its back on her and took advantage of her. Then, Spears was 25 years old, She was divorcing Kevin Federline and fighting in court for custody of her two young children, a fight she ended up losing.
From 2008 to 2021, Spears was under the guardianship of her father, which gave Jamie Spears control over her finances, medical decisions and any other type of personal and professional procedures. For a long time, Spears publicly questioned this situation and denounced that it was abusive: the singer testified, among other situations, that her father forced her to go on the tour. Piece of Me, 2018, and his residency in Las Vegas.
After a long legal battle and strong pressure from the fan movement #FreeBritneyin November 2021 A Los Angeles court ended the guardianship and returned the artist total control over your life and assets.
After some time, Britney tried to regroup and, with the aim of telling her story in the first person, published in October 2023 The Woman In Me, a book that collects his shocking memories. The Grammy winner revealed in the publication that Jamie Spears drugged her with a “very strong” substance known as lithium when she did not cooperate during rehearsals, that he forced her to go to rehab and that he threatened her not to see her two children if she did not cooperate. In addition, she shared that they required her to take contraceptives and prohibited her from getting married or having another baby.
In that book he also talked about the striking posts What has he done since then on his account? Instagram and which often worries her fans and those close to her: there she appears with little clothing, sometimes erratic, and reveals the disorder and dirt of her mansion.
“I know that many people do not understand why I love taking photos of myself naked or in new dresses. But I think that, if they had been photographed by other people thousands of times, exhibited for the approval of other people, they would understand that it gives me great joy to pose when I feel sexy and take my own photos,” the interpreter noted.
