Britney Spears has been arrested in California for allegedly driving under the influence.
Spears, 44, was pulled over Wednesday night by California Highway Patrol officers, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office’s inmate records.
The 911 dispatch audio obtained by US Weekly revealed that Spears was driving a black BMW 2026 convertible, with the operator describing the vehicle “erratic[ly] braking, swerving and driving with no taillight.”
She was booked by the sheriff’s office around 3 a.m. Wednesday, and was released from custody hours later. Spears is due in court May 4.
A representative for Spears told The Independent: “This was an unfortunate incident that is completely inexcusable. Britney is going to take the right steps and comply with the law and hopefully this can be the first step in long overdue change that needs to occur in Britney’s life. Hopefully, she can get the help and support she needs during this difficult time.
“Her boys are going to be spending time with her. Her loved ones are going to come up with an overdue needed plan to set her up for success for well being.”
Spears — who appears to have deleted her Instagram profile yet again following her arrest — faced legal trouble in 2007 when she allegedly hit a parked car in Los Angeles, resulting in four misdemeanor charges and a jail sentence.
The charges were later dropped and Spears avoided jail time after a jury acquitted her of driving without a California license.
Shortly after that incident, Spears lost custody of her two sons with her ex-husband Kevin Federline: 20-year-old Sean Preston Federline and 19-year-old Jayden James Federline. In 2008, she was placed into a conservatorship, leaving her personal finances and affairs under the control of her father Jamie Spears.
The controversial legal arrangement came to an end in November 2021, 13 years after it was put in place.
Spears remained estranged from them until late 2024 when she reunited with Jayden.
In January, Spears posted an old tour photograph of herself sat on stage at a white piano. She captioned the image: “Sending this piano to my son this year!!! Interestingly enough, I dance on IG to heal things in my body that people have no idea about. Yup and it’s embarrassing sometimes… but I walked through the fire to save my life…”
She continued: “I will never perform in the U.S. again because of extremely sensitive reasons but I hope to be sitting on a stool with a red rose in my hair, in a bun, performing with my son… in the UK and AUSTRALIA very soon. He’s a huge star and I’m so humbled to be in his presence!!! God speed, little man!!!”
Last March, she shared videos of Jayden rapping and playing the piano and described him as a “genius.”
In one video, the “Toxic” singer could be heard shouting in excitement: “My son just played, oh my God! I felt it in my bones, and my heart, and my lungs.”
When Spears published her memoir The Woman in Me in 2023, she wrote as a dedication in the book: “For my boys, who are the loves of my life.”
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