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Britney Spears Arrested for DUI in Southern California

Britney Spears was detained for suspected DUI after erratic driving in Ventura County and is due in court May 4, with her vehicle towed and released after booking.

  • On Wednesday , Britney Spears, 44-year-old pop star, was detained by the California Highway Patrol in Ventura County around 9:30 p.m., TMZ first reported she was handcuffed.
  • This week, Spears secured a permanent restraining order against a 51-year-old Louisiana man who trespassed at her Southern California home, amid prior erratic driving including an October 2025 video at Red-O.
  • Booking records show Spears was processed at 3:02 a.m., with an assigned booking number, occupation listed as "celebrity," and her vehicle towed, Ventura County Sheriff's Office logs confirm.
  • Cited and released, Spears is scheduled to appear in Ventura County Superior Court on May 4.
  • Spears disputed she was behind the wheel, posting it was a “lookalike.” Earlier this year she sold her catalogue to Primary Wave and plans to perform live in the near future.
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‘Oops!... I Did It Again’. Britney Spears, the American singer, was arrested on the night of March 4 in Ventura County, California, because she was detected driving under the effects of alcohol. The arrest of the ‘Toxic’ interpreter occurred after a 911 call warned about a person driving erraticly on board a black BMW sedan, according to an audio obtained by Page Six magazine.Although Britney Spears’ legal situation generated concern among her f…

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arcamax.com broke the news in on Thursday, March 5, 2026.
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