US EditionBritney Spears Arrested for DUI in Southern California
Spears was arrested after reports of erratic driving; she was released under California's cite-and-release system and must appear in court on May 4, officials said.
- 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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