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Britney Spears Argued with Police, Denied Being Intoxicated During March DUI Arrest, Footage Shows
The leaked footage shows officers stopping Spears for erratic driving, then handcuffing her after she failed a sobriety test.
- Video obtained by ABC News shows the March arrest of Britney Spears, 44, in Ventura County, where California Highway Patrol officers conducted a field sobriety test on the side of the road.
- Authorities arrested Spears on March 4 after a 911 caller reported an erratic driver on the 101 Freeway in the Newbury Park area, prompting officers to pull her over.
- During the stop, officers detected a 'distinct odor of an alcoholic beverage' and found a bottle of Adderall not prescribed to Spears, leading to a blood draw at Los Robles Medical Center.
- Following the hearing on May 4, Spears pleaded guilty to 'wet reckless' driving and received 12 months of probation and $571 in fines, per her attorney Michael Goldstein.
- Since her arrest, the singer has checked out of a treatment facility and is attending AA meetings, with reports indicating she has remained sober for three weeks.
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Police Report Reveals Troubling New Details From Britney Spears' DUI Arrest
Pop icon Britney Spears is once again at the centre of public scrutiny after newly released police records shed more light on her March arrest under suspicion of driving under the influence. Audio recordings, dashcam footage, and arrest documents obtained by outlets including The New York Times, People, and USA Today revealed officers believed Spears was behaving erratically during the encounter. According to the reports, the singer appeared to …
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Leaning Left7Leaning Right8Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution35% Center, 35% Right
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- 35% of the sources are Center, 35% of the sources lean Right
35% Right
L 30%
C 35%
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