Britney Spears has voluntarily checked into a rehabilitation facility after being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence last month, according to sources confirmed by Variety.
The singer was taken into custody by the California Highway Patrol at approximately 9:30 p.m. on March 5 and was booked at around 3 a.m. the following day. She was released shortly after and is due to appear in court on May 4.
In a statement issued at the time of her arrest, a representative for Spears said: “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.” The statement added: “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 was released from a 13-year conservatorship in 2021, has largely stayed out of the public eye since then. She recently sold her song catalogue to Primary Wave and claimed in a since-deleted Instagram post that she would “never perform in the U.S. again because of extremely sensitive reasons.” Her last album, “Glory,” was released in 2016, and her last US performance was in 2018.
