Britney Spears enters rehab after March DUI arrest | Britney Spears
Britney Spears checked into a rehab center after her arrest for drunk driving in March.
The pop singer was stopped by the police in Ventura County, California, after driving erratically and was found to have drugs and alcohol in his system. She was briefly detained, and her manager called Spears’ actions “completely inexcusable. Britney will take the right steps and comply with the law, and hopefully this can be the first step in the long overdue change that needs to happen in Britney’s life.”
Spears has now voluntarily entered treatment at a rehabilitation center, a representative for the singer confirmed.
Following a career as one of the most important pop artists in US history, Spears has spent time away from music: Her last album was released in 2016, and her last chart appearance was in 2022, when she returned to the US and UK Top 10 with Hold Me Closer, a collaboration with Elton John.
“I will never return to the music industry,” he said in 2024, saying he preferred ghostwriting for other artists, and in January said he would never perform in the US again, although he hoped to perform in the UK and Australia. He sold his song catalog to Primary Wave in late 2025 for $200 million.
In 2023, she published The Woman Inside Me, a hugely successful memoir that is being developed for the big screen with Wicked director Jon M Chu and La La Land producer Marc Platt.
In 2008, Spears was placed in a foster care arrangement following a mental health breakdown that lasted until 2021. Spears’ independence was restricted by controversial regulation, including restrictions on her expenses, diet, and more.
