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Britney Spears Checks Into Rehab Voluntarily After March DUI Arrest

Her team frames the move as a self-directed step that could shape her May 4 court hearing.

Overview

  • Her representative confirmed Sunday that she entered a treatment center in the United States of her own accord, with no details on location or length.
  • The decision follows a March 4 arrest in Ventura County on suspicion of impaired driving, with a court date set for May 4.
  • Her spokesperson called the March incident unfortunate and totally inexcusable and said she will take the steps required and follow the law.
  • Accounts differ on what testing showed at the stop, with sheriff records not specifying substances while other reports cite positives for alcohol and drugs.
  • Coverage links the treatment to addiction issues she described in her 2023 memoir and notes earlier rehab stays in 2007, 2014, and 2019, prior to the end of her 13-year conservatorship in 2021.