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Britney Spears goes into rehab after driving under the influence arrest

Britney Spears has entered a treatment facility following her arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence on March 4th in California. The singer's representative confirmed her voluntary check-in to US media outlets on Sunday.

BBC News - WorldFiled 2026-04-13 · 08:14 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
Britney Spears goes into rehab after driving under the influence arrest
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Britney Spears has entered a treatment facility following her arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence on March 4th in California. The singer's representative confirmed her voluntary check-in to US media outlets on Sunday. Spears was arrested after being reported for driving erratically at a high speed and showing signs of impairment during field sobriety tests. Her representative previously called the incident "inexcusable" and indicated a plan for her well-being was in development. Spears' court appearance for the DUI charge is scheduled in California in three weeks.

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Spears' BMW was reported to authorities for driving erratically at a high rate of speed.

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Spears is due to appear in court in California to face the DUI charge.

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The incident was 'completely inexcusable'.

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She was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

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Britney Spears has gone into rehab.

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Britney Spears has gone into rehab, a month after she was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.The singer voluntarily checked herself into a treatment facility, her representative told multiple US media outlets on Sunday.Following her arrest on 4 March, the star's representative called the incident "completely inexcusable" and said her loved ones would "come up with an overdue needed plan to set her up for success for well being".Her entry into treatment comes three weeks before the 44-year-old is due to appear in court in California to face the DUI charge.Last month, Spears was reported to authorities for driving her BMW "erratically at a high rate of speed" on a motorway, California-highway-patrol" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="33507" data-entity-type="organization">California Highway Patrol said.She "showed signs of impairment" and submitted to a series of field sobriety tests after she was pulled over.Afterwards, her representative told the BBC: "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."Hopefully, she can get the help and support she needs during this difficult time.
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