{"id":226616,"date":"2026-03-05T16:07:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T16:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/britney-spears-arrested-on-dui-charges\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T16:07:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T16:07:59","slug":"britney-spears-arrested-on-dui-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/britney-spears-arrested-on-dui-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Britney Spears Arrested on DUI Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We have shocking news out of Los Angeles today, as Britney Spears has been arrested on DUI charges.<\/p>\n<p>The pop icon was handcuffed and taken into custody after being arrested in Ventura County, California Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>She was reportedly booked at 3 am and released just after 6 am this morning.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-627310206-5-1024x750.jpg\" alt=\"Singer Britney Spears performs onstage during 102.7 KIIS FM's Jingle Ball 2016 presented by Capital One at Staples Center on December 2, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.  \" class=\"wp-image-549914 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-627310206-5-1024x750.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-627310206-5-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-627310206-5-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-627310206-5-2048x1499.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-627310206-5-960x703.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-627310206-5-1080x791.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-627310206-5-1200x878.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-627310206-5-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Singer Britney Spears performs onstage during 102.7 KIIS FM\u2019s Jingle Ball 2016 presented by Capital One at Staples Center on December 2, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Kevin Winter\/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/03\/05\/britney-spears-arrested-dui-california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a>, Britney was pulled over at around 9:30 pm on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear what may have prompted police to pull her over.<\/p>\n<p>Spears is scheduled for a court date on May 4, at which time she will presumably enter her plea.<\/p>\n<p>Britney appears to have deleted her Instagram account in the wake of her arrest.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-945519386-3-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Honoree Britney Spears attends the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 12, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California.  \" class=\"wp-image-549916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-945519386-3-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-945519386-3-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-945519386-3-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-945519386-3-1361x2048.jpg 1361w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-945519386-3-638x960.jpg 638w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-945519386-3-718x1080.jpg 718w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-945519386-3-797x1200.jpg 797w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-945519386-3-scaled.jpg 1701w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-945519386-3-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Honoree Britney Spears attends the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 12, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California.  \" class=\"wp-image-549916 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-945519386-3-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-945519386-3-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-945519386-3-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-945519386-3-1361x2048.jpg 1361w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-945519386-3-638x960.jpg 638w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-945519386-3-718x1080.jpg 718w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-945519386-3-797x1200.jpg 797w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-945519386-3-scaled.jpg 1701w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-945519386-3-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Honoree Britney Spears attends the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 12, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is not the first time that Britney has been in trouble with the law, nor is it the first time that she has been suspected of driving under the influence.<\/p>\n<p>In October of last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/05\/celebrity-news\/britney-spears-arrested-for-dui\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Page Six<\/a> revealed video of Spears leaving a restaurant in Thousand Oaks, California and entering her BMW as several people apparently tried to stop her.<\/p>\n<p>In 2007, she faced misdemeanor charges in connection with an alleged hit-and-run in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>The charges were dropped after Britney paid off the owner of the other car, and her trial for driving without a license resulted in a mistrial due to a hung jury.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"775\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1056568640-775x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Singer Britney Spears attends the announcement of her new residency, &quot;Britney: Domination&quot; at Park MGM on October 18, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.\" class=\"wp-image-549915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1056568640-775x1024.jpg 775w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1056568640-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1056568640-768x1015.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1056568640-1550x2048.jpg 1550w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1056568640-727x960.jpg 727w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1056568640-817x1080.jpg 817w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1056568640-908x1200.jpg 908w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1056568640-scaled.jpg 1938w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"775\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1056568640-775x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Singer Britney Spears attends the announcement of her new residency, &quot;Britney: Domination&quot; at Park MGM on October 18, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.\" class=\"wp-image-549915 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1056568640-775x1024.jpg 775w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1056568640-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1056568640-768x1015.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1056568640-1550x2048.jpg 1550w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1056568640-727x960.jpg 727w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1056568640-817x1080.jpg 817w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1056568640-908x1200.jpg 908w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1056568640-scaled.jpg 1938w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-1056568640-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Singer Britney Spears attends the announcement of her new residency, \u201cBritney: Domination\u201d at Park MGM on October 18, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Ethan Miller\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, the incident was one of the factors that led to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/05\/britney-spears-will-die-without-a-new-conservatorship-insider-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spears\u2019 conservatorship<\/a> and the loss of custody of her two children. <\/p>\n<p>Britney spent several years under the control of her father and other parties after a judge determined that she was unable to properly care for herself.<\/p>\n<p>The conservatorship was finally lifted in 2021. The situation gained widespread media attention, with many fans and actvists calling for Spears to be freed.<\/p>\n<p>No one in Britney\u2019s camp could be reached for comment in connection with last night\u2019s incident.<\/p>\n<p>We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/britney-spears-arrested-on-dui-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes We have shocking news out of Los Angeles today, as Britney Spears has been arrested on DUI charges. The pop icon was handcuffed and taken into custody after being arrested in Ventura County, California Wednesday night. She was reportedly booked at 3 am and released just after 6 am this morning. 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