{"id":226823,"date":"2026-03-06T13:55:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T13:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/06\/britney-spears-fired-her-sobriety-coaches-ahead-of-dui-arrest\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T13:55:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T13:55:36","slug":"britney-spears-fired-her-sobriety-coaches-ahead-of-dui-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/06\/britney-spears-fired-her-sobriety-coaches-ahead-of-dui-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Britney Spears Fired Her Sobriety Coaches Ahead of DUI Arrest"},"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\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As you\u2019ve probably heard by now, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/britney-spears-arrested-on-dui-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Britney Spears was arrested on DUI charges<\/a> earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>The pop icon was reportedly pulled over for driving erratically, and she was then taken to a nearby hospital to have her blood drawn to determine her BAC.<\/p>\n<p>Britney was reportedly under the legal limit, but she may still face DUI charges due to her driving.<\/p>\n<p>And a new report claims that Spears fired her sobriety coaches just weeks before her latest brush with the law.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"790\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-945559094-2-1024x790.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-549984 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-945559094-2-1024x790.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-945559094-2-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-945559094-2-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-945559094-2-2048x1581.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-945559094-2-960x741.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-945559094-2-1080x834.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-945559094-2-1200x926.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-945559094-2-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>Yes, despite the huge financial windfall that came with the sale of her music catalog, Britney fired much of her support staff in recent weeks, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/03\/06\/britney-spears-fired-sober-coaches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Among those cut from the payroll were the folks who were tasked with keeping Britney sober.<\/p>\n<p>TMZ reports that Britney made the decision to cut ties with several staff members \u2014 including security guards who often kept her behavior in check \u2014 after returning from a trip to Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>The reasons behind her decision are unclear.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-597563512-1-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Britney Spears attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on August 28, 2016 in New York City.  \" class=\"wp-image-549985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-597563512-1-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-597563512-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-597563512-1-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-597563512-1-1363x2048.jpg 1363w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-597563512-1-639x960.jpg 639w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-597563512-1-719x1080.jpg 719w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-597563512-1-799x1200.jpg 799w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-597563512-1-scaled.jpg 1704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-597563512-1-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Britney Spears attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on August 28, 2016 in New York City.  \" class=\"wp-image-549985 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-597563512-1-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-597563512-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-597563512-1-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-597563512-1-1363x2048.jpg 1363w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-597563512-1-639x960.jpg 639w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-597563512-1-719x1080.jpg 719w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-597563512-1-799x1200.jpg 799w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-597563512-1-scaled.jpg 1704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-597563512-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Britney Spears attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on August 28, 2016 in New York City.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jamie McCarthy\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s worth noting that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/05\/britney-spears-will-die-without-a-new-conservatorship-insider-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Britney was restrained by a conservatorship<\/a> for years, and the idea of paying people to monitor her behavior might have become repugnant to her.<\/p>\n<p>So the decision to fire her sober coaches might have made perfect sense in that moment.<\/p>\n<p>But much will be made of the fact that Spears cut ties with those particular employees \u2014 and then got arrested for DUI so soon after.<\/p>\n<p>For the record, though fans have speculated about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/11\/britney-spears-champagne-car\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Britney being intoxicated<\/a> in some of her Instagram videos, she has never spoken publicly about battling any sort of substance abuse issues.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-78207117-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Britney Spears celebrates her birthday inside The ScandinavianStyle Mansion December 1, 2007 in Bel Air, California. \" class=\"wp-image-549983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-78207117-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-78207117-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-78207117-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-78207117-2048x1361.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-78207117-960x638.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-78207117-1080x717.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-78207117-1200x797.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-78207117-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Britney Spears celebrates her birthday inside The ScandinavianStyle Mansion December 1, 2007 in Bel Air, California. \" class=\"wp-image-549983 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-78207117-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-78207117-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-78207117-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-78207117-2048x1361.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-78207117-960x638.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-78207117-1080x717.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-78207117-1200x797.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-78207117-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Britney Spears celebrates her birthday inside The ScandinavianStyle Mansion December 1, 2007 in Bel Air, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Toby Canham\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Concerns for her mental health have been widespread in recent weeks, and according to TMZ, \u201cBritney mostly just dances around naked all day wherever she is \u2026 and our sources say she talks to herself and is in her own world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Britney is due back in court in May, at which time she will presumably enter her plea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis 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\u2019s life. Hopefully, she can get the help and support she needs during this difficult time,\u201d Spears\u2019 manager, Cade Hudson, tells TMZ.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer 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.\u201d<\/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-fired-her-sobriety-coaches-ahead-of-dui-arrest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes As you\u2019ve probably heard by now, Britney Spears was arrested on DUI charges earlier this week. The pop icon was reportedly pulled over for driving erratically, and she was then taken to a nearby hospital to have her blood drawn to determine her BAC. Britney was reportedly under the legal limit, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":226824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-226823","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226823\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/226824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}