{"id":167652,"date":"2026-04-30T20:59:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T00:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/britney-spears-charged-with-driving-under-the-influence-of-alcohol-and-drugs\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T20:59:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T00:59:52","slug":"britney-spears-charged-with-driving-under-the-influence-of-alcohol-and-drugs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/en\/britney-spears-charged-with-driving-under-the-influence-of-alcohol-and-drugs\/","title":{"rendered":"Britney Spears charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>California prosecutors charged Britney Spears Thursday with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs following her arrest last March, an incident that prompted the artist&#8217;s voluntary admission to a rehabilitation center.<\/p>\n<p>The Ventura County District Attorney&#8217;s Office filed a formal complaint against the American singer for a misdemeanor, although the indictment does not specify the type of substances she would have consumed at the time of the incident, according to The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/en\/britney-spears-in-rehab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Princess of Pop<\/a>&#8216; was arrested in early March by California authorities for alleged reckless driving under the influence of alcohol. She was released a few hours later and called to testify before a judge next Monday. <\/p>\n<p>Five weeks after her arrest, the &#8216;Baby One More Time&#8217; artist voluntarily entered a rehabilitation center to prioritize her personal well-being after an episode described by her team as inexcusable.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_167648\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-167648\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-167648 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/queonnda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2891-BRITNEYSPEARSforoSolMx3.jpg\" alt=\"Britney Spears charged with driving under the influence of alcohol\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1866\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-167648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO: Mezcalent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The singer&#8217;s entourage also assured that Spears was affected and sorry for what happened, especially for the impact that the situation could have on her children.<\/p>\n<p>Spears, who was able to end her father&#8217;s legal guardianship in 2021, has maintained an active social media presence that has generated concern among her followers.<\/p>\n<p>In October 2025, her ex-husband Kevin Federline expressed his concern for the performer in a memoir in which he felt it was &#8220;time to sound the alarm&#8221; about her behavior.<\/p>\n<p>The singer had already briefly entered rehab in 2007 after several public incidents.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2008, in the midst of a dispute over custody of her children, she was hospitalized twice briefly in a mental health treatment center, reported Agencia EFE.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more at<a href=\"http:\/\/queonnda.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> &#8216;QueOnnda.com&#8217;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California prosecutors charged Britney Spears Thursday with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs following her arrest last March, an incident that prompted the artist&#8217;s voluntary admission to a rehabilitation center. 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