Britney Spears has pleaded guilty to reckless driving in her DUI case and is avoiding jail time as the pop icon will instead face a year of probation.
Per CBS News, Spears didn’t attend court in Ventura County on Monday, and her lawyer, Michael A. Goldstein, appeared on her behalf to state her plea. Per the outlet, Spears agreed to a plea called “wet reckless,” in which the defendant can plead guilty and be put on probation instead.
The plea comes weeks after Spears was first arrested over the incident in March. Last week, she was officially charged with a misdemeanor count of driving under the combined influence of alcohol and at least one drug. In April, Spears entered rehab.
“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,” a rep for the singer said after her arrest in March. “Hopefully, she can get the help and support she needs during this difficult time. Her 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.”
The DUI is the latest speed bump in Spears’ much-scrutinized personal life. Spears was released from a controversial court-ordered conservatorship back in 2021 after it was first established back in 2008, and her father Jamie Spears was removed as the conservator of the pop star’s estate.
