Britney Spears has checked into a treatment facility following a DUI arrest last month.
TMZ reported that Spears voluntarily entered rehab on Sunday for drugs and alcohol issues.
Spears, 44, was arrested on March 4 for driving under the influence, and then released from jail a day later in Southern California, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department. The singer is due to make a court appearance on May 4 at the Ventura County Superior Court.
“This was an unfortunate incident that is completely inexcusable,” a rep for Spears told THR at the time of her DUI arrest. “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. 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.”
Spears has previously admitted issues with substances and briefly entered rehab at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads facility in Antigua in 2007 following a series of public incidents, including shaving her head. In January 2008, in the midst of a bitter and very public custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline, the singer faced several mental health challenges was twice admitted to hospital under a temporary psychiatric assessment ruling, including after an incident in which she allegedly refused to surrender her sons in a stand-off involving police.
The January 2008 hospitalizations led to a temporary conservatorship that were made permanent later that year. The conservatorship left the singer’s father, Jamie Spears, in charge of making decisions about her career, as well as her estate and financial affairs.
After 13 years, Spears was finally freed of the conservatorship in September 2021 following a high profile “Free Britney” campaign from fans and prominent celebrities.
