Britney Spears Heads To Rehab After Posting Another Wild Video, DUI Arrest

Pop singer Britney Spears voluntarily checked herself into a rehab treatment facility on Sunday, April 12, her rep confirmed. This happened just hours after she posted a video to Instagram — in which she could be seen slapping her own butt while dressed in a thong — just five weeks after she was arrested on suspicion of DUI.

The 44-year-old singer has a scheduled court date of May 4. 

Spears was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol (DUI) in Ventura County, California, on March 4, as The Daily Wire previously reported. She was released the next day.

Her rep released a statement at the time, calling it an “unfortunate incident” and saying that it was “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’s life. Hopefully, she can get the help and support she needs during this difficult time,” the statement said. “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 pop star shares two sons, Sean Preston, 20, and Jayden James, 19, with ex-husband Kevin Federline.

Spears was previously charged with a misdemeanor hit-and-run in 2007, which was later dismissed. She was hospitalized for a psychiatric evaluation the following year and was subsequently placed under a conservatorship overseen primarily by her father. That arrangement lasted 13 years before a judge terminated it in November of 2021, following the fan-led “Free Britney” movement. 

Since the conservatorship ended, the “Toxic” singer has remained active on social media — where a number of posts have drawn concern from fans, such as posting videos of herself dancing, often scantily clad and sometimes with knives. 

In recent months, Spears has been taking aim at her family in Instagram posts, claiming they’ve treated her poorly. Following her DUI arrest, she shared a post of herself spending time with her two sons, including a trip she took with them on a yacht in late March.