Britney Spears Speaks Out After DUI, Rehab

Is pop star Britney Spears back on the right track?

Freshly returned from rehab following DUI charges, the 44-year-old singer posted an update to her Instagram account. But instead of another near-naked dance video with knives, Spears shared a photo of a yellow and white snake that she insists is a good omen.

“Snakes are symbolic of good health, higher consciousness, and pure luck,” she wrote in the image caption, mentioning how she saw the snake while visiting the pet store with her sons. “I’m so damn thankful to my friends and so many new beautiful people I have met through my spiritual journey… all a blessing in disguise.”

 

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“I still have to learn how to be kind to myself and the way I speak to myself,” Spears continued. “It’s a never ending journey and sometimes I just stop, look up and say wow God I think that was you and smile on!!!!”

This update comes after Spears took a deal on May 4, pleading guilty to violating California’s “wet reckless” law. This is a lesser charge offered at the county prosecutor’s discretion. She will serve 12 months of probation, enroll in a three-month substance abuse program, and pay a fine of $571, as The Daily Wire previously reported.

On March 4, the California Highway Patrol arrested Spears on suspicion of DUI after officers observed her driving erratically and at a high rate of speed near Thousand Oaks. Spears was the “solo occupant” of the BMW and “showed signs of impairment and submitted to a series of field sobriety tests.”

Her representative 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 a 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.”

Spears checked herself into rehab in April.

The singer was charged with a misdemeanor hit-and-run in 2007, though the case was later dismissed. The following year, Spears was hospitalized for a psychiatric evaluation and placed under a conservatorship largely overseen by her father. The arrangement lasted 13 years, ending in November 2021 when a judge terminated it amid the fervent “Free Britney” movement.