Britney Spears was arrested Wednesday night (March 4) in Southern California and booked early the next morning. The charge was unclear, in accordance with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office website. Nonetheless, TMZ reports that the detainment was in reference to a DUI.
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What To Know About Britney Spears’ Arrest
As mentioned, the California Highway Patrol arrested Britney Spears around 9:30 p.m. in Ventura County and booked her around 3 a.m. At around 6 a.m. on Thursday, officials reportedly released the pop star, in accordance with the sheriff’s office records and TMZ. There aren’t any other details in regards to the arrest and a mugshot has not been released. She is scheduled to look in court on May 4.
Spears Granted Restraining Order Ahead Of Arrest
Britney’s arrest follows a legal win. Based on TMZ, a California court granted the singer a everlasting restraining order against a 51-year-old man named Donald. Court docs claim he’s been harassing Britney Spears online since 2013, making seemingly threatening posts like “bullet hole heart.” Also, last yr, Donald was reportedly arrested for trespassing after popping up at her property. Donald was allegedly “shaking” and smoking a cigarette when cops pulled up after a 911 call from the singer’s security guard. The arrest report allegedly stated that Donald was behaving oddly and “made several incoherent comments.”
Now, the restraining order requires Donald to remain at the least 100 yards away from Britney Spears in any respect times. The order is in place until 2030, per TMZ. Britney Spears said within the court docs that she doesn’t personally know Donald or have a relationship with him. He, nonetheless, reportedly has a criminal history that features burglary and harassment charges, convictions of criminal trespass aggravated assault and accusations of cyberbullying.
Britney Went From THAT GIRL To A Tabloid Sensation
Britney Spears was born in Mississippi and raised in Louisiana. She was a teen pop phenomenon who became a defining superstar of the ’90s and 2000s. She rose to fame from Disney Channel’s ‘The Mickey Mouse Club’ to MTV and beyond. Spears can also be the talent behind heavy hitters like ‘Baby One More Time,’ ‘Oops! … I Did It Again’ and ‘Toxic.’ Most of her albums have been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Moreover, she has two diamond titles: 1999’s ” … Baby One More Time” and 2000’s “Oops! … I Did It Again.” She released her last full-length album, ‘Glory,’ in 2016.
Despite musical success, Britney Spears became a spotlight of tabloids within the early 2000s. Headlines often dragged her as she battled mental illness and paparazzi documented the small print of her private life.
Later, cultural opinion evolved to acknowledge the misogynistic media coverage of the time. The #FreeBritney movement was born and fans supported her fight to regulate her life. In 2008, a court placed Spears under a conservatorship. Her father and his lawyers had the say-so, controlling her personal and financial decisions for well over a decade. The conservatorship was dissolved in 2021. Two years later, she released a bestselling, tell-all memoir, ‘The Woman in Me.’
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Associated Press staff contributed to this report via AP Newsroom.
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