American pop star Britney Spears has been arrested in California.
Arrest details on the Ventura County Sheriff’s website say the singer was arrested at 9:28pm on March 4, and booked five and a half hours later at 3 am on March 5.
The singer was released at 6 am that morning and a court date has been set at Ventura County Superior Court for May 4.
The arrest details do not list the reason for arrest, but do state her vehicle as having been towed.
The singer is scheduled to appear in court in May. Credit: AP
Spears’ arrest comes after reports the singer had just been granted a restraining order against a man from Louisiana who is alleged to have harassed her since 2013.
Wednesday’s arrest is not the singer’s first run-in with the law, having previously been arrested in 2007, for charges including an alleged hit-and-run with a parked car in Los Angeles. The charges were eventually dropped after Spears paid damages to the car’s owner.
In early 2024 the singer vowed to never return to the music industry after securing financial independence from a restrictive conservatorship controlled by her father.
Last month, it emerged Spears sold the rights to her entire music back catalogue to independent music publisher Primary Wave on 30 December for around $200m (£146m).
A representative for Spears described her arrest in a statement as “an unfortunate incident that is completely inexcusable”.
The statement continued: “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 concluded: “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 wellbeing.”
The singer shares two children with ex-husband Kevin Federline, whom she separated from in 2006.
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