{"id":389562,"date":"2026-04-13T09:06:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T09:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/389562\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T09:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T09:06:12","slug":"britney-spears-voluntarily-checks-into-rehab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/389562\/","title":{"rendered":"Britney Spears voluntarily checks into rehab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Britney Spears voluntarily checked into a treatment facility, a representative for Spears confirmed. In March, she was arrested on <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/story\/2026-03-05\/britney-spears-arrested-dui-ventura\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">suspicion of driving under the influence<\/a> of a combination of alcohol and drugs in Ventura County.<\/p>\n<p>It was not immediately clear when Spears, 44, checked into rehab. Her last post on Instagram was around 7 p.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Spears was released from a <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/music\/story\/2021-11-12\/britney-spears-conservatorship-ends\" data-autoplayable-video=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">controversial, nearly 14-year conservatorship<\/a> in 2021, after she <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/music\/story\/2021-09-05\/free-britney-spears-movement-conservatorship-oral-history\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">testified that the arrangement was abusive<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the years since, fans have <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/music\/story\/2023-01-26\/britney-spears-fans-911-call-police-welfare-check\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">remained concerned<\/a> for the singer\u2019s well-being. In 2023, police performed a wellness check after she danced on camera <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/music\/story\/2023-09-29\/britney-spears-knives-fake-dancing-wellness-check\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">with two large knives<\/a>, which she said were fake. The following year, paramedics were <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/story\/2024-05-07\/britney-spears-ankle-surgery-chateau-marmont-pajamas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">called to her hotel room<\/a> for a twisted ankle after a fight with her boyfriend at the time.<\/p>\n<p>In March, the California Highway Patrol stopped Spears at night after she was reportedly driving \u201cerratically at a high rate of speed.\u201d The agency said Spears \u201cshowed signs of impairment.\u201d Officers also found a substance in her car, according to a law enforcement source.<\/p>\n<p>She was booked the following morning at 3  and was released just after 6 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was an unfortunate incident that is completely inexcusable,\u201d a Spears representative told The Times following the arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Spears is scheduled to appear in court for her DUI arrest on May 4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Britney Spears voluntarily checked into a treatment facility, a representative for Spears confirmed. 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