{"id":757860,"date":"2026-07-12T03:36:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T03:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/757860\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T03:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T03:36:09","slug":"britney-spears-defends-wild-behavior-in-la-traffic-nothing-is-what-it-seems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/757860\/","title":{"rendered":"Britney Spears defends wild behavior in LA traffic: &#8216;Nothing is what it seems&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Britney Spears dismissed any criticism after she <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/10\/celebrity-news\/britney-spears-puts-on-a-wild-show-in-la-traffic-months-after-dui-arrest\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">put on a wild show in Los Angeles traffic<\/a> Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The singer, 44, was snapped standing tall above traffic while riding in a black Mercedes SUV on the 101 Freeway near Studio City in pics obtained by Page Six. <\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Spears posted a pic of herself dramatically lying on top of the roof of her car with her arms spread wide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaqU7ChkWhO\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">on Instagram<\/a>, telling her followers she was \u201carching to the lords.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat people see is two seconds of insanity of me arching me to the lords !!!!!\u201d she wrote. \u201cyet the days and hours of my reality !!!!!! Nothing is what it seems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Britney Spears addressed pics of her standing through the sunroof of the Mercedes SUV she was riding in Thursday in the middle of Los Angeles traffic. She\u2019s seen here in May. britneyspears\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>In the pics obtained by Page Six, Spears was lying on the roof of her car, dramatically throwing her arms back. She\u2019s pictured here in a black Mercedes SUV last month. BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cPsss I think I need to come out of the roof quite a bit more \ud83d\ude44\ud83d\ude33\ud83e\udd26\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\ud83d\ude02.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It appeared to be business as usual for Spears Friday after her freeway antics made headlines. She posted a video of herself <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dao06zegZU-\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">dancing in a glittery pink minidress<\/a> on her Instagram, playfully sticking out her tongue.<\/p>\n<p>Pics of Spears from Thursday show her throwing her head back passionately and stretching her arms across the roof of the vehicle she was riding in, as the traffic around her continued.<\/p>\n<p>A source told the Daily Mail that the \u201cToxic\u201d singer  went through the sunroof \u201cfor a quick moment\u201d to check out the traffic, since the cars were at a stop.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cToxic\u201d singer, seen here last month, defended her behavior in an Instagram post Sunday, writing, \u201cWhat people see is two seconds of insanity of me arching me to the lords !!!!! yet the days and hours of my reality !!!!!! Nothing is what it seems.\u201d BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>She didn\u2019t appear bothered by the latest headlines about her, posting a video of herself dancing in a sparkly pink minidress on Instagram Friday. Britney Spears\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe used to do this all the time as a kid growing up in the South. She loves having the warm wind blow through her hair in the summer, it\u2019s fun,\u201d they told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>The source added, \u201cShe is having a fun summer and is happy, she is in a good\u00a0place. If it\u2019s illegal to put your head through a sunroof, she doesn\u2019t know it! She didn\u2019t mean to do anything bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spears has been under scrutiny since she was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/05\/celebrity-news\/britney-spears-arrested-for-dui\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">arrested in March for DUI <\/a>in California. The arrest came a few months after she was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/23\/celebrity-news\/video-shows-britney-spears-driving-erratically-after-night-out-as-she-spirals-over-ex-kevin-federlines-bombshell-memoir\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">seen driving erratically<\/a>\u00a0following a night out with a friend.<\/p>\n<p>She voluntarily\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/12\/celebrity-news\/britney-spears-checks-into-rehab-for-substance-abuse-weeks-after-dui-arrest\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">checked herself into rehab<\/a>\u00a0in April, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/30\/celebrity-news\/britney-spears-spotted-for-first-time-since-finishing-rehab-following-dui-charge\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">exited the facility<\/a>\u00a0after less than a month.<\/p>\n<p>A source told the Daily Mail that Spears \u201cdidn\u2019t mean to do anything bad\u201d while going through the sunroof of her car Thursday. Britney Spears\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>The Grammy winner has been under scrutiny since her DUI arrest in March, and after she was filmed driving erratically in October 2025 (pictured above). IXOLA \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p>A source<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/30\/celebrity-news\/inside-britney-spears-fresh-start-after-rehab-release\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> told Page Six at the time,<\/a> \u201cShe\u2019s healthy and happy and feeling very positive and excited to start afresh. Rehab was a great opportunity for her to ground herself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Page Six Hollywood reported earlier this month that the mother of two\u2019s highly anticipated biopic is moving forward, as screenwriter\u00a0Liz Meriwether\u00a0was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/07\/hollywood\/major-boost-for-explosive-britney-spears-biopic-as-project-hires-star-writer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">hired to pen an early draft<\/a>. Meriweather\u2019s credits include 2011\u2019s \u201cNo Strings Attached, and the TV shows \u201cNew Girl,\u201d \u201cDying For Sex\u201d and \u201cThe Dropout.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cWicked\u201d duo of director\u00a0Jon M. Chu\u00a0and producer\u00a0Marc Platt\u00a0are also attached to the bipic.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Britney Spears dismissed any criticism after she put on a wild show in Los Angeles traffic Thursday. 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