Britney Spears has been arrested for allegedly driving under the influence (DUI).
The Gimme More singer was picked up by the California Highway Patrol in Ventura County at around 9.30pm on Wednesday (04.03.26) night and booked at 3am on Thursday (05.03.26).
However, Ventura County Sheriff's inmate records - which listed Britney's occupation as a "celebrity" - show she has already been released and, according to The US Sun, she must appear in court on 4 May.
News of Britney's arrest comes just hours after it was revealed she has been granted a permanent restraining order against a man who showed up at her Los Angeles home, having made numerous "disturbing social media posts" about the Toxic hitmaker.
According to documents obtained by TMZ, a 51-year-old Louisiana man named Donald - who had been arrested for trespassing at her home in 2025 - was spotted by Britney's security guard, who called the sheriff's department.
Deputies found the man smoking cigarettes and shaking, and he was taken into custody.
The petition noted Donald - who Britney alleged had been harassing her online since 2013 - had “exhibited odd behaviour and made several incoherent comments” during his arrest.
Britney, 44, insisted she had no idea who the man is and had no relationship with him, and her team said his posts were "largely incoherent, [but] several could be interpreted as threatening to harm” the singer.
The documents alleged Donald has a “long and concerning criminal history,” including convictions for criminal trespass and aggravated assault in 2019. They also claimed he had been charged with burglary and harassment, and faced accusations in court over cyberstalking and DUI.
The court ordered Donald to stay 100 yards away from Britney at all times and the order will stay in place until 2030.
Back in 2007, Britney faced four misdemeanour charges and a possible jail sentence for an alleged hit-and-run incident involving a parked car in Los Angeles.
However, the charges relating to the collision were eventually dropped after she paid damages to the vehicle owner, and a jury acquitted her of a final charge of driving without a California license.
Shortly after that incident, Britney lost custody of her sons Preston, now 20, and Jayden, now 19, to their father Kevin Federline, and was placed under her controversial conservatorship, which finally came to an end in November 2021.
