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Evening Standard
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Lisa McLoughlin

Britney Spears breaks silence after arrest as pal tells her to leave LA and 'people she is associating with'

Britney Spears’ former personal assistant and longtime friend Sean Phillips has said the singer told him she is “OK” following her arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence.

The 44-year-old pop star was taken into custody by the California Highway Patrol on Wednesday night after officers reportedly stopped her vehicle during an incident in which she was alleged to have been driving erratically.

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