{"id":2482,"date":"2026-03-05T15:59:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T15:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/britney-spears-arrested-on-dui-in-california-instagram-removed\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T15:59:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T15:59:40","slug":"britney-spears-arrested-on-dui-in-california-instagram-removed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/britney-spears-arrested-on-dui-in-california-instagram-removed\/","title":{"rendered":"Britney Spears Arrested On DUI In California, Instagram Removed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Singer Britney Spears was arrested Wednesday night in Ventura County on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to law enforcement records. The incident coincided with the sudden disappearance of her account on Instagram.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN: Britney Spears was arrested in California on Wednesday, according to Ventura County Sheriff&#8217;s Office records. Records indicate she was released early Thursday morning. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6Nhf9cvz2p\">https:\/\/t.co\/6Nhf9cvz2p<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QVGcVlcKaa\">pic.twitter.com\/QVGcVlcKaa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ABC7 News (@abc7newsbayarea) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abc7newsbayarea\/status\/2029586524904284190?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Visitors attempting to access Spears\u2019 page now see a notice stating, \u201cSorry, this page isn\u2019t available. The link you followed may be broken, or the page may have been removed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said officers with the California Highway Patrol detained the 44-year-old performer around 9:28 p.m. Spears was taken into custody and booked on suspicion of DUI.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-singer-britney-spears-hit-with-dui-in-california-arrest\">Singer Britney Spears Hit With DUI in California Arrest<\/h2>\n<p>Records from the Ventura County Sheriff\u2019s Office show the Grammy-winning singer remained in custody overnight before her release early Thursday morning. Court records indicate she is scheduled to appear in court on May 4.<\/p>\n<p>Representatives for Spears did not immediately respond to requests for comment regarding the arrest or the removal of her social media account.<\/p>\n<p>Hours before the arrest, Spears posted a video of herself dancing inside her home. The clip resembled other recent uploads that have circulated online. During the recording, the singer experienced a wardrobe malfunction while dancing to \u201cRockabye\u201d by Clean Bandit. Spears later edited the video and covered the exposed moment with an emoji.<\/p>\n<p>The arrest follows months of public attention surrounding Spears\u2019 personal life. In late 2025, witnesses reported seeing the singer leave a restaurant in Thousand Oaks before driving away. Some observers claimed the vehicle moved erratically while exiting the parking lot. A restaurant manager later disputed intoxication claims, stating Spears ordered no alcohol during the meal.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mornings With Mero | HOT 97 Livestream 3-3-26\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fv0tQvxr-38?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Spears has fought several legal battles in recent years, including a conservatorship case. Fans flooded the courtroom with \u201cFree Britney\u201d signs. <\/p>\n<p>The singer regained legal independence in 2021 when a court ended her 13-year conservatorship, closing one of the most scrutinized legal arrangements in modern pop culture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singer Britney Spears was arrested Wednesday night in Ventura County on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to law&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14044,"featured_media":2548,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6],"tags":[10,9],"class_list":["post-2482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-rss","tag-culture","tag-hip-hop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14044"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2482\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}