Spears, 44, was released on Thursday, according to jail records.

Britney Spears was arrested in Southern California on Wednesday night, according to Ventura County jail records.
Spears, 44, was arrested by California Highway Patrol around 9:30 p.m. PT on Wednesday night and released on Thursday, according to the records. The records do not indicate why she was arrested.
TMZ was first to report Spears’ arrest.
A representative for Spears did not immediately return an NBC News request for comment.

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Britney Spears arrested after alleged DUI incident
Britney Spears had a brush with the law after being arrested in California for allegedly driving under the influence.
The Grammy-winning pop star, 44, was arrested by the California Highway Patrol for the DUI offense late Wednesday, March 4, in Ventura County, according to inmate records from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office reviewed by USA TODAY on Thursday.
Spears, who was taken into custody around 3 a.m. Thursday, was released shortly after 6 a.m., per inmate records.
USA TODAY has reached out to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office and Spears’ representatives for comment.
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Hilton and Spears spent time together last month with the former’s two children — son Phoenix and daughter London.
At the time, the “Toxic” songstress shared on Instagram, “My relationship with little Phoenix was quite intense he actually let me hold him forever and he held my chest and looked up to me and his stunning mamma was miraculously so beautiful in letting me hold him for so long.”
“I’m so proud of Paris for being such a strong, beautiful mother!!!!!!!” she continued. “And thank you sexy lady for visiting me on my birthday!!! You already know I love you sis!!!!”
In November 2025, a family insider told the Daily Mail that Spears had gone radio silent on her estranged family.

Hilton and Spears have been party pals for years.

The pop star spent time with Hilton and the “Simple Life” alum’s two kids just last month.
“She isn’t returning texts, won’t pick up calls, and won’t even read DMs,” the insider shared.
A second family source claimed that “her behavior is disturbing” and raising “a lot of red flags right now,” as loved ones “don’t really know what to do next.”
In December 2025, the “Crossroads” actress bizarrely carried a baby carrier and wore a mystery ring while coming back from a Cabo trip with fitness influencer Brandon Walker in pics exclusively obtained by Page Six.
The singer then spent Christmas with her youngest son, 19-year-old Jayden, while her older son, 20-year-old Sean Preston, chose to stay with Britney’s sister, Jamie Lynn Spears.

The “Toxic” singer has made headlines for her behavior on Instagram.

In November, an insider told the Daily Mail that Spears no longer speaks to her family.
Britney later took a jab at her family in a sarcastic Christmas post.
“Merry late Christmas to my beautiful family who have never disrespected me, harmed me, ever done anything completely unacceptable or caused unbelievable trauma, the kind you can’t fix …” the “Womanizer” singer captioned an Instagram photo of what appeared to be her own Christmas tree.
“to my dear sweet innocent family … so so sorry I was busy this Christmas but I will definitely show up and surprise you soon … I can’t wait ….,” she added.





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