(Ventura) American singer Britney Spears avoided prison by pleading guilty to reckless driving, after her arrest for driving under the influence two months ago, her lawyer announced Monday.
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The 44-year-old artist, absent from the hearing, was sentenced to “12 months of suspended sentence with probation,” explained Michael Goldstein, as part of an agreement reducing the proceedings against him.
She will also have to continue her detoxification treatment, regularly consult a mental health professional, pay a fine and follow 30 hours of training imposed on motorists driving while drunk.
The singer was arrested for drunk driving on the evening of March 4, on a road near her Californian home. After a few hours in the cell, she was released in the early morning.
She then entered into rehab of her own free will.
“She has taken important steps to effect positive change, which is clearly reflected in the Ventura County District Attorney’s decision,” Ms.e Goldstein leaving court.
“Britney appreciates this leniency and is also grateful for the overwhelming support she has received,” he added.
In his complaint filed last week to charge the interpreter with… Baby One More TimeAnd Toxicthe prosecution did not specify her blood alcohol level, nor what type of drugs she had in her blood.
The prosecutor’s office, however, announced its intention to offer a guilty plea agreement, a standard procedure in non-accident cases involving low blood alcohol levels.
“Our goal is not just to hold individuals accountable, but to foster long-term behavior change through treatment and cure,” County Attorney Erik Nasarenko said Monday.
“The court put these conditions in place,” he said in a press release. “It now belongs to Mme Spears de les respect. »
This affair reignited fans’ concerns about Britney Spears, who reigned over the music world in the 2000s.
The singer had an eventful life, which she returned to in her autobiography, The Woman in mepublished in October 2023.
“I loved drinking, but I never lost control,” she wrote, also admitting to having taken Adderall, a medication prescribed for the treatment of attention disorders and which belongs to the amphetamine family.
She looks back on her poor childhood spent in the shadow of an alcoholic father, her romantic setbacks with Justin Timberlake and the harassment of the paparazzi.
After a year in 2007 marked by highly publicized misadventures, the singer was placed under the guardianship of her father Jamie Spears, who controlled her money and her private life, even though she continued concerts in Las Vegas.
Pushed by her fans gathered under the slogan “Free Britney”, the pop star ended up rebelling and the courts broke this guardianship in 2021.
