Britney Spears checks into rehab for substance abuse weeks after DUI arrest

Britney Spears is in rehab following her DUI arrest last month. A rep for Spears confirmed to Page Six on Sunday that Spears has voluntarily checked herself into a treatment…

Britney Spears is in rehab following her DUI arrest last month.

A rep for Spears confirmed to Page Six on Sunday that Spears has voluntarily checked herself into a treatment facility.

The new development comes weeks after her arrest on a DUI charge in Ventura, California. She’s due in court on May 4.

Britney Spears posing in a plaid shirt, dark pants, and sandals with hands on her hips, standing in a tiled room with ornate ironwork doors leading outside.
Britney Spears has checked herself into rehab, a rep for the singer confirmed to Page Six. britneyspears/Instagram
Britney Spears performing on stage in a silver and pink outfit.
Spears was arrested for DUI on March 4. Getty Images

She’s been supported by her sons Sean Preston, 20, and Jayden James, 19, over the past few weeks.

Sources told us that Spears’ arrest came as a wake-up call.

At the time of the arrest, a source exclusively told us the singer, 44, was “incredibly emotional.”

According to our source, Spears “felt ashamed and embarrassed” and is “very sorry” for what happened.

Britney Spears in a grey hooded sweatshirt, with her hood pulled up and hands curled, sitting behind the steering wheel of a car.
Spears was swerving in and out of lanes ahead of her arrest, according to cops. GC Images
Britney Spears in a black and white negligee and leopard print boots.
Sources told us that Spears’ arrest came as a wake-up call. Britney Spears/Instagram

“It’s been a very hard couple of months,” the source said.

On March 4, Spears was taken into custody after authorities saw her swerving in and out of lanes. They also allegedly discovered an unknown substance inside her car during her arrest and she is believed to have been on a cocktail of alcohol and drugs.

She was released the following morning, per arrest records from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office.

Britney Spears and her son Sean Preston.
Spears has been supported by her sons, Sean Preston (pictured here) and Jayden James. britneyspears/Instagram
Britney Spears in a white bikini on a boat with another person at the helm.
The singer recently spent time with her sons on a yacht. britneyspears/Instagram

A spokesman for the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office told the California Post, “The DUI case against Britney Spears has been submitted to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office and is under review by our prosecutors.”

Spears broke her silence on her arrest late last month on Instagram, when she shared videos with Jayden.

“Thank you guys for all your support… spending time with family and friends is such a blessing!” Spears wrote.

The “Toxic” singer recently shared videos of her yacht getaway with her two sons.

She spent Easter Sunday with her unexpected celeb pals — songwriter Diane Warren and actress Molly Shannon.

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