Britney Spears to ‘Take the Right Steps,’ Hopefully Make ‘Overdue Change’ After DUI Arrest, Rep Says
"Her loved ones are going to come up with ... [a] plan to set her up for success," the singer's rep tells Billboard.
Britney Spears attends the 4th Hollywood Beauty Awards on Feb. 25, 2018, in Hollywood.
Britney Spears‘ rep has spoken out after the star was arrested for suspicion of a DUI on Wednesday (March 4), telling Billboard in a statement Thursday that the star is going to be making some serious changes in her life with support from her family.
Of the arrest that took place 9:28 p.m. PT in Ventura County, Calif., Spears’ rep said, “This was an unfortunate incident that is completely inexcusable.”
“Britney is going to take the right steps and comply with the law, and hopefully this can be the first step in long overdue change that needs to occur in Britney’s life,” the statement continued. “Hopefully, she can get the help and support she needs during this difficult time.”
“Her boys are going to be spending time with her,” it concluded, referencing Spears’ sons Sean and Jayden, whom she shares with ex-husband Kevin Federline. “Her loved ones are going to come up with an overdue needed plan to set her up for success for well being.”
The statement comes shortly after Billboard confirmed that Spears had been taken into custody, with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office booking her early Thursday morning before releasing her around 6:07 a.m. PT. She will head to court on May 4.
The pop icon previously faced legal issues in 2007, when she turned herself in for a hit-and-run and driving without a valid license after steering her car into a parked vehicle in Los Angeles. The case was later dismissed, but not before she was placed under a legal conservatorship in 2008 that would last for the next 13 years.
The statement from Spears’ rep echoes what her ex-husband said in his October memoir, You Thought You Knew, in which Federline warned “The truth is, this situation with Britney feels like it’s racing toward something irreversible.”
“It’s become impossible to pretend everything’s OK,” he also wrote of his famous ex-wife’s well-being. “Something bad is going to happen if things don’t change, and my biggest fear is that our sons will be left holding the pieces.”
Spears, however, slammed the memoir, saying at the time, “The constant gaslighting from ex-husband is extremely hurtful and exhausting.”
