Britney Spears was charged with a single misdemeanor count of driving under the combined influence of alcohol and at least one drug after her March 4 arrest in Ventura County. She was pulled over for driving fast and erratically on US 101, has since entered substance abuse treatment voluntarily, and prosecutors are offering her a standard "wet reckless" plea deal that would result in probation rather than jail time. Her arraignment is scheduled for May 4, 2026, and she is not required to appear in court since it's a misdemeanor. This case follows her well-documented public struggles in the early 2000s and her 2021 exit from a 13-year conservatorship.