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Published 12:54 13 Jul 2026 GMT
Britney Spears has responded after photos of her standing through the sunroof of an SUV while traveling on a busy Los Angeles freeway sparked concern online.
The 44-year-old singer was photographed with the upper half of her body outside the sunroof of a black Mercedes SUV while caught in traffic on the 101 Freeway near Studio City on July 8.
Images published by the Daily Mail and Page Six showed Spears stretching her arms across the roof and throwing her head back as the vehicle traveled in traffic, reportedly moving at around 45 miles per hour.
Days later, Spears addressed the incident on Instagram, sharing one of the photos alongside a message that suggested the situation was not what it appeared to be.
“What people see is two seconds of insanity of me arching me to the lords !!!!! yet the days and hours of my reality !!!!!! Nothing is what it seems,” she wrote of the traffic incident. “Psss I think I need to come out of the roof quite a bit more 🙄😳🤦♀️😂.”
According to reports from the Daily Mail and Page Six, Spears remained standing through the sunroof for approximately two minutes before the SUV exited the freeway. The vehicle was reportedly driven by a man wearing a cowboy hat and sunglasses.
The outlets also reported that Spears and the unidentified driver later stopped at a gas station after traveling from her home in Thousand Oaks.
A source told the Daily Mail: “Britney just went through the sunroof for a quick moment. She wanted to see what the traffic was about up ahead because the cars came to a stop. She wanted to see how long they would be delayed.”
The same source added: “She used to do this all the time as a kid growing up in the South,” and said the star “didn’t mean to do anything bad.”
The freeway incident follows another recent episode involving Spears that drew public attention.
In May, TMZ reported that the singer had been seen “screaming,” “barking” and walking while holding a knife during a dinner at Sherman Oaks' Blue Dog Tavern. According to People, her representative rejected those claims in a statement.
“Britney was enjoying a quiet dinner with her assistant and bodyguard,” the rep said. “She was simply telling the story about how her dog was barking at the neighbors. At no point did she put anyone in danger with a knife. She was cutting her hamburger in half.”
The statement continued: “This constant attack on everything that she does, and this is exactly what happened 20 years ago when the media tried to depict Britney as a bad person. This is ridiculous, and it needs to stop now.”
Spears' latest statement also comes months after her March arrest in Ventura, California, for allegedly driving under the influence. She voluntarily sought treatment in April before reaching a plea deal in May.
She pleaded guilty to a wet reckless on May 4 and was sentenced to 12 months of summary probation and one day in jail, with credit for time served. She was also fined $571, ordered to complete a three-month DUI program totaling 30 hours of classes, and agreed to see a psychologist once a week and a psychiatrist twice a month.
Following the plea agreement, her attorney, Michael A. Goldstein, said: “Through her plea today, Britney has accepted responsibility for her conduct. She has taken significant steps to implement positive change, which is clearly reflected in the Ventura County District Attorney’s decision to reduce the charge in this case and dismiss the DUI. Britney appreciates this discretion and is also grateful for the outpouring of support she has received.”
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Published 15:45 07 Apr 2022 GMT
Britney Spears has posted a video of her at the beach topless - and people won't stop commenting on one hilarious detail in the background.
Yesterday, the 40-year-old 'Womanizer' singer posted a video of herself rolling around in the sand at the beach, showing off her white and blue bikini before going topless as she posed for the camera.
She captioned the fun-loving clip: "Baby Did a Bad Thing PART 2 !!!"
Check out the video below:Fans who have followed the pop megastar for a while, will already be accustomed to her topless posts. So this aspect of the video alone was not much of a novelty.
What Spears' followers couldn't stop pointing out, though, was that there was a man in the background of her video - who many fans assumed was her bodyguard - standing around awkwardly while the singer posed sans bikini top.
One person wrote alongside three laughing emojis: "The dude in the background."
Another added: "The bodyguard is like 'let me look the other way.'"
A third said: "That man standing there, awkwardly, is whom everyone is wishing they were right now."
A forth commented: "The guy in the background pretending not to look."
Yet another chimed in to write: "The guy in black was shooketh to see Britney Spears flash him. Queen of chaos I love you."
A sixth fan added: "Lol your bodyguard in the back politely standing letting you do your thing."
A different commented weighed in: "Her security guy literally doesn't know what to do with himself."
Spears is no stranger to topless posts on Instagram.
In fact, last year, the music icon shared her reasoning for the provocative posts.
She explained in the caption for an image carousel she uploaded that she was "born into this world naked and I honestly feel like the weight of the would has been on my shoulders and it’s made me view myself that way !!!! I wanted to see myself in a lighter way … naked."
She continued: "I am a woman …. a beautiful … sensitive woman who needs to look at myself in my purest form !!! No … I’m not going to do topless pics for the rest of my life cause that would get boring but it sure as hell helps when you need to be enlightened. [sic]"
Published 13:02 11 Mar 2026 GMT
The chilling reason we will never see Britney Spears' mugshot after her recent DUI arrest has been revealed.
The 44-year-old pop icon was taken into custody last Wednesday (March 4) night after erratically driving on the highway, but authorities have decided not to release her booking photo to the public.
According to TMZ, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office determined that the picture does not meet the department’s criteria for public release.
The sheriff’s policy is to only release booking photos for violent crimes or when there is an immediate threat to the public; neither of which applies to the charges against Spears, therefore, the image will remain private.
Per the Daily Mail, a 911 dispatch call revealed that officers had been tracking a black BMW convertible that was seen swerving and braking erratically on Highway 101 in Ventura County.
Dispatchers described the chaotic scene, with one calling for all units to respond and another giving updates on the car's location. When officers finally pulled the automobile over, they observed signs of impairment in the 'Toxic' songstress, who agreed to undergo a series of field sobriety tests.
Officials reportedly found Adderall in Spears’ possession, a prescription medication she bought while in Mexico.
The pills, which are prescribed to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy, are being tested to confirm whether they are pure Adderall or mixed with other substances.
Spears was released from custody around 6AM the following morning. She has a court hearing scheduled for May 4 to address the DUI charges.
After her release, sources described Spears as being "extremely emotional" while in jail.
A representative for the 'Baby One More Time' musician issued a statement acknowledging the severity of the situation.
"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," they said.
"Her boys are going to be spending time with her, and her loved ones are going to come up with an overdue plan to set her up for success and well-being," they added.
This arrest is not the first time Spears has faced legal trouble related to driving.
In 2007, she was involved in a hit-and-run incident, allegedly hitting a parked car in Los Angeles.
The charges from that incident were eventually dropped, and she avoided jail time after a jury acquitted her of driving without a valid California license.
The year 2007 also marked a turbulent period in Spears’s personal life, including the loss of custody of her two sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James, to her ex-husband Kevin Federline.
Her battles with the law and her personal life were further complicated by her 13-year conservatorship, which placed her father, Jamie Spears, in control of her finances, career, and personal decisions.
The arrangement, which began in 2008, lasted until November 2021, when it was finally terminated after public pressure from the #FreeBritney movement.
Spears has been open about her struggles in recent years, particularly with her family.
She has spoken about how she was treated during her conservatorship, claiming that it “stripped me of my womanhood [and] made me into a child,” as she wrote in her 2023 memoir, The Woman in Me.
Despite these ongoing challenges, the pop star's supporters are hoping that this latest incident could mark a turning point in her journey.
"Hopefully, she can get the help and support she needs during this difficult time," said her representative.
Published 08:36 13 Apr 2026 GMT
Britney Spears has reportedly checked herself into rehab following her arrest for a DUI.
The 44-year-old singer has voluntarily gone to a treatment facility, her representative told several outlets on Sunday.
On March 4, Spears was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
Her spokesperson described the incident as ‘completely inexcusable’ and said that the star’s family would ‘come up with an overdue needed plan to set her up for success for well being’.
Now, she has entered treatment just three weeks before she is set to appear in court in California to face that charge.
The singer was allegedly driving ‘erratically at a high rate of speed’ down the highway, according to California Highway Patrol.
When pulled over, she showed ‘signs of impairment’ and was given field sobriety tests to perform.
Following that arrest, her rep said: "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.
"Hopefully, she can get the help and support she needs during this difficult time.
"Her boys are going to be spending time with her. Her loved ones are going to come up with an overdue needed plan to set her up for success for well being."
Published 15:44 25 Jul 2022 GMT
Those of you who happen to follow pop megastar Britney Spears will know that she's no stranger to posting topless pictures and videos of herself.
In fact, last Thursday, the 40-year-old 'Toxic' hitmaker sparked backlash among some of her fans when she uploaded 10 topless posts - nine pictures and one video - all within the span of an hour.
While in a London hotel room, she stripped down to nothing but a pair of black and blue leopard print underwear and staged her very own private photo shoot. Taking to Instagram, she then posted nine photos and a video of her lying in bed topless.
Some of Spears' followers felt her incessant skin-baring posts were distasteful and decided to call her out for it.
One fan took to Twitter to write: "I can't believe I am saying this but @britneyspears STOP being Naked on Instagram, please. #BritneySpears."
Another added: "Sadly had to unfollow britney spears on insta cause i would open the app in public and her naked pics would just pop up."
A third penned: "I’m going to say this, I really really really love that Britney Spears is able to express herself now that she has this freedom that she has but I am so tired of seeing her naked on my Instagram timeline…#NoShade."
Spears' penchant for provocative snaps may be turning some of her fans off, but it turns out that she has a good reason for posting photos of that nature to her Instagram platform.
Last year, the Crossroads star took to the photo-sharing app and told her followers in a since-deleted post that she wants to be able to express herself on her own terms after years of feeling "too self conscious about my body."
Britney stated: "I’ve had a billion shows where I’ve done that and to my horror uhhh well … sometimes I didn’t look so great … TOO MANY TIMES and it’s embarrassing as f*** but in my imagination it felt great!!!!
"I mean I don’t want anybody to see the big dimple on my a** but I feel like performing made me too self-conscious about my body and that’s not attractive. [sic]"
She continued: "I was born into this world naked and I honestly feel like the weight of the would has been on my shoulders and it’s made me view myself that way !!!! I wanted to see myself in a lighter way … naked.
"I am a woman …. a beautiful … sensitive woman who needs to look at myself in my purest form !!! No … I’m not going to do topless pics for the rest of my life cause that would get boring but it sure as hell helps when you need to be enlightened. [sic]"
Published 09:59 30 Mar 2021 GMT
Britney Spears has caused alarm among her fans with a cryptic Instagram post.
On Monday, March 29, the 39-year-old pop superstar took to her official Instagram account to share a strange image with her 29 million followers.
The pic in question, which you can see below, is a black-and-white photograph that appears to date from sometime in the 19th century.
The picture shows a Victorian-era woman wearing a long dress, who has turned away from the camera, holding a small skull-headed child in her arms.
Adding to the overall mystery of her morbid post, Britney then captioned the pic: "Devil is in the details 😈 …. wouldn’t want this baby to hit me one more time 😂😂😂 !!!! [sic]"
Britney's post quickly accrued a lot of attention from other social media users online and currently boasts over 356,000 likes and over 12,600 shares as of the time of writing.
However, the unusual choice of picture and wording has worried some of her followers, with several putting forward theories behind what the star could mean.
For instance, one Instagram user theorized that the image might be a metaphor for Britney's sense of isolation, and referenced another lyric from the same track, writing: "Does this mean your loneliness is killing you?"
Another fan expressed concern, writing: "Girl, what is happening?"
Someone else wondered if Britney's account had been hijacked in some way, or was being controlled by another person, writing: "Ok this ain't Britney."
A fourth person simply wrote: "This has to mean something!"
Another fan seemed excited about the prospect of more conspiracy theories, writing: "Wass queen bring back the illuminati era. [sic]"
Someone else was so worried about Britney's safety that they asked to appear on camera herself, writing: "Can you open a live? We want to see you."
Another person opined simply: "Someone else is gonna have to decipher this because I'm lost. "
This isn't the first time that Britney has bamboozled her fanbase with her puzzling pictures.
And her social media posts will likely only further incentivize the #FreeBritney movement, which seeks to free the Toxic singer from her conservatorship.
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