Britney Spears arrested and released, California sheriff's records show, though charge is not clear

Britney Spears was arrested Wednesday night in Southern California and booked early the following morning, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s office, which didn’t say what charge she faces. Messages seeking comment were left with the sheriff’s office; the California Highway Patrol, which was identified as the arresting agency; and Spears’ representative. Spears was arrested around 9:30 p.m. in Ventura County and released on Thursday, sheriff’s office records show. She has a May 4 court date scheduled. Spears, 44, born in Mississippi and raised in Louisiana, was a teen pop phenomenon who became a defining superstar of the ’90s and 2000s. She rose to fame from Disney Channel’s “The Mickey Mouse Club” to MTV and beyond, with such era-defining hits like “… Baby One More Time,” “Oops! … I Did It Again” and “Toxic.” Subscribe to CP24 to watch more videos: https://www.youtube.com/Cp24TorontoBreakingNews Connect with CP24: For the latest news: https://www.cp24.com/ For the latest videos: https://www.cp24.com/video CP24 Live and Interactive: https://www.cp24.com/now CP24 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CP24 CP24 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cp24breakingnews CP24 Breakfast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CP24Breakfast --- CP24 is Toronto's #1 source for breaking news. #CP24 #torontonews #canadiannews