There’s been a lot of attention on Britney Spears lately, and not the kind she enjoys with her Instagram dancing videos — especially since she’s trying to move forward to “brighter days.” Many fans are concerned about her wellbeing following her DUI arrest, rehab stint and a subsequent visit to a diner that left patrons disturbed by her behavior. Apparently the negative attention is having an impact on the former pop star, and sources allege there’s one thing she finds particularly “cruel.”
Dashcam videos from the night of Britney Spears’s March 4 arrest have been released. Said footage shows the singer arguing with police over whether or not she’d been drinking, refusing to get out of the car and even inviting officers to her house to make them lasagna. A source gave some insight into how Spears is allegedly handling this, telling US Weekly:
Britney is embarrassed by all of the details and videos coming out from one of the most traumatic, regretful nights of her life. She feels it’s cruel, especially after she went to rehab and put in the work to make amends. She just wants to move on.
Anyone familiar with Britney Spears’ history knows that this is unfortunately not the first time one of her low moments has been caught on camera. Now, as she’s reportedly taking steps to get the help she needs, she’s having to relive that night through these videos that she’s supposedly embarrassed by.
Spears was arrested March 4 after multiple 911 calls reported her driving erratically. The arrest report showed that she said she was on several prescription medications, including a mood stabilizer, Prozac and Adderall. She denied drinking any alcohol other than a mimosa that morning, despite officers claiming that they could smell alcohol.
The "...Baby One More Time" singer voluntarily checked herself into a treatment facility in April — after reportedly being urged to do so by her sons — but checked out less than three weeks later.
At her court hearing on May 4, she pleaded guilty through her attorney Michael A. Goldstein and accepted a “wet reckless” offer. That agreement provides plea options for defendants without a history of DUI arrests, in cases where there was a low blood-alcohol level and didn’t involve a crash or injuries.
On May 13, however, Britney Spears was back in the news after allegedly causing a scene at the Blue Dog Tavern in L.A.’s Sherman Oaks neighborhood. Other patrons reported that Spears was “screaming” and “barking” at the two other people at her table, and some guests were worried when the singer allegedly started walking around holding a knife.
Britney Spears’ rep, however, said the situation was “completely blown out of proportion.” Per the rep, her client had been telling her assistant and bodyguard about her dog barking at the neighbors, and she apparently used the knife to cut her hamburger in half — not in a way that would endanger her fellow diners.
It’s easy to see how such events would allegedly be embarrassing for Britney Spears. Should that be true, it's hard to say whether that would impede any progress she’s made. Throughout the situation, Spears still appears to have a lot of people rooting for her.
