The world held its breath when news broke of Britney Spears’ arrest. The pop icon, a name synonymous with a generation, found herself facing charges related to driving under the influence, a stark turn in a life already marked by intense public scrutiny.
![Britney Spears. From her IG account. A video showed Britney Spears driving erratically after a night out with a friend, as she is reportedly ?spiraling? over her ex-husband Kevin Federline?s tell-all memoir.The clip obtained by the Daily Mail on Thursday showed the ?Toxic? songstress leaving Thousand Oaks restaurant Red-O and getting into the driver?s seat of her black BMW after several people allegedly attempted to stop her.One onlooker told the outlet that the pop star ?nearly ran over her friend while pulling out? of the parking lot.In the video, Spears, 43, was seen swerving into opposite lanes, including a bike lane, as she made her way to her Thousand Oaks estate.At one point, she tailgated another vehicle, per the video.When the Grammy winner reached a stoplight, she was also seen putting something into her mouth.One source told the outlet that Spears was stuck outside the gate of her home trying to get in for about 20 minutes.?She would key it in and drive up to the gate, but the gate would not open,? the insider alleged. ?She did this three or four times. The friend never left her car. After 20 minutes, the friend [left].?Brit then spent another 10 minutes trying to get in and finally succeeded.?A source told the outlet her outing comes as Federline?s memoir is ?putting Britney in a tailspin. She?s spiraling. It?s reopening old wounds.?The source added, it?s been ?rough? for her with everything being back in the news.?She?s acting out. She gets into these spirals and it just goes downhill fast,? the source said.](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SEI_287974864-072a.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
