Britney Spears put on a British accent and invited officers home for lasagne during DUI arrest
Britney Spears spoke with a British accent during her arrest for driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
The 44-year-old singer also invited officers to her home for lasagne after being pulled over for driving erratically on March 4, according to a police report.
In a recording of the arrest captured by California Highway Patrol, Spears is heard pleading with officers not to arrest her after she was stopped near her home in Ventura County, California.
When she was repeatedly asked by the officers to get out of her car, Spears replied: “I don’t like that”.
An officer responded: “I don’t care if you don’t like that, I’m giving you an order to step out of your vehicle.”
After one of the officers suggested she get into the police car and drive around the corner to avoid onlookers, Spears responded: “No, I don’t want to get in your car, sir”.
She then said: “You can come to my house and I can make you food and lasagne, whatever you want. I have a pool, my babies are coming to my house tonight.”
Spears, who has long struggled with addiction and has had several stints in rehab, initially told the officers she had one champagne mimosa before driving. She later admitted to taking drugs, including 200mg of the anticonvulsant and mood stabiliser Lamictal, 40mg of the antidepressant Prozac, and 2.5mg of Adderall, an ADHD medication.
While Spears passed two chemical breath tests after being taken to the local precinct, the arresting officers later noted in their report that they “detected the distinct odour of an alcoholic beverage emitting from her breath and person”.
They also noted “her speech was rapid and slurred, her gait was unsteady, and she was fidgeting with her fingers”.
One officer also said she spoke in a British accent at times.
Despite her apparent intoxication, the singer told the police: “I could probably drink four bottles of wine and take care of you. I’m an angel.”
The report stated that the singer was taken to the California Highway Patrol Moorpark Office for a drug recognition evaluation before being moved to the Los Robles Medical Centre in Thousand Oaks to take blood.
The officer noted Spears became “argumentative and belligerent” when asked to give a sample.
Spears was charged with one count of misdemeanour DUI and avoided jail time after taking a plea deal for a lesser charge. She was ordered to 12 months of probation, along with one day of jail time already served.
Spears controversially spent 13 years under the conservatorship of her father between 2008 and 2021, allowing him to control her medical and financial decisions.
Her arrest may put the singer at risk of being placed back under conservatorship.
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