Pop icon Britney Spears was taken into custody on suspicion of drunken driving late Wednesday night in Moorpark, California.
The singer was pulled over by California Highway Patrol in Ventura County around 9:30 p.m., NBC Los Angeles reported.
After the traffic stop, Spears was arrested and taken into custody on suspicion of DUI. She was later released from jail around 6 a.m. Thursday.
Britney Spears Net Worth
In 2021, Forbes estimated the pop star’s net worth at approximately $60 million. However, Spears later sold the rights to her music catalog to publishing company Primary Wave in a deal reported to be worth $200 million.
Forbes estimates that Spears earned about $170 million before taxes from the deal. Her take-home pay, after taxes, management commissions and legal fees, is believed to be about $70 million.
Taking into account her career earnings and catalog sales, Forbes currently estimates Britney Spears’ net worth to be approximately $150 million.
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Britney Spears Conservatorship
britney spearsThe conservatorship began on February 1, 2008, following a series of highly publicized mental health struggles in 2007. The legal arrangement places the pop star under court-ordered control, with her father, Jamie Spears, and others overseeing major aspects of her life.
In the past 14 years, supervision Giving the court-appointed administrator authority over Spears’ finances, career decisions and many personal matters.
A few years later, public attention grew with the rise of the #FreeBritney movement and the release of the documentary Framing Britney Spears.
In June 2021, Spears gave emotional testimony in court, claiming the supervision was abusive and that she was subject to coercive control.
In September 2021, a judge suspended Jamie Spears from conservatorship. Two months later, on November 12, 2021, Brenda Penny officially terminated her supervision, ruling that it was “no longer needed.” The decision restores Spears’ full legal independence.
Legal disputes over attorney fees and financial matters dragged on for several years. In April 2024, Spears and her father reached a secret settlement.
