Britney Spears is set to be arraigned on a DUI charge. But she doesn't have to appear in court

NewsWorldAmericasBritney Spears is set to be arraigned on a DUI charge. But she doesn't have to appear in courtBritney Spears is set to be arraigned in a Southern California courtroom Monday after being charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugsAndrew Dalton Monday 04 May 2026 05:00 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"1a007047d5fecf20002ba17ae0f2278e","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/britney-spears-ventura-county-ventura-los-angeles-county-bmw-b2969922.html","title":"Britney Spears is set to be arraigned on a DUI charge. But she doesn't have to appear in court"}}People Britney Spears (Invision/AP)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSou...