Singer faces misdemeanor DUI count but may avoid jail with plea deal Last updated: May 01, 2026 | 06:52 US singer Britney Spears arrives for the premiere of Sony Pictures' "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood" at the TCL Chinese Theatre. File photo taken in Hollywood, California on July 22, 2019. AFP Pop star Britney Spears on Thursday was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, prosecutors outside Los Angeles said -- but she could avoid jail time with a plea deal. The criminal complaint does not specify which substance the 44-year-old singer was allegedly using when she was arrested in early March.  Spears is scheduled to be arraigned on Monday in a courtroom in Ventura County, which borders Los Angeles County.…