Britney Spears pleads guilty to ‘wet reckless’ charge in DUI case and avoids jail

Star accused of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs pleads guilty to lesser charge to avoid jail time 

Britney Spears pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in Southern California that will allow her to avoid jail time. Picture: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Britney Spears pleaded guilty to a lesser charge that will allow her to avoid jail time after prosecutors accused her of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs in Southern California.

The 44-year-old pop star did not appear in Ventura County court but on her behalf, her lawyer, Michael A Goldstein, agreed to plead to what’s commonly called a “wet reckless”.