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Wednesday night at a Sherman Oaks bistro had all the makings of a classic TV misunderstanding — complete with barking, a steak knife, and an ending that was somehow fine. If you've ever seen the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episode where Frank Reynolds and his ex-wife agree to meet their adult children for a civilized dinner in public — knowing full well that the very concept is aspirational at best — you already understand everything that happened Wednesday night at Blue Dog Tavern in Sherman Oaks, California. The setting changes. The energy does not. According to multiple witnesses who spoke to TMZ , Britney Spears arrived at the restaurant with her assistant and bodyguard, settled into a corner booth, and proceeded to have what her representative later described as, "a quiet dinner." Witnesses described something closer to a dinner theater production with no script and no intermission. There was reportedly yelling. According to at least one a...

A Plea Deal, a Rehab Stint, and the Same Old Questions Britney Spears resolved her DUI case yesterday. Whether anything has actually changed is a harder question. Monday morning brought a quiet legal resolution to a story that has been anything but quiet. Britney Spears pleaded guilty today to a reduced charge of wet reckless — a lesser form of reckless driving — stemming from her March 4th arrest in Ventura County, California . She will not serve jail time . She will, however, spend the next twelve months on probation, complete a mandated DUI class, and operate under a strict condition: no possession of drugs without a valid prescription. For anyone who has followed the last decade of her life, that last clause carries a particular weight. The night of the arrest, the California Highway Patrol pulled her over on US-101 near her Westlake Village home after dispatch audio indicated her black BMW was swerving between lanes. She was taken to a hospital for a blood draw, t...

Britney Spears Arrested and Released in California — Here's What We Know The news broke early Thursday morning and the internet hasn't stopped buzzing since: Britney Spears , the Princess of Pop herself , was arrested Wednesday night in Ventura County, California on suspicion of DUI . So what exactly happened? A Late-Night Traffic Stop in Westlake Village According to reports, California Highway Patrol officers pulled Spears over around 9:30 PM on Wednesday not far from her home in Westlake Village. She was alone in the car at the time . After the stop, officers transported her to a nearby hospital — not because she was injured, but to have her blood drawn to determine her blood alcohol content . From there, she was booked by the Ventura County Sheriff's Department at around 3 AM on Thursday morning. She didn't stay long. By 6 AM, inmate records show she had already been released. Her vehicle was towed . A court date has been set for May 4th. Her Team Brea...