Britney Spears returns to Instagram after California DUI arrest
Britney Spears is back on Instagram weeks after being arrested for DUI in California.
The “Oops! I Did it Again” singer posted images showing her goofing around with her 19-year-old son, Jayden James Federline, on Friday, as seen on video posted by TMZ.
Spears’ account is private to users who don’t follow the 44-year-old pop star.
She and her son are seen posing in front of a mirror together, before Spears begins speaking in an English accent and seemingly simulating a humping motion while wearing tight shorts and a top that exposes her midsection.
“I’m composure,” she says. “I’m being very composed.”
Federline is wearing a trench coat while filming the video. He’s the son of Spears’ first husband, Kevin Federline, to whom she was married from 2004 to 2007. The pair have another son, who’s a year older than his little brother.
Spears thanked fans for their support in her new Instagram post.
“Spending time with family and friends is such a blessing!” she captioned her video montage with her youngest son.
Spears was booked shortly after 3 a.m. on March 5 following a 9:30 p.m. arrest. A rep for the Grammy-winning singer called her bust “an unfortunate incident that is completely inexcusable.”
TMZ reported Thursday that Spears is threatening legal action against a former bodyguard suspected of hacking her personal devices and Apple iCloud account. She reportedly wants to know if the ex-employee obtained images or personal files he isn’t authorized to possess.
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Savannah Guthrie, who will return on April 6 as co-host of NBC’s “Today” show after a nearly two-month absence sparked by the disappearance of her 84-year-old mother, said in an interview that aired on Friday that “joy will be my protest.”
Guthrie, speaking with colleague Hoda Kotb, said that while it’s hard to imagine returning to a place of joy and lightness, she wants to try, even as she acknowledged she’s not sure she can do it or if she’ll belong anymore.
“I can’t come back and try to be something that I’m not. But I can’t not come back, because it’s my family,” Guthrie said. “I think it’s part of my purpose right now. I want to smile and when I do, it will be real and my joy will be my protest. My joy will be my answer. And being there is joyful and when it’s not, I’ll say so.”
Nancy Guthrie was reported missing from her Arizona home on Feb. 1. Authorities believe she was kidnapped, abducted or otherwise taken against her will. The FBI released surveillance videos of a masked man who was outside Guthrie’s front door in Tucson on the night she vanished. Authorities have not released new evidence publicly in weeks.
The Guthrie family has offered a $1 million reward for information leading to the recovery of their mother.
Savannah Guthrie, who's co-hosted NBC’s morning show since 2012, pulled out of covering the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, which began just days after her mother’s disappearance.
Abductions are rare. The vast majority of people who are reported missing are believed to be runaways — not kidnapped or abducted. Throughout all of 2024, the latest year that the National Crime Information Center published data, over 530,000 missing person records were entered. Roughly 95% of the hundreds of thousands of cases filed in 2024 were believed to be runaways and only 1% were listed as abducted.
Savannah Guthrie, acknowledging her mother is among the many missing, donated to the Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The organization on Thursday highlighted the cases of three children who disappeared in Arizona — Jimmy Hendrickson in 1991, Karen Grajeda in 1996 and Jesse Florez in 2001.
“We encourage everyone to stay alert,” the center said in a statement. “It’s up to the public to keep their eyes open. You never know when the next lead will be the one that brings someone home.”
The Pima County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that tips are still coming in on Nancy Guthrie but at a declining rate. The FBI says it's no longer revealing the number of tips it receives daily in the investigation. Portions of Kotb’s interview with Savannah Guthrie were released over multiple days this week. In the videos, Guthrie said she and her siblings knew their mother didn't wander off, given her medical condition, and that doors were propped open at her house. Authorities also discovered blood and a missing camera near the doorstep.
Some media outlets reported receiving ransom notes tied to the case. Guthrie and her siblings responded to two that they believed were real and offered to pay money. Guthrie said her celebrity status might be the reason her mother was taken, but that possibility was “too much to bear.”
She again appealed for information, saying the family can't be in peace or move forward with healing without knowing what happened to their mother.
“How can someone vanish without a trace?” Guthrie asked. “How? Someone knows something. Even if that something is someone’s been acting strange for the last seven or eight weeks. Even if it’s just that. Somebody knows. And maybe somebody’s afraid and I understand that, but our hearts are in agony.”
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Taylor Swift gave her fiancé, Travis Kelce, a sweet shoutout during the iHeartRadio Music awards to mark their first appearance at a major award show together.
The singer-songwriter on Thursday took home seven trophies for her 2025 album “The Life of a Showgirl,” breaking history as the most awarded artist in a single night. Her slew of accolades included pop album of the year, and she used her acceptance speech to show Kelce some love — but first she thanked her fans.
“The album, ‘The Life of a Showgirl,’ was really inspired by the energy that I felt, like looking into crowds and seeing you guys and connecting with you every single night,” she said. “And so the album came out with this energy of just feeling really happy and strong and confident and free. And so I want to say thank you to the fans for giving me that feeling.”
The “Opalite” singer then addressed her husband-to-be. They announced their engagement via Instagram in August 2025, after two years of dating. Their relationship famously began after the NFL star revealed he was disappointed he could not give her a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it after she performed at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Arrowhead Stadium as part of her “Eras Tour.”
“I think that this album probably also feels very happy and confident and free because that’s the way that I get to feel every single day of my life, because of my fiancé, who’s here, too,” she said, adding, “Thanks for all the vibes.”
At another point during the award show, Swift, sporting a seafoam green corset ensemble, could be seen dancing alongside Kelce while singer Raye belted her viral hit “Where Is My Husband?” When the cameras panned to the “Folklore” songstress, she lifted her hand, showing off her old mine brilliant cut engagement ring.
Swift also later in the night accepted artist of the year, which was presented to her by Olympic gold medalist and figure skater Alysa Liu.
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From combined wire reports
