Britney Spears

[PrincessFiona]

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Wow. Honestly...I feel very sorry for her and I hope that this time they won't let her be released until she is forced to get medical help.

[rainbabies]

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When paparazzi have a crisis of conscience over the wellbeing of their celebrity prey, events have clearly reached a serious level. So it is with Britney Spears, the troubled pop star and America's favourite tabloid fodder, who was back under psychiatric evaluation in a Los Angeles hospital last night after the latest in a series of highly publicised meltdowns.

As the singer's family and manager bickered over the right to direct her treatment after a court-ordered commitment into mental health care, a British photographer who has quit the chasing media pack warned the hounding could kill her.

Nick Stern has resigned from Splash, a Los Angeles-based, British-owned celebrity picture agency, in protest at the "aggressive" tactics employed in pursuing Spears, and predicted tragedy.
"Directly or indirectly, Britney is going to come to some horrific end, or a member of the public will," he said. "It's not what's being done, it's the way it's being done. As she continues to deteriorate psychologically, I just can't see a positive way out."

The biggest threat, Stern said, came from the high-speed convoy of photographers' cars and motorcycles that follow Spears' every move through Los Angeles. The pursuit reached a new frenzy in the early hours of yesterday when the paparazzi tailed an ambulance and police escort taking the 26-year-old singer to hospital for the second time this month.

According to the Los Angeles Times, the trail of emergency vehicles that took Spears to the UCLA Medical Centre stretched longer than a football field. In an operation conducted with military precision, police and medical crews spoke secretively of "delivering the package", in a failed attempt to throw photographers off the scent.

"The paps are completely out of control," said Stern, 43. "It's not unusual to have 20 or 30 cars pursuing her at any one time. It's become acceptable to drive at 80mph down the wrong side of the street into oncoming traffic. I was horrified at what goes on. It's so aggressive, there are fights and crashes and slashed tyres. I felt I needed to say something."

Spears has exhibited increasingly bizarre behaviour in the past 12 months and has lost visitation rights to her two children, Sean Preston, two, and Jayden James, one, fathered by her estranged husband, Kevin Federline. The two are engaged in a custody battle.

After the singer's admission to hospital yesterday, a judge at the Los Angeles county superior court signed an order committing her to a mandatory three-day evaluation, after which the stay could be extended to 14 days.

According to sources, Spears' family had planned the intervention for two weeks with the cooperation of the police and hospital but against the wishes of the singer's manager, Sam Lutfi. In recent weeks, friends and family have said they believe she is suffering from bipolar disorder, which is characterised by abrupt mood swings, or other psychiatric problems.

The circus continued in the hospital corridor early yesterday with a heated argument between Lutfi and Lynne and Jamie Spears. According to the celebrity website tmz.com, doctors are now "cooperating fully" with the singer's parents.

In London, meanwhile, the Rambert Dance Company has produced a music and dance interpretation of Spears' troubles, Meltdown, that it intends to perform tonight at the Southbank Centre. The show ends with her carried off by dancers dressed as doctors in white coats.

[moonlight]

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I don't know why, but when I see her on TV being chased around by those camera guys she just looks vacant in the face. I guess that's why I'm not surprised that it might be mental problems and not drug problems. I wonder if she is still in the hospital.... I hope she is getting the best help they can give her.

[Cumberland]

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If she is gravely disabled as has been described, I think that means unable to meet the most basic of needs, like getting herself dressed and eating. I dont know much about Sam Lufti but he really sounds like bad news. I cant believe he was trying to call the shots and tell her family what to do. I am not saying her parents get a gold star for their parenting, but I dont think they are evil people.

[rainbabies]

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Britney's New Guardian

It took what seemed like an interminable amount of time, but Britney Spears finally has a proper guardian.

Thanks to her father, Jamie Spears, Britney is now in the hands of Andrew M. Wallet, a highly respected Los Angeles attorney of the firm Hinojosa & Wallet.

And while the pun about high legal fees and this man’s name is inevitable, Wallet is not of one of the many Hollywood vipers to whom Britney has already written large checks.

Indeed, Britney’s dad did a good job finding Andrew Wallet and getting a restraining order against the sycophants circling around his daughter. Wallet is an expert in conservatorships and guardianships. He’s listed as a member of the State Bar Executive Committee of the Trusts & Estates Section.

The really good news is that Spears Sr. and Wallet intervened before something truly tragic happened to Britney. Now that she’s locked down and out of the headlines, the 24 year old pop star can get some rest and medical attention. Even more importantly, the cat and mouse game she was in with the Los Angeles paparazzi is over.

Sometimes people will surprise you and rise to the occasion when they have to. So seems to be the case with Jamie Spears. Good for him. Next on his agenda should be dealing with his pregnant 16-year-old daughter, Jamie Lynn.

Here’s the best prescription: get her out of Hollywood as soon as possible.

[moonlight]

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If it were not for her sons and her battle to see them I really think Brit would pull a Michael Jackson.... meaning move out of the US for a while. It seems as long as she is in the US people around her are not going to stop until she gets the help she needs. I think the love for her kids keeps her around. Otherwise I really think she would just jump ship.

Did anyone hear the latest? She has been drugged by strange duds that she lets over to her house. Her parents must be at a loss at this point. Someone needs to get her off the streets!

[peggyfromwastate]

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Heidi Klum has offered to help rehabilitate Brittney Spears in her house with Seal and their 3 kiddos.

:huh: :huh: :huh:

It appears that Brittney is being "grounded" by her dad who has taken custody of all her estate and doesn't let her talk to friends, etc., etc. Wierd family...

I'd go to the Klum's house!

[alison]

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Heidi Klum has offered to help rehabilitate Brittney Spears in her house with Seal and their 3 kiddos.

:huh: :huh: :huh:

It appears that Brittney is being "grounded" by her dad who has taken custody of all her estate and doesn't let her talk to friends, etc., etc. Wierd family...

I'd go to the Klum's house!

Maybe she has a whistle like my mil!?!

[poky]

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I'd go to the Klum's house!

I would totally hang with Heidi; though I know I'd feel like a total putz compared to her. Maybe I'd be able to pick up some tips, though!