Thursday 2/28...

Britney pregnant by pap lover?

Metro - London,UK
Britney Spears' on-off lover Adnan Ghalib has apparently claimed she is pregnant with his child. The Birmingham photographer - who last month was pictured ...

The Britney Chronicles: Portrait of a Struggle
AllHipHop - USA
Although a hearing on their conflict with Spears was scheduled for Feb. 4, the firm's request was withdrawn. Legalities aside, Britney's mental state is ...

Britney Spears is pregnant again – Tabloid Hell
NME.com - UK
Britney Spears is pregnant with the baby of her lover, paparazzo Adnan Ghalib, according to tabloid reports. According to various newspapers Ghalib has told ...

Face in the Crowd
The Free Lance-Star - Fredericksburg,VA,USA
Why is Britney Spears so crazy? She had a mental breakdown, and she began her career so early in life--then had two little boys within 2 years of each other ...

Judge Stops Britney Spears/ Federal Court Allstar Showdown
hecklerspray - Los Angeles,USA
Face the facts - the only thing that's helped Britney Spears recover from her horrible mental breakdown last month was the way that her father Jamie Spears ...

Britney Spears' pregnant with Adnan Ghalib's baby?
Fametastic - UK
Britney was spotted with a slight belly bump after her recent hospitalisation but most sources put that down to her current troubles interferring with her ...

2/27 Update....

Its amazing to me how many stories are run by the media around the world on Britney Spears and her troubles.  The one's posted here are the best 10% of what I come across each day.


Celebrity rehab aka publicity stunt

StateHornet.com - Sacramento,CA,USA
... because of poor decisions like shaving her head and smashing cars with an umbrella, would have to be the jaw-dropping life of Britney Spears. ...

From the Spears family album

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Newark,NJ,USA

BY VICKI HYMAN A LAWYER who claims to be the "only person who represents Britney Spears" -- that's something you might not want to brag about, buddy -- says ...

Legal battle ensues over
SheKnows.com - Scottsdale,AZ,USA
As Britney Spears' father, Jamie, continues to serve as conservator over her affairs, a man claiming to represent her legally claims her civil rights are ...

Britney Spears and Jamie Lynn – Where did it go Wrong?
EGossip - Guelph,Ontario,Canada
Maybe the girls had troubles long before Britney's turmoil even began. The last time the girls were seen spending quality time together was October 10, ...

Updates From Around the World...

Compassion for Britney wells up at check stand

San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
It would be ironic if Ms. Spears morphs from being an avatar of teen sleaze into a symbol of the hell of mental illness - and how we need to treat those who ...

Mummy isn't feeling yummy
Belfast Telegraph - United Kingdom
Britney Spears' erratic behaviour has led to speculation that the troubled star may be suffering from undiagnosed postnatal depression. ...

K-Fed praises Britneys father for her progress
Thaindian.com - Bangkok,Bangkok,Thailand
Washington , Feb 25 (ANI): Britney Spears ex-hubby Kevin Federline is all praise for the troubled stars father Jamie for getting her life back on track. ...

Britney Spears sees her sons for the first time in nearly two months
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Newark,NJ,USA
by Vicki Hyman/Star-Ledger Staff Less than a day after lawyers for Britney Spears hammered out a visitation agreement with Kevin Federline and his attorney, ...

Battling for Britney's bucks
BloggingStocks - USA
The New York Times reports that despite a fortune ranging from $50 million to $125 million, the battle for mentally unstable Britney Spears's money is ...br

Shopping, NPR & Reuions

Shopping therapy for Britney Spears
Sunday Mirror - UK
Britney, who has been hospitalised twice for mental breakdowns, is said to be "overjoyed" at the breakthrough. Elliot Mintz, a spokesman for K-Fed, 29, ...

Good intentions can threaten First Amendment rights
Journal and Courier - Lafayette,IN,USA
By JULIE DOLL Driving home from work one night recently, I was surprised to hear National Public Radio doing a piece on Britney Spears. ...

Brit and Boys: Reunited!
E! Online - USA
Aside from Spears and a court-appointed monitor, there are several other key personnel on hand, including: Britney's father, Jamie Spears; ...

X17 XCLUSIVE - Britney's With The Boys!
X17 Online - Beverly Hills,California,USA
Oh BTW, Britney got her visitations back NO THANKS to Sam Lufti. Hopefully everyone sees her dad Jamie Spears for the father he is--truly interested in ...

Saturday Shenanegans

Dealing with Mental Illness in America

LA Canyon News - Beverly Hills,CA,USA
Britney Spears is the face of insanity in America. Because she's famous, rich, and pretty, we like to ignore the dangerous manic behavior and call it being ...

Britney Spears Reportedly Regains Visitation Rights
MyFox Los Angeles - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Troubled pop star Britney Spears regained visitation rights with her two sons under an agreement reached today with her former husband, Kevin Federline, ...

Britney Spears to be allowed access to children 'soon': lawyer
AFP -
Spears was held in a psychiatric ward following the episode, and was back in hospital one month later after renewed fears for her mental health. ...

Britney Spears 'spent' $22million in 18 months
Holy Moly - London,UK
And the family charges Lutfi knew she was suffering from a mental illness - and pounced like a vulture. They say he had access to all of Britney's credit ...

More Drama....

The snapper snapped

Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
This was Britney Spears, a 26-year-old mother of two, suffering from mental illness. Britney means money -- a lot of money to a lot of people. ...

Spears loses fresh bid to regain access to children
China Post - Taipei,Taiwan
LOS ANGELES -- Britney Spears failed in her latest attempt to regain access to her children on Tuesday, nearly two months after her visitation rights were ...

Britney Spears' Onetime Manager Served With Restraining Order ...
MTV.com - USA
By MTV News staff Britney Spears' friend and onetime manager Sam Lutfi was finally served with a restraining order Thursday (February 21), on the eve of his ...

Brit's Former BFF Sam Lutfi Finally Served Restraining Order
Actress Archives - New York,NY,USA
The court extended the elder Spears' responsibility to until at least March 10 pending the final report into Britney's mental well-being. ...

Thursday Roundup...

Britney, Federal Issue?

TheCelebrityCafe.com - Valley Stream,NY,USA
Do Britney Spears's problems really make a Federal case? A judge in the Spears conservatorship case says that's "ridiculous," according to TMZ. ...

Mental illness: How do you know?
Portsmouth Herald News - Portsmouth,NH,USA
By Jeanné McCartin Even if you made a Herculean, conscious effort to avoid photos of Britney Spears in one of her wild or compromising situations, ...

For The Record: Britney Spears' Driver's-License Case Postponed ...
MTV News - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
By MTV News staff Since Britney Spears isn't in control of her own affairs at the moment, she can't make a plea bargain in her driving-without-a-license ...

Dad Fights "Brazen" Attempt to Move Brit Case
E! Online - USA
By Natalie Finn Despite some adamant claims to the contrary, Britney Spears' troubles are still very much an LA story. A US District Court judge has given ...

Its getting bad...

The Tragedy of Britney Spears
Rolling Stone - USA
While it may be true that Britney suffers from the adult onset of a genetic mental disease (or a disease created by fame, yet to be named); or that she is a ...

Britney Spears' Driver's-License Case Postponed; Plus Hayden ...
MTV.com - USA
By MTV News staff Since Britney Spears isn't in control of her own affairs at the moment, she can't make a plea bargain in her driving-without-a-license ...

Amy Winehouse Changes Name To 'Troubled' For Brit Awards
The Spoof (satire) - UK
... on to Britney Spears, until her craziness got too insane to merit such a tame word. Recent tag-names for Britney have included,loopy, crazy, mentalist, ...

Britney Spears Still Not Allowed Anywhere Near Her Kids
hecklerspray - Los Angeles,USA
It's not exactly a surprise that Britney Spears still isn't allowed to spend time with her children. Currently she's a recovering mental patient who isn't ...

Tuesday...

Spears loses fresh bid to regain access to children
AFP -
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Britney Spears failed in her latest attempt to regain access to her children on Tuesday, nearly two months after her visitation rights ...

Media not helping Britney's public collapse
USA Today - USA
Nobody has complained, the paper continues to publish, life goes on — just without Britney Spears news. But maybe the reason Chico readers didn't complain ...

Britney's shame
Indiana Daily Student - USA
The remarkable thing about the downfall of Britney Spears is her relatively short-lived fame. Most of us easily recall a time at which her name meant ...

Spears' bump raises pregnancy speculations
NDTV.com - New Delhi,India
Britney Spears was spotted with a noticeable bump when she went out to eat in Hollywood. This has sparked rumours that the troubled pop star is pregnant. ...

Two For Tuesday

Britney Spears attempts to get her life back on track

OverTheLimit.info - Ottawa,Ontario,Canada
It has been one year since Britney Spears shaved her head bald, and we all remember those pictures. Britney had a quiet Presidents Day weekend in the ...

Britney Spears Lawyers to Ask for Visitation
The Daily Blabber from iVillage - New York,NY,USA
Brit reportedly locked herself in the bathroom with Jayden, the police had to come, and Britney was sent to the hospital for a mental evaluation (that was ...

Britney Spears needs to stay in hopital for a year
MyParkMag - Birkenhead,England,UK
"In Britney's case, her parents need to let Sam Lutfi in her life and drop this. You can't blame someone for mental illness. Everyone has to lay off before ...

The Britney Era is Over
Lumino Magazine - Chicago,IL,USA
If there's one lesson I learned from Britney Spears' historic public meltdown it's that the individuals who masquerade as pundits on television continue to ...

Tuesday!

New Brit Custody Hearing on Tap

E! Online - USA
By Ken Baker and Marcus Errico With another date looming Tuesday morning in Britney Spears' seemingly unending court docket, her supposed team is ramping up ...

Learning from Britney's troubles
MorungExpress - Dimapur,Assam,India
The involuntary hospitalization of Britney Spears recently brought back memories. Ten years ago, when I was 15, I was a high school dropout and heroin ...

Diagnosis on Britney Spears reversed
The Spoof (satire) - UK
Doctor and mental health professionals working with pop star Britney Spears reversed their diagnosis of paranoia and hallucinations and proclaimed she ...

Britney's bizzare shopping spree (+video)
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
Spears' life has spun out of control for over a year since the break up of her marriage to Kevin Federline. This outing to the shopping haven of Melrose ...

Monday Madness Part II

Heidi Klum Offers Bed to Britney Spears

FemaleFirst.co.uk - Ashton-in-Makerfield,England,UK
Heidi Klum has offered Britney Spears refuge is her Beverly Hills home so she can recover in peace. The supermodel has reportedly offered to put Britney up ...

Pop Tarts: Could Madonna Help Britney?
FOXNews - USA
By Hollie McKay AP LOS ANGELES — It is no secret that sad Britney Spears has a long history with Madonna. The songstresses teamed up to make music (and make ...

Britney Spears cleans up her act
This is London - London,England,UK
Britney Spears appeared to be on the mend after being spotted having dinner in a Los Angeles restaurant with her father. The troubled singer, who recently ...

Eliminate stigma for mental illness
Cherry Hill Courier Post - Cherry Hill,NJ,USA
That's what most people think after hearing yet another story detailing Britney Spears' deteriorating mental state. Let us hopethat the media attention ...

Spears' father retains control of star's assets--court
Inquirer.net - Philippines
LOS ANGELES--A Los Angeles judge on Thursday extended a previous order granting Britney Spears' father broad control of the troubled singer's financial and ...

Monday Madness!

Britney Spears and Her Family Need Our Prayers, Not Our Ridicule

Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
Maybe the good which can come from Britney's plight will be the awareness of the important need to address mental health in a compassionate and focused way ...

X17 XCLUSIVE - Britney's SOS: Brit Talks To Attorney, Says She ...
X17 Online - Beverly Hills,California,USA
He called Jamie Spears' conservatorship a "violation of civil rights." While Britney's father seems to have put some order back into Brit's life -- hiring ...

LA's obsession with Britney Spears
BBC News - UK
But is Spears' life, as it is today, something to aspire to? Many observers have long since concluded that she is suffering from a mental disorder. ...

What's wrong with Britney?
Health24.com - Cape Town,South Africa
People are finding it almost irresistible to speculate about the diagnosis in the unavoidably omnipresent case of Britney Spears. ...

LA art exhibit features paparazzi photos
CBC.ca - Alberta, Canada
Shots of Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears, Paris Hilton and other famous mugs went on display over the weekend. Socialite Hilton is snapped wearing a leopard ...

Saturday Part II

Britney's brother named trustee
Ireland Online - Dublin,Ireland
A judge has granted a request to name Britney Spears' older brother a trustee to the troubled singer's funds. The trust had been entirely in the singer's ...

Is Britney Spears under attack from Scientology?
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien,Austria
... only true mental wellness possible in this lifetime. After she has had time to work the program, I think you'll see a totally different Britney Spears. ...

NAMES AND FACES
Washington Post - United States
Britney Spears's family tightened its grasp on her personal life Thursday, when a court extended her father James Spears's conservatorship until March 10 ...

Saturday...

Britney Spears' first husband: Pop star doesn't mind if she doesn ...

New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
Britney Spears' first husband, Jason Allen Alexander, says that the troubled pop star doesn't really want custody of her own kids after all. ...

STEEL ADVISES SPEARS' PARENTS TO SEEK FURTHER TREATMENT
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien,Austria
Novelist DANIELLE STEEL is urging the parents of troubled star BRITNEY SPEARS to keep seeking mental health treatment for their daughter - or her ...

Freaky Friday..

Spears' father retains control of star's assets: court

AFP -
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — A Los Angeles judge on Thursday extended a previous order granting Britney Spears' father broad control of the troubled singer's ...

Britney Spears. Please discuss.
E! Online - USA
Who managed to keep Tom Cruise away from "helping" Britney? After all, his views on psychiatric care are legendary! Britney Spears falls under the category ...

New Court Papers Allege That Britney Spears Is Bored
Glosslip - Cleveland,OH,USA
Britney's behavior, as her mental illness worsened, became more and more dependent upon these adrenaline rushes, and they had to be more and more outrageous ...

Britney Spears doesn't want kids' custody, says first ex-hubby
The Cheers - Paikuse,Estonia
ew York, Feb 14 (ANI): Troubled popstar Britney Spears' first hubby, Jason Alexander has revealed that she doesn't want custody of her kids and has actually ...

Thursday

Britney Spears plans like crazy to get Arnold Schwarzenegger's help

New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
Last month, Spears was twice committed into mental care. But she also believes her inability to keep a lawyer in her continuing custody battle with Kevin ...

Between 'crazy' and 'committed'
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
He led the charge for Proposition 63, which raised over a billion bucks for community mental health, taxing millionaires like Britney Spears to help people ...

Readers' Comments PETA concerned for Spears
Sunday Times.au - Perth,WA,Australia
BRITNEY Spears' parents have been urged by PETA to keep their daughter away from dairy products. The animal rights group are concerned Britney's love of ice ...

Britney Spears doesn't want kids' custody, says first ex-hubby
The Cheers - Paikuse,Estonia
Troubled popstar Britney Spears' first hubby, Jason Alexander has revealed that she doesn't want custody of her kids and has actually given up fighting for ...

At last, love finds Arnold
Detroit Free Press - United States
Britney Spears is being tortured to death, and we don't want to be on that side." Mourned: Katherine Weadock Francke, 82, mother of local singer Stewart ...

Wednesday Part II

Britney's new job

Times of India - India
Troubled American pop singer Britney Spears is dealing with her problems by teaching kids how to dance. Britney, who has been going through some mental ...

Britney joke removed from musical
BBC News - UK
Spears has rarely been out of the headlines of late due to her ongoing custody battles and concerns over her physical and mental health.

Britney's Crazy Caravan
TMZ.com - Glendale,CA,USA
You just HAVE to get Britney Spears' name in your story right, TMZ? Even if it has nothing to do with her. Spears obviously is not the cause of traffic ...

PETA urges Spears to change her diet
Digital Spy - UK
By Beth Hilton, Entertainment Reporter Animal rights group PETA has suggested that Britney Spears' recent troubles are a result of her diet. ...

Britney Spears doesn't want to regain custody of sons
Showbiz Spy - Guildford,England,UK
Alexander, who says he and Britney have reconnected in the past month, also claims that 26-years-old Spears is aware she has mental health issues. ...

Wednesday Update

Britney Spears 'going crazy from eating too many burgers and ...

Showbiz Spy - Guildford,England,UK
Britney Spears may be going crazy from eating too many burgers and Starbucks, according to animal rights group PETA. The anti-cruelty campaigners wrote this ...

Holy Moly! Even a celebrity website takes pity on Britney
Independent - London,England,UK
When Spears was recently taken to hospital for a mental health check, she was pursued by around 200 photographers and film crews.

Victoria Beckham no-show fuels Spice Girl rift rumors; Scarlett ...
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
PR guru Michael Sands quit as the spokesperson for Kevin Federline's lawyer this week, because he's sick of attacking Britney Spears. ...

Hit musicals remove lyrics poking fun at Britney Spears
CBC North - Whitehorse,Yukon,Canada
Troubled pop star Britney Spears is receiving a touch of kindness and sympathy from an unexpected source: the musical theatre community. ...

NIELSEN INVITES SPEARS TO DESERT HIDEAWAY
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien,Austria
SYLVESTER STALLONE's ex-wife BRIGITTE NIELSEN has become the latest celebrity to offer troubled BRITNEY SPEARS a safe haven away from Hollywood. ...

Update!

Leave Britney alone

Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
"Britney's Mental Illness" was the cover of a recent People magazine. The Daily Telegraph's website featured this headline: "Mad Britney Spears detoxed by ...

Britney Spears' dad 'does not trust business manager'
Showbiz Spy - Guildford,England,UK
The decision by doctors to let Britney leave the mental health facility infuriated the star's parents. In a statement they said: "As parents of an adult ...

Britney Spears: Now Crips & Bloods Wade In
hecklerspray - Los Angeles,USA
You may have noticed that, since Britney Spears left her mental hospital last week, it's been all quiet on the Britney front. But why is this? ...

Britney Spears Teaches Kids' Dance Class -- Schedules Second ...
MTV.com - USA
Baker said Britney wore red boots, a green shirt, a black-and-white tie, black shorts and fishnet stockings. Spears did such a good job that she's scheduled ...

Britney Spears turns children's dance instructor
Showbiz Spy - Guildford,England,UK
HER dreadful routine at an awards show shocked the world, but that has not stopped Britney Spears from landing her latest gig - as a children's dance ...

Britney Spears Leaves UCLA Medical Center
All American Patriots (press release) - Taeby,NA,Sweden
Britney Spears' parents released a statement to CNN's Anderson Cooper that said, "As parents of an adult child in the throes of a mental health crisis, ...

Holy Moly attacks 'seedy' paparazzi
Guardian Unlimited - UK
But now it has started self-censoring the pictures it uses in the wake of concern over the paparazzi's treatment of celebrities such as Britney Spears and ...

Frosty Monday Update...

Exclusive: Britney's Cousin Talks to E! News

E! Online - USA
It's going to be a long time before Britney spears truly is "doing well." Diana Beresford Feb 9 08, 4:37 PM Report abuse 2.I am so impressed by Britney's ...

A brief history of Britney Spears
TV3 News - Auckland,New Zealand
Britney Spears was recently released from the psychiatric ward after a series of mental health problems which have been displayed publicly. ...

Portrayal of mental illness criticized
Adrian Daily Telegram - Adrian,MI,USA
By Autumn Lee With speculation about pop singer Britney Spears' psychological condition continuing to receive widespread attention, local and national ...

North Dakota Man couldn't care less about Britney Spears, Jamie ...
The Spoof (satire) - UK
Paul Orchard, a 37 year old Bismarck, ND truck driver, told a newspaper today that he couldn't care less about Britney Spears recent mental breakdown, ...

'Britney's law' not a bad idea
Daily Vidette - Normal,IL,USA
Such evidence can be seen in the case of Britney Spears, for example, when police cars and helicopters were needed to transport her from a mental ...

Saturday Morning Update...

Spears' Parents Believe Britney Is In Mental Crisis

E Canada Now - Brantford,Ontario,Canada
Boston (eCanadaNow) - The parents of Britney Spears believe that Britney is in the middle of a mental health crisis. Britney Spears' parents continue to ...

Behind the Britney Story: Spears' Universe and Q&A With Writer ...
Rolling Stone - USA
Everything becomes this crazy crisis. The Britney story works because it moves at the speed of light. But every week there'sa new story, so earlier it was ...

Britney Spears Wants To Get Her Act Together
Hollywood.com - USA
s Daily 10. He advised her to "put the wigs away, this is crazy. You don't want to be crazy." Britney just laughed. Kim Lo, you better not be just selling a ...

She's loose again!

Britney Spears released from hospital: report

AFP -
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Britney Spears was released from a hospital psychiatric ward Wednesday, six days after being admitted amid concerns for her mental ...

Britney Spears and mental illness: a public discussion
Julie's Health Club - Chicago Tribune Blog - Chicago,IL,USA
Use the Britney Spears story as an opportunity to talk with friends, neighbors or co-workers about stigma, the nature of mental illnesses, and the fact that ...

Britney Spears Released From Psych Ward
The Celebrity Truth - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Britney Spears has been released from a hospital psychiatric ward today, six days after being admitted to hospital amid concerns for her mental health. ...

Andy Behrman Speaks Out About Britney Spears
About - News & Issues - New York,NY,USA
... I find myself being asked if I think that Britney Spears has bipolar disorder. Frankly, I don't know, as I'm not a psychiatrist or a mental health care ...

Court orders mental evaluation for Spears
英文中國郵報 - 台北市,台灣省,Taiwan
By Dan Whitcomb, Reuters LOS ANGELES -- Britney Spears, who has been hospitalized for mental evaluation, will be examined by a court-appointed psychiatrist ...

Wednesday...

Britney Spears 'drugged and abused'

Courier Mail - Australia
BRITNEY Spears has been "drugged" by her self-styled manager in a bid to take control of her home, life and finances, the troubled pop star's mother charged ...

Was Britney Spears Drugged By Sam?
Glosslip - Cleveland,OH,USA
New details are emerging from Britney Spears' life, including the contents of the restraining order against Sam Lutfi. According to TMZ, Sam kept Brit ...

Spears manager accused of drugging
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Britney Spears' parents have accused the singer's confidante and manager of drugging their daughter and trying to control her life, newly released court ...

Britney Updates From Around the World!

Spears 'lacks mental capacity' to understand court fight over control

New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears does not want her father in charge of her welfare, a lawyer told a court commissioner today, but another attorney who ...

Spears' custody hearing postponed
ABC Online - Australia
A hearing in the child custody battle between Britney Spears and her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, has been postponed because the troubled pop star remains ...

Britney Spears extended Hospital Stay for Mental Health
Best Syndication - Pinon Hills,CA,USA
[Best Syndication] Britney Spears has had her hospital stay at the Stewart & Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital which was extended from 72 hour to 14 ...

No covered dishes with mental illness
USA Today - USA
Britney Spears was taken to the UCLA Medical Center's psychiatric hospital last week under the glare of the media and reportedly was placed on an ...

Britney Spears doesn't want father in charge of welfare: Lawyer
Times of India - India
Spears was originally to be released on Sunday from UCLA Medical Center's psychiatric ward after undergoing a 72-hour mental evaluation. ...

Britney Spears: lawyers to challenge dad's control order
Fametastic - UK
"[I told Britney] 'Britney, do you see why people think you are crazy? Look at your mother and look at your father.'" Sam also claimed that Britney has been ...

Spears On 14-Day Hold In Hospital
E Canada Now - Brantford,Ontario,Canada
Hollywood (eCanadaNow) - Britney Spears has been placed on a 14-day hold at the hospital according to the latest reports. The psychiatrist of Britney Spears ...

Britney Still Battling Mental Woes, Extends Stay in Ward
andPOP - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
(andPOP) - It's going to take at least 14 more days to get the crazy out of Britney Spears. E! Online reports that the pop star has extended her involuntary ...

Britney goes mental
Sky News Australia - Australia
Sources claim Britney Spears should be settling in to life in psychiatric hospital, where she is expected to remain for at least the next 2 weeks. ...

Monday Morning Madne....er.. Update :-)

Britney Spears' psychiatric stay extended: report

AFP -
Spears was stripped of visitation rights to her sons in early January shortly after her first mental health scare. During that incident she was wheeled out ...

Spears 'loony language' fuelling stigma
NEWS.com.au - Australia
By Tamara McLean SEARCH under Britney Spears's name and the words "loony" and "nuthouse" won't be far behind. Every minute detail of the pop princess's fall ...

Britney Spears in hospital again over mental health fears
Inquirer.net - Philippines
By Rob Woollard LOS ANGELES -- Troubled pop icon Britney Spears was rushed to hospital early Thursday for the second time this month following renewed fears ...

Sunday Update Part II

Britney's troubles bankroll gossip mill
News-Leader.com - Springfield,MO,USA
AP In the days after the Britney Spears soap opera rode a police-escorted gurney to its apex, celeb-mag sales spiked, traffic jammed gossip Web sites, ...

Chambers Not Too Tired to Travel
TMZ.com - Glendale,CA,USA
After his recent stint in the same psych ward Britney Spears now calls home, "Grey's Anatomy" star Justin Chambers has decided it's time to get out of Dodge ...

Britney Spears's Life Inside the Hospital
People Magazine - USA
"Britney is in a padded room. Her family is so worried about her." Terry K. Wasserman, a veteran LA attorney specializing in mental health cases (who's not ...

Sunday's Sordid Stories....

Britney's tragic descent into mania is a journey I know all too well

Guardian Unlimited - UK
This weekend Britney Spears is being detained in a psychiatric hospital. Her very public breakdown reminded Emma Forrest of her own slide into mania and ...

Britney Spears
Times Online - UK
Back in 1999, when Britney Spears was a rather scrawny 17-year-old who had burst onto the pop scene with her No 1 album Baby One More Time, ...

Britney Spears "Mental Deterioration" Shocking
TransWorldNews (press release) - Monroe,GA,USA
According to reports, Britney Spears' mother Lynne Spears is shocked at the extent of her daughter's "mental deterioration." The 26-year-old was committed ...

How Britney Spears Can Help Moms
Mom Logic - Burbank,CA,USA
Tell your child that most likely, Britney Spears is suffering from mental illness and depression. • Explain how empty Britney probably feels deep down. ...

Saturday Update...

When Police Intervene

Newsweek - USA
And, when it comes to Britney Spears, when is enough, enough? Spears' case is especially notorious, but it's only one of about 100 cases a day when Los ...

Court places Britney's dad in control of her life
ic Wales - United Kingdom
THE father of troubled US pop singer Britney Spears has been put in charge of her welfare by a court. A day after Spears was taken to a Los Angeles hospital ...

Britney Spears' Dad Gains Control Over Her Affairs; Family Obtains ...
The Elements - Los Angeles,CA,USA
"This is exactly what I would recommend, given Britney's mental status at the moment," mental-health law expert Carolyn Reinach Wolf told MTV News. ...

Anita Creamer: We don't need to watch Britney Spears self-destruct
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
And somehow it feels less mean – and less morally complicit – to watch a tabloid show speculating on Britney's mental state than to spread rumors about real ...

Love 'can relate to Spears' troubles'
Digital Spy - UK
Marilyn Monroe was strapped to a gurney too, but other than me and Britney, no one else has ever been strapped to a gurney." The 43-year-old claimed that ...

News For Friday....

Britney Spears mental problems "stem from her parents"
Showbiz Spy - Guildford,England,UK
Britney Spears' pal and "right hand man" Sam Lutfi says the singer's mental problems stem from her mum and dad. Referring to Jamie and Lynn Spears, ...

Court gives Spears' father temporary conservatorship
USA Today - USA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears' father was named her temporary conservator, putting him in control of the pop star's welfare a day after she was taken to ...

Mad Britney Spears detoxed by doctors
NEWS.com.au - Australia
Spears showed the extent of her mental problems as she was admitted to hospital - by angrily accusing her mother of sleeping with her boyfriend. ...

Spears' 12-police escort prompts call for paparazzi limits
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
After aggressive paparazzi forced police to escort Britney Spears to the hospital this week, Los Angeles City Councilman Dennis Zine announced this morning ...

Britney Spears: Let's Talk About All of Us
FOXBusiness - USA
That time for Spears is probably now." At the same time, the case is an opportunity for public discussion about mental illness, which many ordinary ...

Celebs love giving advice to Britney Spears, but will she follow it?
The Canadian Press -
Love said younger starlets with recent troubles, such as Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton, listen to her as if she's their "cool aunt." Spears' weird ...

Court takes control of estate away from troubled Spears
Guardian Unlimited - UK
Britney Spears has had control over her estate taken away under a court order because of her mental health issues. A Los Angeles superior court commissioner ...

Court Grants Britney Spears' Father Control Over Financial Assets
Cleveland Leader - Cleveland,OH,USA
Tell us something we didn't know - Britney's family is crazy. According to Sam, Britney has been struggling with bi-polar disorder for at least five years. ...

Paparazzi Member Quits Agency in Protest of "Out of Control ...
Rolling Stone - USA
One paparazzi member fears that the relentless hounding of Britney Spears may one day lead to tragedy, as the paparazzi often dangerously chase the ...

Inside The Hospital With Britney
CBS News - New York,NY,USA
Britney Spears is back in the hospital for the second time in a month. A judge ordered she be held in a psychiatric ward for mental evaluation. ...