First Britney Spears drama of the new year, Britney in hospital... - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Dr. John Becker · 01-04-2008, 06:47 AM

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,320111,00.html

[B][At around midnight Britney was wheeled out in a gurney, following hearsays that "someone" inside the home was in a very hysterical, possibly intoxicated state. Police officer Jason Lee told the Associated Press that no injuries were reported yet Spears was believed to be under a the influence of an "unknown substance". The mother-of-two has since been placed on "medical hold" in an unknown location and is awaiting medical evaluation.

Aerial footage from KTLA-TV showed Spears being lifted in a gurney into an ambulance. It was unclear where she was being taken.

Lee said Spears was under the influence of an unknown substance, and no injuries were reported.

The incident involved a family dispute that police worked to resolve "peacefully by court order," he said.

An Associated Press photographer outside the gated community that includes Spears' house saw six police cars, an ambulance and a fire truck enter around 10:30 p.m. A dispatcher with the fire department referred calls to the police department.
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TripperFan · 01-04-2008, 08:49 AM

Let's just hope this is the straw and she gets the help she so desperately needs. Can't see her getting even visits with the kids after this episode.

Max Whittaker · 01-04-2008, 09:00 AM

If she was waiting for a dramatic life event to change her ways, let's pretend that this is it, shall we?

Dr. John Becker · 01-04-2008, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Max Whittaker

If she was waiting for a dramatic life event to change her ways, let's pretend that this is it, shall we?

Agreed. I normally don't post celebrity news, but I guess I actually just feel sorry for Britney. She got famous so young and has not been able to handle it.

TripperFan · 01-04-2008, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. John Becker

Agreed. I normally don't post celebrity news, but I guess I actually just feel sorry for Britney. She got famous so young and has not been able to handle it.

I know I laughed at some of the stuff earlier in 2007, but it's just sad now. She's going to be one that has to hit rock bottom before she'll get help. It's bad enough to see a young, talented person go through this, but when children are involved it's not a laughing matter.

MonarC · 01-04-2008, 10:32 AM

I hope she gets the help she needs.

When it rains, it pours.

Los Angeles police were called to Britney Spears' gated Studio City, California, home Thursday night to resolve what authorities have deemed a "custodial dispute" involving her and Kevin Federline's two children, after which the troubled pop star was transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital.

LAPD spokesman Officer Jason Lee said that Spears was detained and "taken in for evaluation" after police arrived at her house and found her to be under the influence of an unknown substance.

Spears arrived at L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center just before 12:30 a.m., and is on "medical hold," i.e. being detained, while docs of the physical and psychological variety check her out.

A second ambulance, reportedly containg a child, left Spears' house shortly after the first one and was headed in the same direction.

There's no immediate word on whether charges will be filed.

The cops were called at 8 p.m. and were still there at 10:30 p.m. when several other police cars, two ambulances, a firetruck, a police chopper and, of course, the press rolled up behind them.

A handful of paramedics were inside the house as of 11 p.m. and were said to be treating the 26-year-old singer, but no specific injuries have been reported.

Medics were seen rolling a gurney and other equipment into the house.

Lee couldn't say who originally called the police but did say the call was in reference to a "family custodial dispute that we are trying to peacefully resolve." He later said that the children were turned over to Federline's camp at about 10:50 p.m., just as the medical cavalry was arriving, after police reviewed a court order stipulating that it was time for the toddlers' father to be in charge.

K-Fed's attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, was spotted arriving at the Spears home shortly before 8 p.m. this evening, but was seen leaving before the big to-do. It's unclear whether the court documents on hand were courtesy of Kaplan.

Us Weekly reported that the clash in question occurred when Federline's bodyguards arrived at Spears' house this evening to retrieve two-year-old Sean Preston and year-old Jayden James, and Spears refused to hand over the boys.

"In a normal case, when someone shows up with a certified court order saying the kids need to be somewhere else, the police see to it that the order is obeyed. But that is in a normal case," Spears' soon-to-be former family attorney told Us. The Beverly Hills lawyer filed a motion Wednesday to have himself relieved as Spears' counsel, citing a "breakdown in communication."

The beleaguered songstress gets supervised visits with her sons three times a week under the terms of her current arrangement with Federline. She lost custody to her ex in October after defying a judge's order not to drive the boys around without a valid license and insurance.

Also per court order, Spears is supposed to log several hours a week with a parenting coach and undergo twice-weekly random drug testing, a provision her lawyers have fought, but to no avail.

Earlier Thursday, Spears was about 90 minutes late for her appointment to be deposed by Federline's legal camp. Thanks to her tardiness, Kaplan was only able to question the "Toxic" singer for 14 minutes.

catlover79 · 01-04-2008, 10:58 AM

What a shame.

Superstar · 01-04-2008, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

What a shame.

Let's hope she had her panties on!!!

Penny Lane · 01-04-2008, 11:42 AM

She pulled this stunt to take the attention off of her sister who has been stealing her limelight lately.

Dr. Thong · 01-04-2008, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Penny Lane

She pulled this stunt to take the attention off of her sister who has been stealing her limelight lately.

When the Jamie Lynn news broke wide, Britney probably took a swig from her bottle, took a hit off her cigarette and went, "Bitch! I'll show her who's the boss in this family!"

catlover79 · 01-04-2008, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Muppet!

Let's hope she had her panties on!!!

We can only hope.

*ClassicPinUp* · 01-04-2008, 12:45 PM

This must have been so scary for those little boys! I noticed the restraint in the last picture.

Britney Spears has been taken to a Los Angeles hospital for "an evaluation" after police were called to her Studio City home for a "custodial dispute" Thursday.

At around 8 p.m. police responded to a call "about a custodial dispute regarding Britney Spears's children," said LAPD officer Jason Lee.

Britney Spears was hospitalized late Thursday night after the pop star locked herself in a room with one of her children at her L.A. home and refused to hand him over to ex-husband Kevin Federline.

Spears, who according to police appeared to be "under the influence of an unknown substance," was strapped to a gurney and rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Federline later showed up and custody of the children, Preston, 2, and Jayden, 1, was transferred to him.

A source close to Spears tells PEOPLE the pop star's court-appointed child monitor called police. "She had already put Preston in the car when Britney locked herself in a room with Jayden," says the source.

Spears, who has visitation rights with the kids, was scheduled to give the boys over to Federline at 7 p.m. Thursday. A bodyguard for Federline arrived to pick up the boys at the designated time, but Spears refused to relinquish her sons, according to a source.

According to police, officers responded around 8 p.m. to a call "about a custodial dispute regarding Britney Spears's children," says Los Angeles police Officer Jason Lee.

Nearly three hours later, police determined that a court order stated that the singer's children, who were with Spears at the time, were supposed to be with Kevin Federline, and a transfer was arranged, according to Lee.

"While officers were on the scene, they observed Ms. Spears under the influence of an unknown substance," Lee added. "She is now being taken in for an evaluation, more than likely to a hospital. There were no reported injuries to anyone involved including the children."

In addition to multiple officers, fire trucks, two ambulance and a police helicopter were all on the scene. At one point, Spears was seen being taken to an ambulance on a gurney.

After Spears arrived at the hospital, her father, Jamie, and her ex, Federline – as well as both of her sons – were spotted there. A source confirms that the boys were not being treated for any injuries.

Spears, who has visitation rights with her two sons Preston, 2, and Jayden, 1, was scheduled to give the boys over to Federline at 7 p.m. Thursday. A bodyguard for Federline arrived to pick up the boys at the designated time, but Spears refused to relinquish her sons, according to a source.

Police – as well as Federline's lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan – arrived at the house close to 8 p.m., though Kaplan was later seen leaving.

Earlier in the day, Spears showed up 90 minutes late to a scheduled deposition in her custody case – and stayed for only a fraction of an hour.

Back at her Studio City home directly after the hearing, when a photographer asked if Kaplan was nice to her, Spears, 26, responded with an emphatic, "No!"

When reached by PEOPLE, Spears's lawyer Sorrell Trope, who on Wednesday filed a request to withdraw from the singer's custody case, said only: "No comment."

So, what about the kids? From UsWeekly...

Sources tell Usmagazine.com that Britney Spears' sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James, were released from L.A's Cedars-Sinai Medical Center shortly after 4 a.m. PST Friday.

The boys were with Kevin Federline's bodyguard. Their car was being followed by the paparazzi at 4:15 a.m.

Sources tell Us that Federline had returned to his Tarzana home before his son earlier this morning.

Jayden and Sean Preston were taken to the hospital after mom was rushed via ambulance around 11 p.m. Thursday. Federline showed up at 12:40 a.m.

As of 3:45 a.m PST Friday, Spears remained in the hospital under observation. See her being wheeled on a stretcher here.

A hospital source tells Usmagazine.com that Spears has been designated a "special needs" patient, meaning "they have either overdosed or tried to commit suicide. So we go stay with these patients and monitor them constantly. We watch them so they don't hurt themselves and watch the people who come visit them to make sure they don't pass anything to them."

An insider at L.A.’s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center tells Usmagazine.com that nobody wanted to be Britney Spears’ monitor last night. (ouch)

MORE DETAILS from UsWeekly...

Britney Spears went “completely psycho” as she was rushed to L.A.’s Cedars-Sinai Thursday, a source tells Usmagazine.com.

“They had to strap her down like a mental patient and she was going between laughing and hysterics,” the source adds, calling it “a total psychotic breakdown. She just went crazy."

Another Spears pal tells Us: "I guess she has good days and bad days - it's mental instability. All she has is to think of something sad and she goes crazy.”

RoryGilmore · 01-04-2008, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. John Becker

Agreed. I normally don't post celebrity news, but I guess I actually just feel sorry for Britney. She got famous so young and has not been able to handle it.

its wierd I looked up to her when I was younger and now its just like omg what have you gotten yourself into and I do feel sorry for her as well.

Scoobiedoo30 · 01-04-2008, 02:01 PM

I heard about this on www.insideronline.com and then on MSNBC

Ireneparalegal · 01-04-2008, 02:06 PM

Living so close to Los Angeles/Studio City, this breaking news was on every single news channel last night. That's the kind of breaking news we see around here, celebrity trouble.

I seriously thought at first that maybe Britney had a car accident near her home. While watching this whole thing play out LIVE and seeing her being wheeled out on that gurney, it was just sad.

God be with her and I hope this will be the bottom for her and she finally gets help.

K-Fed and his attorneys had an Ex-Parte hearing this morning (emergency hearing)...they haven't either come out of court yet or they haven't revealed what was said at the hearing...stay tuned.

01-04-2008, 06:47 AM	#1
Dr. John Becker A Great American Senior Member Join Date: Sep 12, 2003 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 2,645	First Britney Spears drama of the new year, Britney in hospital... http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,320111,00.html [B][At around midnight Britney was wheeled out in a gurney, following hearsays that "someone" inside the home was in a very hysterical, possibly intoxicated state. Police officer Jason Lee told the Associated Press that no injuries were reported yet Spears was believed to be under a the influence of an "unknown substance". The mother-of-two has since been placed on "medical hold" in an unknown location and is awaiting medical evaluation. Aerial footage from KTLA-TV showed Spears being lifted in a gurney into an ambulance. It was unclear where she was being taken. Lee said Spears was under the influence of an unknown substance, and no injuries were reported. The incident involved a family dispute that police worked to resolve "peacefully by court order," he said. An Associated Press photographer outside the gated community that includes Spears' house saw six police cars, an ambulance and a fire truck enter around 10:30 p.m. A dispatcher with the fire department referred calls to the police department. /B]
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01-04-2008, 08:49 AM	#2
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01-04-2008, 09:00 AM	#3
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01-04-2008, 11:42 AM	#9
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01-04-2008, 10:32 AM	#6
MonarC The truth will set you free Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 05, 2002 Location: 3rd Stone From The Sun Posts: 9,525	I hope she gets the help she needs. When it rains, it pours. Los Angeles police were called to Britney Spears' gated Studio City, California, home Thursday night to resolve what authorities have deemed a "custodial dispute" involving her and Kevin Federline's two children, after which the troubled pop star was transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital. LAPD spokesman Officer Jason Lee said that Spears was detained and "taken in for evaluation" after police arrived at her house and found her to be under the influence of an unknown substance. Spears arrived at L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center just before 12:30 a.m., and is on "medical hold," i.e. being detained, while docs of the physical and psychological variety check her out. A second ambulance, reportedly containg a child, left Spears' house shortly after the first one and was headed in the same direction. There's no immediate word on whether charges will be filed. The cops were called at 8 p.m. and were still there at 10:30 p.m. when several other police cars, two ambulances, a firetruck, a police chopper and, of course, the press rolled up behind them. A handful of paramedics were inside the house as of 11 p.m. and were said to be treating the 26-year-old singer, but no specific injuries have been reported. Medics were seen rolling a gurney and other equipment into the house. Lee couldn't say who originally called the police but did say the call was in reference to a "family custodial dispute that we are trying to peacefully resolve." He later said that the children were turned over to Federline's camp at about 10:50 p.m., just as the medical cavalry was arriving, after police reviewed a court order stipulating that it was time for the toddlers' father to be in charge. K-Fed's attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, was spotted arriving at the Spears home shortly before 8 p.m. this evening, but was seen leaving before the big to-do. It's unclear whether the court documents on hand were courtesy of Kaplan. Us Weekly reported that the clash in question occurred when Federline's bodyguards arrived at Spears' house this evening to retrieve two-year-old Sean Preston and year-old Jayden James, and Spears refused to hand over the boys. "In a normal case, when someone shows up with a certified court order saying the kids need to be somewhere else, the police see to it that the order is obeyed. But that is in a normal case," Spears' soon-to-be former family attorney told Us. The Beverly Hills lawyer filed a motion Wednesday to have himself relieved as Spears' counsel, citing a "breakdown in communication." The beleaguered songstress gets supervised visits with her sons three times a week under the terms of her current arrangement with Federline. She lost custody to her ex in October after defying a judge's order not to drive the boys around without a valid license and insurance. Also per court order, Spears is supposed to log several hours a week with a parenting coach and undergo twice-weekly random drug testing, a provision her lawyers have fought, but to no avail. Earlier Thursday, Spears was about 90 minutes late for her appointment to be deposed by Federline's legal camp. Thanks to her tardiness, Kaplan was only able to question the "Toxic" singer for 14 minutes.

01-04-2008, 12:45 PM	#12
ClassicPinUp ***** Senior Member** Join Date: Oct 28, 2006 Posts: 2,246	*This must have been so scary for those little boys! I noticed the restraint in the last picture.* Britney Spears has been taken to a Los Angeles hospital for "an evaluation" after police were called to her Studio City home for a "custodial dispute" Thursday. At around 8 p.m. police responded to a call "about a custodial dispute regarding Britney Spears's children," said LAPD officer Jason Lee. Britney Spears was hospitalized late Thursday night after the pop star locked herself in a room with one of her children at her L.A. home and refused to hand him over to ex-husband Kevin Federline. Spears, who according to police appeared to be "under the influence of an unknown substance," was strapped to a gurney and rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Federline later showed up and custody of the children, Preston, 2, and Jayden, 1, was transferred to him. A source close to Spears tells PEOPLE the pop star's court-appointed child monitor called police. "She had already put Preston in the car when Britney locked herself in a room with Jayden," says the source. Spears, who has visitation rights with the kids, was scheduled to give the boys over to Federline at 7 p.m. Thursday. A bodyguard for Federline arrived to pick up the boys at the designated time, but Spears refused to relinquish her sons, according to a source. According to police, officers responded around 8 p.m. to a call "about a custodial dispute regarding Britney Spears's children," says Los Angeles police Officer Jason Lee. Nearly three hours later, police determined that a court order stated that the singer's children, who were with Spears at the time, were supposed to be with Kevin Federline, and a transfer was arranged, according to Lee. "While officers were on the scene, they observed Ms. Spears under the influence of an unknown substance," Lee added. "She is now being taken in for an evaluation, more than likely to a hospital. There were no reported injuries to anyone involved including the children." In addition to multiple officers, fire trucks, two ambulance and a police helicopter were all on the scene. At one point, Spears was seen being taken to an ambulance on a gurney. After Spears arrived at the hospital, her father, Jamie, and her ex, Federline – as well as both of her sons – were spotted there. A source confirms that the boys were not being treated for any injuries. Spears, who has visitation rights with her two sons Preston, 2, and Jayden, 1, was scheduled to give the boys over to Federline at 7 p.m. Thursday. A bodyguard for Federline arrived to pick up the boys at the designated time, but Spears refused to relinquish her sons, according to a source. Police – as well as Federline's lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan – arrived at the house close to 8 p.m., though Kaplan was later seen leaving. Earlier in the day, Spears showed up 90 minutes late to a scheduled deposition in her custody case – and stayed for only a fraction of an hour. Back at her Studio City home directly after the hearing, when a photographer asked if Kaplan was nice to her, Spears, 26, responded with an emphatic, "No!" When reached by PEOPLE, Spears's lawyer Sorrell Trope, who on Wednesday filed a request to withdraw from the singer's custody case, said only: "No comment." So, what about the kids? From UsWeekly... Sources tell Usmagazine.com that Britney Spears' sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James, were released from L.A's Cedars-Sinai Medical Center shortly after 4 a.m. PST Friday. The boys were with Kevin Federline's bodyguard. Their car was being followed by the paparazzi at 4:15 a.m. Sources tell Us that Federline had returned to his Tarzana home before his son earlier this morning. Jayden and Sean Preston were taken to the hospital after mom was rushed via ambulance around 11 p.m. Thursday. Federline showed up at 12:40 a.m. As of 3:45 a.m PST Friday, Spears remained in the hospital under observation. See her being wheeled on a stretcher here. A hospital source tells Usmagazine.com that Spears has been designated a "special needs" patient, meaning "they have either overdosed or tried to commit suicide. So we go stay with these patients and monitor them constantly. We watch them so they don't hurt themselves and watch the people who come visit them to make sure they don't pass anything to them." An insider at L.A.’s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center tells Usmagazine.com that nobody wanted to be Britney Spears’ monitor last night. (ouch) MORE DETAILS from UsWeekly... Britney Spears went “completely psycho” as she was rushed to L.A.’s Cedars-Sinai Thursday, a source tells Usmagazine.com. “They had to strap her down like a mental patient and she was going between laughing and hysterics,” the source adds, calling it “a total psychotic breakdown. She just went crazy." Another Spears pal tells Us: "I guess she has good days and bad days - it's mental instability. All she has is to think of something sad and she goes crazy.”
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01-04-2008, 02:06 PM	#15
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