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Britney in hospital after custody bust-up

January 04, 2008 | Comments 6

Britney Spears is now in an LA hospital awaiting a mental evaluation after being taken from her house by ambulance crews. Britney had to be wheeled out of her Beverly Hills mansion by paramedics and taken to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on a “medical hold” after police found her under the influence of an “unknown substance”.

She has lost a tremendous amount of weight due to “mental stress and anguish” over her ongoing custody battle for her two children with ex-husband Kevin Federline. Officers were called to the singer’s home about 8pm (local time) after she reportedly refused to return custody of her two sons Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, back over to their father’s bodyguard as part of court orders.

Los Angeles Police Department spokesman Jason Lee said officers had been called to the home to deal with a “family custody dispute”. “While officers were on the scene, they observed Ms Spears under the influence of an unknown substance,” Lee said. “She is now being taken in for an evaluation to a hospital. “There were no reported injuries to anyone involved including the children.” Lee would not confirm who made the call requesting police assistance.

Spears, who was nearly two hours late for yesterday’s scheduled hearing in her custody case, was reportedly scheduled to have her sons until 7pm last night, when she was supposed to hand over the children to one of Federline’s employees. A bodyguard for Federline, 30, arrived to pick up the boys at the designated time, but Spears reportedly refused to relinquish her sons.

Police said officers determined that the court order stated that the singer’s children were supposed to be with their father and a transfer was arranged about 11pm. Federline’s lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan was at Spears’ home about 8pm dealing with police on behalf of his client but left the home before the transfer was made. In addition to multiple officers, fire trucks, two ambulance and a police helicopter were all on the scene as the drama unfolded.

Spears, who was sporting long brown hair extensions, was taken to an ambulance on a gurney and driven to Cedar-Sinai Medical Centre. Spears was smoking inside the ambulance and made rude gestures at a group of waiting paparazzi as she was wheeled out at the hospital. Spears’ lawyer Sorrell Trope, who this week announced she planned to part ways with the troubled singer, said police had followed the law in attending the scene and facilitating the return of the children to their father.

“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,” she said.

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  1. briana prude says:

    its not britneys fault that shes like this shes just going through a tough time right now. people should just leave her alone.

  2. zanita says:

    i feel sorry for her i mean i use to hate the girl, but now i feel nothing but sorry for her, in a way i think the media has done dis to her, she’s still brave cause she’s still going but for how long?? it’s sad how u can just have it all and just end up being nothing, cause lets face it if she carreys on like this she will end up being noting but a joke and she is half way there!!!

  3. Hollie says:

    Well who knows… its briney spears for gods sake! Why can’t people just leave her alone she probely took sumthing because of all the stess she was under with the children and with the press always following her every move!! LEAVE HER ALONE. Surly you lot can talk about somthing new for once she has beiong stalked by the press sice febuary hence she was not well . LEAVE HER ALONE !

  4. Jessica says:

    All the stress she is going through… my heart goes out to her. We all make mistakes and some of us turn to different dependencies to numb all sorts of pain. I went through a messy divorce, abusive and turned to drugs. I lost my two children and now they live with their father. I have been clean and sober for 16 months but all the aftermath is still very difficult. I think people should just let Britney be and let her take the time she needs to get into some counseling and mend her anguish.

  5. sanjana patel says:

    SO what if she was foung under substance???? Her children are her, and the media is just making a big issue out of it…She should have her children back!!!

  6. ashley says:

    she hasnt done anything more than any non famous person has done so why are they harrassing her all the time really she does need to be left alone by the media cant they pick on someone else for a change

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