Britney Spears Watch

In case you’re having a hard time keeping track of all these reports about Britney, whether she’s in the hospital or not, you’ve happened upon the right site. Here’s a summary:

In the wee hours of the morning today (just after midnight), Britney’s new psychiatrist went to her home and felt she was a danger to herself and others — partly because of her reckless driving and partly because of her “downhill behavior.” As a result, the shrink launched a plan (days in the making) to have Britney committed to UCLA Medical Center by calling the cops.

Sources tell us the cops knew it was coming. In fact, the plan was for cops and paramedics to take Britney away the night before, but it was scrubbed. Last night, it all went down according to plan. Cops even used code to minimize craziness in transporting Britney to the hospital. Over the police radio, Britney was referred to as “The Package.”

BritneySpearsWatch.com wants to know: Do you think this was planned to upstage Britney’s former flame’s birthday? Today Justin Timberlake turned 27!!

WAIT … THERE’S A LOT MORE! (more…)

451 Press received a press release from NBC Universal, which included a transcript of NBC News’ “Today” show exclusive with Meredith Vieira and a Spears Family Spokesperson. The spokesperson, Ms. Lou Taylor, stated that Dr. Phil Betrayed the trust of the Spears family, acted inappropriately and took advantage of them. Ms. Taylor also claimed that Britney never planned to appear on the show, and that Dr. Phil acted “self-serving” and that he “compromised” their relationship with Britney.

The Interview aired live yesterday morning on NBC News’ “Today” show - a full transcript follows. (more…)

TMZ.com reported this morning on the matter between Dr. Phil and the Spears family:

Jamie and Lynne Spears slammed — and we mean slammed — Dr. Phil this morning, calling the way he handled his contact with Britney a betrayal, inappropriate and a total breach of their trust.

Spears family rep Lou Taylor told Meredith Vieira on the “Today” show that Dr. Phil actually broached the subject of doing a show about Britney, but that they nixed the idea, only to have Phil try to set up the show anyway and even go as far as ADVERTISE the exclusive. Taylor scorched Phil, saying it was even “inappropriate” for Phil to bring up doing a show, and that the family thought it would be detrimental to Britney. (more…)

Even after I bothered to get up from the couch and set the DVR yesterday (Okay, fine, it didn’t actually involve getting up from the couch. That’s what we have remote controls for.), Dr. Phil has pulled the plug on airing his Britney Spears exclusive, originally set for Tuesday, January 8th. (more…)

Britney Spears was released from her “medical hold” at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center yesterday, but still needs psychological help. (As if that weren’t obvious already.) And guess who’s helping her? (This shouldn’t be that hard of a guess, if you read the headline above.)

Yes, that’s right. It’s Dr. Phil McGraw, who was thrown into fame after several appearances as Oprah Winfrey’s go-to psychological expert.

A press release quotes Dr. Phil making a statement about his meeting with Britney:

“My meeting with Britney and some family members this morning in her room at Cedars leaves me convinced more than ever that she is in dire need of both medical and psychological intervention.”

“She was released moments before my arrival and was packing when I entered the room. We visited for about an hour before I walked with her to her car. I am very concerned for her.” (more…)

Sixteen-year-old Jamie Lynn Spears is pregnant. Twelve weeks pregnant.

(Let the shock set in. Give yourself time to come to terms with this news. Compose yourself. Continue reading.)

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Have you heard about this? Kevin Federline is to reveal all about his troubled ex-wife Britney Spears in a TV interview with chatshow queen Oprah Winfrey. (more…)

Yahoo! News reports:

LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears defended her parenting and chastised her critics, lamenting “how cruel our world can be,” in a brief interview on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show Wednesday.

Spears, always photographed but rarely interviewed these days, also spoke about her new album “Blackout” during the seven-minute talk, during which she giggled frequently as her assistant, Alli Sims, and friend, Sam Lufti, laughed and shouted in the background.

When “American Idol” host, who has a morning radio show on KIIS-FM in Los Angeles, asked Spears if she was doing all she could for her children, Spears replied, “Oh God yeah.”

“People say what they want and do what they do and it’s sad how people, how cruel our world can be,” she said. “At the end of the day … you’ve just got to know in your heart that you’re doing the best you can and that’s basically it.” (more…)

Britney Spears is shown in this frame grab from a TMZ.com video as she arrives at the Four Season Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on October 3, 2007.

• Britney must be monitored at all times while she’s with 2-year-old Sean Preston and 1-year-old Jayden James.
• The visits will be cut short if the monitor deems any behavior or action by Britney endangers the children.

The children are the center of a custody dispute between Britney and former husband Kevin Federline. This week, Kevin received temporary custody of the boys, but both he and Britney were ordered to return to court later this month for an update in their custody battle.

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Yesterday was a tough day for Britney (though I love that hot pink bag, so there’s that).

Court Commissioner Scott Gordon denied her request (via her new attorney, Sorrell Trope) to reverse Monday’s order, which means that Kevin Federline will remain with temporary full-time custody of their two sons, Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1.

The Commissioner did grant Britney visitation rights, but the full, detailed order was not released by the time court closed yesterday. Britney still doesn’t know when, or how often, or under what circumstances, she’ll be able to spent time with her children. One court spokesman indicated that Britney would be allowed monitored visits every other day, but that’s not certain until the official order has been submitted by the Commissioner.

Kevin’s attorney made Kevin’s intentions known: “Kevin wants to maintain the custody that he has as long as he can.” Which, you know, totally makes sense because he wants to get as much money from Britney as he possibly can. It was HIS sperm that did all the work, you know. (more…)

The Superior Court of California issued an order yesterday that requires Britney Spears to turn her kids over to Kevin Federline by noon on Wednesday (10/03/2007).

One of the questions floating around the Internet is this: “Why did Britney lose custody in the first place?” Well, BritneySpearsWatch.com has the answer for you:

She ignored the Commissioner’s rulings. She partied instead of parented. She pissed off the Commissioner with her refusal to obey his orders, assuming that she’d find a way around them. Obviously, she couldn’t. (more…)

L.A. County Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon issued an order today stating that Kevin Federline, the father of Britney Spears’ two sons, “is to retain physical custody of the minor children on Wednesday, October 3, 2007 at 12:00 PM until further order of the court.�?

[Continue reading for my predictions about this case.] (more…)

Yesterday was a bad day for Britney Spears:

First, Britney’s lawyer, Laura Wasser, quit the child custody battle with K-Fed.

Second, Britney dumped (or was dumped by) her manager, Jeff Kwatinetz.
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Hollywood.com reported that Britney Spears is to set the record straight about her much-publicized personal problems in a revealing interview with OK! magazine, according to reports.

The troubled star, 25, is said to have personally called the magazine’s main switchboard and asked to speak to the publication’s editor-in-chief, Sara Ivens, to negotiate a deal for the interview, according to TMZ.com.

And the mother of two is expected to tell all about her rift with her mother, Lynne, her custody battle and impending divorce from ex Kevin Federline, and her one-month stint in rehab in February.

The issue of OK! magazine is reportedly due to hit newsstands later this month.

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Britney Spears apologized this week to X17 for her umbrella bashing rage this past February, blaming it on a movie part she was trying out for.

Now, on her official site, she posted a note… again apologizing to X17 (though not in name) … for her infamous, furious pre-rehab, head-shaved umbrella attack.

Why Britney Spears is bringing up, and making light of this now, 4-5 months after the incident, is beyond this distributor of celebrity news.

But she explains that her insane, bald-headed umbrella attack was merely part of a “stunt�? while preparing her “character�? for a role in a movie …

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