We feel badly for Britney Spears. Watching her self-destruct in the public eye over the past year has just been beyond words. Most people find such self-destruction good fodder for entertainment, but I’m disturbed by the seeming lack of anyone able to get through to her and get her into real treatment.
Maybe last night’s events will get through to her.
Whether she likes it or not, she appears to have been hospitalized overnight in California on a 5150 hold, which refers to the legal code that allows a California hospital to hold a person involuntarily due to psychiatric concerns. Specifically, because the clinicians or who initially evaluated her were concerned that she was a danger to herself or to others. These are not just used if a person is drunk — they have to have had said something that makes a professional believe they have some intent to kill themselves or someone else.
We hope that at some point Britney Spears hits rock bottom and starts to understand the ramifications of her behavior. It not only affects her life, but the lives of her children. Sometimes being involuntarily committed is that wake-up call to understand that you need to turn your life around after losing it all.
Read the full story: K-Fed’s Lawyer Heading to Court After Britney Custody Standoff
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SM at 9:09 pm on
January 4th, 2008
I would loose my mind also if I had children by that no name loser. You know he probably pushes her buttons until she looses all control before picking up the kids. He has her just were he wants her. Soon she is going to be pushed so far that she will end up like Anna Nicole and he will have all the money he will ever need. It’s so sad. She needs mental health help…not just for 72 hours but a long visit away from the drama. She needs a break from the media, they are just helping Kevin push her further over the edge.
Gary Truelove at 10:34 pm on
January 4th, 2008
I am not a big fan of Britny Spears,but it is so sad to me as I am sure it is to all fans,family members and those who are truely friends with Britny to see her life in such a horrific mess,she is such or has been such a talented girl,I feel bad for her and some of really bad choices she made,this where tough love comes in,she needs god and outside help in a positive enviroment,I personally think the only way she may come to realize that she is in serious trouble and to help her wake up and realize after being away from the addictions for awhile is to have her ordered lockdown for a good period of time for maybe a period of a month,she needs a lot of time to dry out, time to where she may begin to be able to think about her life,I think Britney needs a lot more privacy,need to begin to realize she can make positive healthy choice,that she has a right to be in charge of her life safely,and choose to turn away from certain people who were so called friends who have not really been any help only to help tear her life up,Britney i hope will learn to be strong enough to stand up to those whodrag her down andlet them know in many ways such as I dont need you,she will have to make that choice,I think if she will straighten out Britney has a potential of being a wonderful person in which all these addictions have took away the best part of the person she was known tobe,she is in lot of our prayers.
Candace at 10:36 pm on
January 4th, 2008
What sickens me is that most people making the bad comments, are trashy, on drugs themselves, and above all, would NEVER be able to raise children. People use others like Britney, because their own life is so sick and pathetic that they can make themselves feel better.
Nobody knows from Media coverage the truth. Nobody knows whats wrong with Britney. It could be she needs help. It could be that Kevin is so smart he has persuaded everyone she is crazy, and, maybe losing her kids now, is actually driving her crazy. It would me! I am a mother, and, I feel for her and the boys. They need a mama. Boys really need their mama. Kevin don’t look much like a mom or a dad to me. Its a horrible situation, and, they need to ban the media from this and from her and her kids so that they can get to the bottom of this. If Britney needs help, get her help, and give her babies back to her when she’s better.
Tami at 11:59 pm on
January 4th, 2008
Let’s start with the fact that Kfed wanted to Brittany Spears not “Brittany” something he diabolically plotted along with he girlfriend who was pregnant at the time went along with him. Brittany’s life was surrounded by a great team who protected her from scum like KFED. He insisted that she break away from manangers and staff who had her best interest at heart and there was others who worked for her that envyed her and like Kfed wanted to use her. Kfed has mentally abused Brittanys trust and crushed her heart when she was preganant with his children and he was treating her so badly. I don’t think she used drugs for a period of time to try and forget his betrayal and her pain. I think he knows how to push her buttons and with any mother it woudl be her children. In this case the children are worth several thousand a month in child support to KFed, and since he needs her money to support himself and girlfriend and the the children they have together face it Brittany is supporting all of them. Brittany needs to recover from the psychological bullshit KFed started with use a little on him… brush her self off by getting healthy. the best revenge is to live and live well. The rest of the good stuff will follow like being a mom to her little boys and her career. When she comes out of this she will produce one hell of of album if she puts her story to music.
for one thing yes ! her boys do need their mama but not wene she is a danger to not only herself but them , lets forget she is a celebrity for a moment , who cares if she is britany spears , the law is not doing their job protecting these kids , she is ill and it is not a joke no longer , if she cant take care of herself and her mental health the courts should, im sorry but this will turn tragic possably
she needs to not be around her kids until she has done what she needs to do , or we will be watching breaking news on her behavior turning to a tragic end for her or someone else enough is enough stop catering to her because she is a celebrity , she has serious mental health problems , look at the bigger picture not the celebrity britany spears
i truelly believe she is a beautiful person ,who needs love , support , help the media needs to back off this is her life her childrens life , this is sad heartbreaking ,we need to pray she gets better for herself and her adorable babies
god bless you britany
Sandra Kiume at 2:49 am on
January 5th, 2008
Funny how MindFreedom isn’t racing to Britney’s defence now that she’s having forced treatment.
EST at 5:49 am on
January 5th, 2008
I think that the public needs to realize that in every hospital across the nation this is seen every day. Parents who have mental illness/polysubstance abuse problems, and their children are the ones who truely suffer. If she will not seek help for herself, those children must be protected. I don’t care if she is a “star”- she is not a good parent right now.
Hmmmm at 6:14 am on
January 5th, 2008
I’m not sure why people keep blaming Kevin.. Brit-Brit is responsible for her own actions… I think they were both immature when they got together (He didn’t see it fit to stay with his pregnant gf which makes him horrible but she didn’t mind hooking up with another woman’s bf while she was pregnant and that makes her equally as horrible). Beyond that however he has matured… she hasn’t… how do you blame someone for something like that?
Gary Truelove at 10:29 am on
January 5th, 2008
I really believe Britney needs a lot of privacy,love,and I believe if she gets the help she needs and get her life the way it should be,I sure love to see her to get her boys back,she needs to be healed from these addictions and past and allow her to make beneficial decisions as I hope and pray she would,her boys need her,I hope see would have time to recuperate and begin to realize this after she has been in recovery,I know enough of what i have seen,drugs and alcohol just destroys lives,I believe whatever it was,maybe whatever the substance it was has destroyed the person she was at this point,I think if she would come to realize,she can get her life back and choose to steer away from things that has ruined her and to become a strong woman and to be her best I believe she can be,a person with a good heart toward her family,good true friends who would help her with support,she has so much to give,it would be a shame to see her destroy that plus her life.She has a main choice to make,hopefully to choose to rebuild her life as I hope will get her mind cleared,whatever it takes.
andrea at 11:04 am on
January 5th, 2008
She needs support and privacy!She can’t have those kids now because she can’t even take care of herself but I think she’s a good mum and as soon as she gets better she’ll have the kids back…I don’t think it’s kevin fault because it was her who let herself go down after the divorce and it’s not kevin fault if she has mental issues!I agree with what FOX NEWS said, something like:” if someone who leaves his pregnant girlfriend for another woman, is considered the fit parent then we can imagine what Britney Spears situation really is”
withheld at 6:35 am on
January 10th, 2008
My third eye tells me that Kevin Federline is a manipulative, ruthless, morally bankrupt person who has devestated Brit emotionally, and continues to use the kids against her as a weapon. And then when she reacts in an emotional manner (as any Mother would) he points the finger, and says “See, what I mean? She’s unstable!”
It’s the oldest story in the book, and the attorneys just play along. It’s about as meaningful to them as a game of tennis. The longer KFed’s attorneys draw this out in court the richer they all get. Too bad for the kids. They are the real victims here. Ain’t LA life great!
AnneP at 2:05 pm on
January 31st, 2008
sigh… none of this is KFeds fault no matter what his intentions were at the time. Yes, the events surrounding how he ended up with Britney are questionable at best, but that is neither here nor there is relation to what Britney is going through now.
Britney is clearly ill, and she was showing signs of it shortly after her break up with Justin Timberlake. Her family history is rife with problems including forms of mental illness. Her upbringing was unstable. Lynne’s parenting (or lack thereof) in all this also does not sit well with me.
So again, Kfed is only part of the problem (though I do believe he’s cleaned up somewhat and is now certainly a God-send for the boys in the midst of all this chaos, and has been key in keeping Jamie and Lynne Spears up-to-date on Britney’s problems and is handling the court proceedings well read: without malice) and we all need to turn our attention away from him for now.
Andrea at 2:43 pm on
February 7th, 2008
When does it stop. We are allowing the media to track and destroy a person for profit. The media makes HUNDRED’s of millions on Britney. And we watch doing nothing. There should be a media ban on any information regarding Britney and see how much better her life would really be. Try havin g a life when NOTHING is private…Going for a walk, talking on the phone Nothing is private. It should be. We do not need to know the private detaills of any person unless they wish it. Oh and were is all the pics of Kevin and the kids..? What is kevin doing? When they were married it was huge when they devorced it was huge and now he has the kids whats up lets watch Britney fall apart….When will it be enough? Will it also end in tragedy….think about it. We can say no more.
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I would loose my mind also if I had children by that no name loser. You know he probably pushes her buttons until she looses all control before picking up the kids. He has her just were he wants her. Soon she is going to be pushed so far that she will end up like Anna Nicole and he will have all the money he will ever need. It’s so sad. She needs mental health help…not just for 72 hours but a long visit away from the drama. She needs a break from the media, they are just helping Kevin push her further over the edge.
I am not a big fan of Britny Spears,but it is so sad to me as I am sure it is to all fans,family members and those who are truely friends with Britny to see her life in such a horrific mess,she is such or has been such a talented girl,I feel bad for her and some of really bad choices she made,this where tough love comes in,she needs god and outside help in a positive enviroment,I personally think the only way she may come to realize that she is in serious trouble and to help her wake up and realize after being away from the addictions for awhile is to have her ordered lockdown for a good period of time for maybe a period of a month,she needs a lot of time to dry out, time to where she may begin to be able to think about her life,I think Britney needs a lot more privacy,need to begin to realize she can make positive healthy choice,that she has a right to be in charge of her life safely,and choose to turn away from certain people who were so called friends who have not really been any help only to help tear her life up,Britney i hope will learn to be strong enough to stand up to those whodrag her down andlet them know in many ways such as I dont need you,she will have to make that choice,I think if she will straighten out Britney has a potential of being a wonderful person in which all these addictions have took away the best part of the person she was known tobe,she is in lot of our prayers.
What sickens me is that most people making the bad comments, are trashy, on drugs themselves, and above all, would NEVER be able to raise children. People use others like Britney, because their own life is so sick and pathetic that they can make themselves feel better.
Nobody knows from Media coverage the truth. Nobody knows whats wrong with Britney. It could be she needs help. It could be that Kevin is so smart he has persuaded everyone she is crazy, and, maybe losing her kids now, is actually driving her crazy. It would me! I am a mother, and, I feel for her and the boys. They need a mama. Boys really need their mama. Kevin don’t look much like a mom or a dad to me. Its a horrible situation, and, they need to ban the media from this and from her and her kids so that they can get to the bottom of this. If Britney needs help, get her help, and give her babies back to her when she’s better.
Let’s start with the fact that Kfed wanted to Brittany Spears not “Brittany” something he diabolically plotted along with he girlfriend who was pregnant at the time went along with him. Brittany’s life was surrounded by a great team who protected her from scum like KFED. He insisted that she break away from manangers and staff who had her best interest at heart and there was others who worked for her that envyed her and like Kfed wanted to use her. Kfed has mentally abused Brittanys trust and crushed her heart when she was preganant with his children and he was treating her so badly. I don’t think she used drugs for a period of time to try and forget his betrayal and her pain. I think he knows how to push her buttons and with any mother it woudl be her children. In this case the children are worth several thousand a month in child support to KFed, and since he needs her money to support himself and girlfriend and the the children they have together face it Brittany is supporting all of them. Brittany needs to recover from the psychological bullshit KFed started with use a little on him… brush her self off by getting healthy. the best revenge is to live and live well. The rest of the good stuff will follow like being a mom to her little boys and her career. When she comes out of this she will produce one hell of of album if she puts her story to music.
for one thing yes ! her boys do need their mama but not wene she is a danger to not only herself but them , lets forget she is a celebrity for a moment , who cares if she is britany spears , the law is not doing their job protecting these kids , she is ill and it is not a joke no longer , if she cant take care of herself and her mental health the courts should, im sorry but this will turn tragic possably
she needs to not be around her kids until she has done what she needs to do , or we will be watching breaking news on her behavior turning to a tragic end for her or someone else enough is enough stop catering to her because she is a celebrity , she has serious mental health problems , look at the bigger picture not the celebrity britany spears
i truelly believe she is a beautiful person ,who needs love , support , help the media needs to back off this is her life her childrens life , this is sad heartbreaking ,we need to pray she gets better for herself and her adorable babies
god bless you britany
Funny how MindFreedom isn’t racing to Britney’s defence now that she’s having forced treatment.
I think that the public needs to realize that in every hospital across the nation this is seen every day. Parents who have mental illness/polysubstance abuse problems, and their children are the ones who truely suffer. If she will not seek help for herself, those children must be protected. I don’t care if she is a “star”- she is not a good parent right now.
I’m not sure why people keep blaming Kevin.. Brit-Brit is responsible for her own actions… I think they were both immature when they got together (He didn’t see it fit to stay with his pregnant gf which makes him horrible but she didn’t mind hooking up with another woman’s bf while she was pregnant and that makes her equally as horrible). Beyond that however he has matured… she hasn’t… how do you blame someone for something like that?
I really believe Britney needs a lot of privacy,love,and I believe if she gets the help she needs and get her life the way it should be,I sure love to see her to get her boys back,she needs to be healed from these addictions and past and allow her to make beneficial decisions as I hope and pray she would,her boys need her,I hope see would have time to recuperate and begin to realize this after she has been in recovery,I know enough of what i have seen,drugs and alcohol just destroys lives,I believe whatever it was,maybe whatever the substance it was has destroyed the person she was at this point,I think if she would come to realize,she can get her life back and choose to steer away from things that has ruined her and to become a strong woman and to be her best I believe she can be,a person with a good heart toward her family,good true friends who would help her with support,she has so much to give,it would be a shame to see her destroy that plus her life.She has a main choice to make,hopefully to choose to rebuild her life as I hope will get her mind cleared,whatever it takes.
She needs support and privacy!She can’t have those kids now because she can’t even take care of herself but I think she’s a good mum and as soon as she gets better she’ll have the kids back…I don’t think it’s kevin fault because it was her who let herself go down after the divorce and it’s not kevin fault if she has mental issues!I agree with what FOX NEWS said, something like:” if someone who leaves his pregnant girlfriend for another woman, is considered the fit parent then we can imagine what Britney Spears situation really is”
My third eye tells me that Kevin Federline is a manipulative, ruthless, morally bankrupt person who has devestated Brit emotionally, and continues to use the kids against her as a weapon. And then when she reacts in an emotional manner (as any Mother would) he points the finger, and says “See, what I mean? She’s unstable!”
It’s the oldest story in the book, and the attorneys just play along. It’s about as meaningful to them as a game of tennis. The longer KFed’s attorneys draw this out in court the richer they all get. Too bad for the kids. They are the real victims here. Ain’t LA life great!
sigh… none of this is KFeds fault no matter what his intentions were at the time. Yes, the events surrounding how he ended up with Britney are questionable at best, but that is neither here nor there is relation to what Britney is going through now.
Britney is clearly ill, and she was showing signs of it shortly after her break up with Justin Timberlake. Her family history is rife with problems including forms of mental illness. Her upbringing was unstable. Lynne’s parenting (or lack thereof) in all this also does not sit well with me.
So again, Kfed is only part of the problem (though I do believe he’s cleaned up somewhat and is now certainly a God-send for the boys in the midst of all this chaos, and has been key in keeping Jamie and Lynne Spears up-to-date on Britney’s problems and is handling the court proceedings well read: without malice) and we all need to turn our attention away from him for now.
When does it stop. We are allowing the media to track and destroy a person for profit. The media makes HUNDRED’s of millions on Britney. And we watch doing nothing. There should be a media ban on any information regarding Britney and see how much better her life would really be. Try havin g a life when NOTHING is private…Going for a walk, talking on the phone Nothing is private. It should be. We do not need to know the private detaills of any person unless they wish it. Oh and were is all the pics of Kevin and the kids..? What is kevin doing? When they were married it was huge when they devorced it was huge and now he has the kids whats up lets watch Britney fall apart….When will it be enough? Will it also end in tragedy….think about it. We can say no more.



