For the second time in a month, Britney Spears has been physically removed from her home by police. Her psychiatrist got in touch with the North Hollywood division of the LAPD. The shrink told cops that he was alarmed at her driving and her “downhill behavior” and that “something must be done. Supposedly Britney has been unable to sleep for days during her maniac high, and reportedly been jumping into her car in the middle of the night, driving erratically. She was said to have nearly plummeting off a cliff at one point two nights ago.
Back at her house, Britney’s psychiatrist told her she was going to the hospital. Her response was, “Is something wrong?” She was reportedly not resistant. She made hot chocolate and waited before paramedics arrived and placed her on a gurney. By the way this contradicts an early breaking story on this event by X17Online, which once again called it wrong, saying that Britney Spears had tried to kill herself.
More than a dozen motorcycle officers and a Los Angeles Fire Department ambulance swept through the front gates of Spears hilltop Studio City residence shortly before 1 a.m., as a police helicopter hovered overheard. At 1:08 a.m., officers inside the home radioed to commanders that “the package is on the way out,” and Spears was taken to UCLA Medical Center for a psychiatric hold also known as a 5150. No word whether Britney was allowed to play with the sirens in the ambulance. LA County Superior Court judge signed a “5150,” meaning Britney Spears is officially on a three-day psychiatric hold at the UCLA Medical Center.
The reason she’s at UCLA is her new treating psychiatrist practices out of that medical center. Her lawyers, Anne Kiley and Tara Scott, secured this new psychiatrist late last week. Upon arriving at UCLA Medical Center, Britney was joined by her mother and father, Jamie Spears, in addition to Sam Lutfi, her boyfriend Adnan Ghalib and friend Alli Sims. TMZ reports that during her initial 72-hour stay she cannot be forced to take medication against her will. If, however, she refuses to take meds, the plan is for the the psych to go to court and have Britney held for an additional 14 days, during which time he can administer proper medications.
As a side note the original plan was for cops to pick Britney up last night, but that didn’t happen.
Also it’s reported that for now Jamie and Lynne Spears have been told they are not calling the shots in making medical decisions on behalf of Britney. Right now, it appears Sam Lutfi is in the driver’s seat, but that could all change. Apparently after Britney’s stay at Cedars earlier this month, she had her lawyers draft paperwork making it clear she did not want her parents involved in making medical decisions on her behalf.
Update1: Jamie and Lynne Spears have won round one in the tug of war with Sam Lutfi. TMZ reports the doctors at UCLA are now “fully cooperating” with the parents in the treatment of Britney Spears, however, the war probably is not over until a judge signs an order as to who has control.