Updated 1-15-2008 - According to several news reports I have read last night and this morning including this one from the BBC, Britney Spears still can't see her children. Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon left in place a ruling that bars Britney Spears from visiting her two sons.
Britney showed up at the hearing and was photographed by the vultures but only her attorneys stayed. The story from the BBC:
He issued the original order after Ms Spears was involved in a stand-off with police when she refused to return the children to ex-husband Kevin Federline.
Ms Spears, 26, showed up at the hearing and was photographed by the paparazzi, but left before entering the courtroom.
Another hearing was scheduled for 19 February.
Mr Gordon heard a day of testimony from Mr Federline and witnesses to the three-hour police stand-off at the troubled pop star's home earlier this month.
Police were summoned on 3 January when Ms Spears became distraught and refused to return Sean Preston, two, and Jayden James, one, to her ex-husband's representatives after a monitored visit.
She was taken away on a stretcher and hospitalised for two days.
Mr Gordon ruled that an emergency order he issued on 4 January suspending her visitation rights and giving custody to Mr Federline would remain in effect.
"The word victory is not something Mr Federline or his counsel would ascribe to this. There is no joy. This is a grave situation for all," Mr Federline's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, said outside the courthouse.
Although Mr Federline thought the ruling was correct, Mr Kaplan said, "his goal, his hope for the future is at some point he will be able to parent the children with the participation of their mother."
Neither Ms Spears nor Mr Federline were required to attend the hearing, but Mr Federline arrived early. Ms Spears did not arrive until early afternoon but left after being mobbed by photographers.
There is also some video from the Associated Press,
Updated 1-8-08
According to this article over at CNN mental health professionals around the country are somewhat frowning on Dr Phil McGraw's behavior and say that showing up in her room last week was going too far. According to McGraw, Britney Spears' family asked him too but that is kind of lame and seems like he is just looking for more ratings.
Dr. Jeffrey Sugar is Chief of child and adolescent psychiatry, crisis and emergency services for the University of Southern California and he says that having been asked by her family is not enough. Spears is an adult and has the right to decide who is let into her hospital room.
Also according to a statement on Dr. Phil's web site he had hoped to film a show this week that might help other families facing the same troubles as Spears.
Same troubles?
I don't know that anyone in America has the same troubles as Britney. Maybe on a smaller trailer trash scale I suppose.
Updated 1-7-08 Apparently Dr. Phil was planning on doing a show with Britney Spears but because the situation is 'too tense' has decided to cancel that.
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I wrote a little blurb earlier in the week about Britney Spears being hospitalized and was pretty crass about the whole thing so I though I would write some of my thoughts about the whole deal. It doesn't mean I will be any less crass or less of an asshole, but I did want to post more than a paragraph or two on the subject.
I am torn when I think about Britney Spears and her troubles. On one hand I see an extremely irresponsible parent not taking care of her children and basically just screwing up her life and that of her offspring.
On the other hand I feel sorry for Britney. I see a girl who was thrust into the spotlight and got too famous too fast and just doesn't know how to deal with it. She has no real role models to speak of to give her advice.
After the episode Friday a court commissioner gave sole custody of their two children to ex-husband Kevin Federline and suspended the pop star's visitation rights.
Britney Spears was released from Cedars-Sinai hospital and spent most of the day Saturday with her father Jamie.
She was released on Saturday and left the L.A. medical facility via an underground tunnel, accompanied by that lying sack of dog turds Dr. Phil..
Dr. Phil released a statement saying:
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.
Although Britney was committed Friday morning under California's 5150 Hold, which means that she was considered a danger to herself and could be held for 72 hours, they released her stating that she was not suicidal or homicidal, so she did not need to be hospitalized.
So here's what I see.
1. She can't get away from the paparazzi. EVER.
2. Her Aunt, supposedly like a second mother to her, died of Ovarian cancer.
3. Her career is failing because she has made some ugly mistakes.
4. Her marriage has failed.
5. She's told daily that she has failed as a mother, you just have to look in the papers to see that.
6. Her little sister is pregnant.
7. The list goes on. and on. and on.
Now all of these things are true, but seeing them on national TV and newspapers and tabloids every second of every day has got to mess you up pretty bad, particularly since it has only taken two years to get there.
Hell, even Britney's attorneys want to dump her. When a lawyer doesn't want your money, that's got to be pretty darned depressing.
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You know, I'm not one to hit People or TMZ or Perez very often. I used to go to Perez Hilton a couple of years ago but I just don't get into all of that gossip crud very much so it was kind of a shock to look around People reading the stories about Britney. I mean there is stuff there like what she bought, not in general terms but stuff like "Britney bought grandma's cookies, cracker jacks and a humongous diaphragm". WTF is that all about anyway? Were she went, what she ate, exactly what she was wearing. No wonder she is going nucking futs. I woulda run over that photographer's foot as well I think. Besides, the assholes are in the way, they are lucky that more of them haven't been run over.
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I had some other thoughts I wanted to put down but they are pretty much escaping me at the moment. Perhaps I will remember more tomorrow or Tuesday after I have had a bit of sleep.
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Normally I would agree with you, but Britney seems to be one of these celebs who actually craves the attention of the press. Apparently she's been known to tip them off and being in a questionable relationship with a shady pap doesn't help matters either. Apparently this guy thinks he's gonna make millions of her, so another disaster waiting to happen. She needs to sort herself out and stop hanging out with all these leechers.
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