HOSTAGE BRITUATION '08, PART FOUR
PART FOUR OF ~HOSTAGE BRITUATION '08~ -- NOW, FOR REAL, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
OK, EVERYONE... THIS SEEMS TO BE WHAT MOST PEOPLE WANTED, SO HERE WE GO. I THINK WE KNOW THE DRILL BY NOW: I'LL POST UPDATES AS NEW AND RELEVANT STORIES COME OUT AND WE'LL HAVE RELATED DISCUSSION IN THE COMMENTS. ALSO, PLEASE POST ANY NEW STORIES/PICS/WHATEVER THAT YOU FIND IN THE COMMENTS AND -- IF NECESSARY -- I'LL EDIT THEM INTO THE POST.
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Source: Britney Went "Completely Pyscho" on Hospital Gurney
Britney Spears went “completely psycho” as she was rushed to L.A.’s Cedars-Sinai Thursday, a source tells Usmagazine.com
“They had to strap her down like a mental patient and she was going between laughing and hysterics,” the source adds, calling it “a total psychotic breakdown. She just went crazy."
Another Spears pal tells Us: "I guess she has good days and bad days - it's mental instability. All she has is to think of something sad and she goes crazy.”
After she defied court-mandated visitation hours Thursday night by refusing to turn over her two sons to ex-husband Kevin Federline, police were called to her home and later a reportedly intoxicated Spears was rushed via ambulance to L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Source
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P.S.
CLICK HERE for Part One.
CLICK HERE for Part Two.
CLICK HERE for Part Three.
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UPDATE
Usmagazine.com has a pretty good "recap" of what happened last night, for those of you who want to get caught up quickly. Here it is:
7 p.m.: Britney is scheduled time to hand over custody of Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 15 months, to Kevin Federline’s bodyguard.
8:30 p.m.: Police arrive at Spears’ Beverly Hills home after being called about a “custodial dispute,” LAPD officer Jason Lee said. Shortly after, Federline’s lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, arrives.
9 p.m.: Kaplan leaves Spears’ home. Spears’ lawyer - who filed a request to be released from representing the pop star Wednesday - Sorrell Trope, tells Us: "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. But that is in a normal case."
10:08 p.m.: News helicopters hover over Spears’ home. Officer Jason Lee of the Los Angeles Police Department told City News Service that Spears appeared to be under the influence of an "unknown substance."
10:50 p.m.: The fire department arrives. LAPD Officer Jason Lee tells Us: "The officers are still there. They are trying to resolve this peacefully and legally, according to the court order. They've been there since 8 p.m., and it is in regards to Britney Spears’ custody battle."
11:05 p.m.: Paramedics take a gurney and a backboard into Spears' home. CBS reports a mental evaluator was also called.
11:25 p.m.: An ambulance pulls into Spears' driveway, parking behind her car.
11:50 p.m.: An ambulance carrying Spears and other emergency vehicles leave the scene; it's reported that Sean Preston and Jayden James are taken to Cedars Sinai as well to be evaluated.
12:40 a.m.: Spears arrives, via ambulance, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A. (Police had erected screens to shield her from waiting photographers.) Federline and Spears pal Sam Lufti soon arrive separately. Around time of mom's arrival, son Jayden, sucking on a pacifier, is carried into the emergency room by a police officer.
1:10 a.m.: Britney's father Jamie arrives.
3:45 a.m.: A hospital source confirms that Spears remains under observation as a "special needs" patient.
4:15 a.m.: Paparazzi follow a car carrying Jayden James and Sean Preston to Federline’s Tarzana home
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Britney NOT on Drugs?!
Life & Style can exclusively report that Britney Spears' blood tests at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center came back negative, despite earlier reports from police that she appeared to be under the influence of a substance when she was taken from her home after a custody dispute last night.
“Her blood test just came back, and, thank God, it was clean. There are no traces of drugs or alcohol of any kind,” a source close to the Spears family tells Life & Style.
This indicates that her odd behavior was not the result of substance abuse, as early reports suggested.
Britney appeared to be laughing when she was taken from her home into an ambulance.
But an LAPD spokesperson was unable to confirm or deny to Life & Style on Friday morning that earlier reports indicated that cops believed Britney appeared to be under the influence of a substance when they arrived on the scene.
Source
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SOMETHING TO LIGHTEN THE MOOD JUST A BIT...
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UPDATE FROM PEOPLE.COM...
Britney on 72-Hour Mental Lockdown
Britney Spears was placed on lock down for a mental evaluation Friday after the pop star locked herself in a room with one of her children at her L.A. home and refused to hand him over to ex-husband Kevin Federline.
A source tells PEOPLE the pop star's court-appointed child monitor called police. "She had already put Preston in the car when Britney locked herself in a room with Jayden," says the source. "The cops came and got through the door and tied her down to a gurney."
Spears, who according to police appeared to be "under the influence of an unknown substance," was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where the source says she will be on a minimum of a 72-hour lock down for mental evaluation.
Source
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CLICK HERE for a live feed, courtesy of TMZ, of the courthouse that K-Fed's lawyer is expected to arrive at any minute. NM IT'S GONE. I GUESS IT'S BACK...
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Rolling Stone has a story on Hostage Brituation '08 where they actually use our genius title and, for once, ONTD was credited with coming up with it!
CLICK HERE to read the story, and thank you to Rolling Stone! (Thanks to
celtic_thistle for the heads-up.)
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UPDATE, Y'ALL -- COURT HEARING OVER (FOR NOW), PARTIES WILL RECONVENE AT 1:30 PM PST
TMZ SAYS:
K-Fed's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan and Brit's attorney, Tara Scott, have been meeting with the Commish in chambers about Britney's meltdown. We're now told they have left, but will be back in court at 1:30 PM PT today.
We're told they've just finished and Kaplan is on his way down to talk to reporters. We'll stream it live. (CLICK HERE FOR THE NEW FEED LINK).
Sources say Kaplan planned to ask the judge to strip Brit of visitation while she's on a mental hold in the hospital after last night's craziness.
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UPDATE -- ROUGH (AND PROBABLY NOT FULLY COMPLETE) TRANSCRIPT OF "PRESS CONFERENCE" THAT WAS JUST GIVEN BY ASSOCIATE OF K-FED'S LAWYER, MARK VINCENT KAPLAN
Q: Are the kids okay?
A: I really can't address anything like that. Anyway, so I just thought I would tell you all that we really appreciate you coming here. You are very important. That is about it.
Q: Can you confirm that he was at the hospital last night?
A: Mark was at the hospital.
Q: And he was at her house?
A: I can't confirm that. That is the best I can do for everyone.
Q: How would you describe Mark's mental state right now?
A: Mark is a real pro.
Q: Do you think Pittsburgh will beat Jacksonville on Saturday?
A: I don't know. I'm not really a sports buff.
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IF ANYONE HAS PICS AND/OR VIDEO OF WHITE HOODIE GUY AND JERRY, PLEASE SHARE IN THE COMMENTS FOR THOSE OF US THAT COULDN'T WATCH THE FEED! TY!
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UPDATE -- NEW PICTURE OF BRITNEY THAT SHOWS RESTRAINTS MORE CLEARLY (THANKS
bluechakra):
More HERE
This is really sad. :(
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UPDATE -- K-FED IS AT THE COURTHOUSE!
ACCORDING TO TMZ:
"TMZ has learned that Kevin Federline snuck into court today underneath the radar and is currently in the courthouse as we speak.
We're told he may testify in this afternoon's court proceedings."
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UPDATE -- LYNNE SPEARS SPEAKS!
Access Hollywood reports the following: "Access also spoke to Britney’s mother, Lynne Spears, who was extremely distraught, crying on the phone and asking our staff, “Just say prayers.”
MORE FROM THIS ARTICLE IN A MINUTE, GUYS...
NEW DETAILS/HIGHLIGHTS FROM ACCESS HOLLYWOOD ARTICLE:
“When it was time for Jayden to go visit, get back in the car and go to his dad, Britney did not allow that. She locked herself in a room with Jayden, and that’s when the cops were called,” Castro told Access. “They come in, they get through the door, and they strap Britney down on a gurney.”
The police had a difficult time removing Britney from the locked room, according to Castro. “It’s unclear whether they broke down the door or Britney let them in, but it took a long time for them to get through that door and when they finally got through they saw a disoriented Britney, who hadn’t slept for days, apparently hadn’t eaten for days, and that’s when they decided, ‘Let’s put her in a gurney, she’s under no condition to walk out of here on her own.‘”
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UPDATE -- BRIT WILL NOT BE CHARGED WITH ANY CRIME!
"The Insider" reports the following:
"The Insider" confirms troubled pop star Britney Spears will not be charged with anything stemming from the incident that occurred at her home Thursday night. "We aren't charging her with anything at this time," LAPD officer Harding says. "She is at the (hospital) for her own health and welfare."
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FINAL EDIT: ALL FUTURE UPDATES CAN BE FOUND ON THE FIFTH POST OF THIS ~EPIC SAGA~ OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT.
I NEED A BREAK, SO
untiitled HAS OFFERED TO UPDATE THE NEW POST IF/AS THINGS DEVELOP.
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OK, EVERYONE... THIS SEEMS TO BE WHAT MOST PEOPLE WANTED, SO HERE WE GO. I THINK WE KNOW THE DRILL BY NOW: I'LL POST UPDATES AS NEW AND RELEVANT STORIES COME OUT AND WE'LL HAVE RELATED DISCUSSION IN THE COMMENTS. ALSO, PLEASE POST ANY NEW STORIES/PICS/WHATEVER THAT YOU FIND IN THE COMMENTS AND -- IF NECESSARY -- I'LL EDIT THEM INTO THE POST.
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Source: Britney Went "Completely Pyscho" on Hospital Gurney
Britney Spears went “completely psycho” as she was rushed to L.A.’s Cedars-Sinai Thursday, a source tells Usmagazine.com
“They had to strap her down like a mental patient and she was going between laughing and hysterics,” the source adds, calling it “a total psychotic breakdown. She just went crazy."
Another Spears pal tells Us: "I guess she has good days and bad days - it's mental instability. All she has is to think of something sad and she goes crazy.”
After she defied court-mandated visitation hours Thursday night by refusing to turn over her two sons to ex-husband Kevin Federline, police were called to her home and later a reportedly intoxicated Spears was rushed via ambulance to L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Source
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P.S.
CLICK HERE for Part One.
CLICK HERE for Part Two.
CLICK HERE for Part Three.
--
UPDATE
Usmagazine.com has a pretty good "recap" of what happened last night, for those of you who want to get caught up quickly. Here it is:
7 p.m.: Britney is scheduled time to hand over custody of Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 15 months, to Kevin Federline’s bodyguard.
8:30 p.m.: Police arrive at Spears’ Beverly Hills home after being called about a “custodial dispute,” LAPD officer Jason Lee said. Shortly after, Federline’s lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, arrives.
9 p.m.: Kaplan leaves Spears’ home. Spears’ lawyer - who filed a request to be released from representing the pop star Wednesday - Sorrell Trope, tells Us: "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. But that is in a normal case."
10:08 p.m.: News helicopters hover over Spears’ home. Officer Jason Lee of the Los Angeles Police Department told City News Service that Spears appeared to be under the influence of an "unknown substance."
10:50 p.m.: The fire department arrives. LAPD Officer Jason Lee tells Us: "The officers are still there. They are trying to resolve this peacefully and legally, according to the court order. They've been there since 8 p.m., and it is in regards to Britney Spears’ custody battle."
11:05 p.m.: Paramedics take a gurney and a backboard into Spears' home. CBS reports a mental evaluator was also called.
11:25 p.m.: An ambulance pulls into Spears' driveway, parking behind her car.
11:50 p.m.: An ambulance carrying Spears and other emergency vehicles leave the scene; it's reported that Sean Preston and Jayden James are taken to Cedars Sinai as well to be evaluated.
12:40 a.m.: Spears arrives, via ambulance, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A. (Police had erected screens to shield her from waiting photographers.) Federline and Spears pal Sam Lufti soon arrive separately. Around time of mom's arrival, son Jayden, sucking on a pacifier, is carried into the emergency room by a police officer.
1:10 a.m.: Britney's father Jamie arrives.
3:45 a.m.: A hospital source confirms that Spears remains under observation as a "special needs" patient.
4:15 a.m.: Paparazzi follow a car carrying Jayden James and Sean Preston to Federline’s Tarzana home
--
Britney NOT on Drugs?!
Life & Style can exclusively report that Britney Spears' blood tests at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center came back negative, despite earlier reports from police that she appeared to be under the influence of a substance when she was taken from her home after a custody dispute last night.
“Her blood test just came back, and, thank God, it was clean. There are no traces of drugs or alcohol of any kind,” a source close to the Spears family tells Life & Style.
This indicates that her odd behavior was not the result of substance abuse, as early reports suggested.
Britney appeared to be laughing when she was taken from her home into an ambulance.
But an LAPD spokesperson was unable to confirm or deny to Life & Style on Friday morning that earlier reports indicated that cops believed Britney appeared to be under the influence of a substance when they arrived on the scene.
Source
--
SOMETHING TO LIGHTEN THE MOOD JUST A BIT...
--
UPDATE FROM PEOPLE.COM...
Britney on 72-Hour Mental Lockdown
Britney Spears was placed on lock down for a mental evaluation Friday after the pop star locked herself in a room with one of her children at her L.A. home and refused to hand him over to ex-husband Kevin Federline.
A source tells PEOPLE the pop star's court-appointed child monitor called police. "She had already put Preston in the car when Britney locked herself in a room with Jayden," says the source. "The cops came and got through the door and tied her down to a gurney."
Spears, who according to police appeared to be "under the influence of an unknown substance," was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where the source says she will be on a minimum of a 72-hour lock down for mental evaluation.
Source
--
CLICK HERE for a live feed, courtesy of TMZ, of the courthouse that K-Fed's lawyer is expected to arrive at any minute. NM IT'S GONE. I GUESS IT'S BACK...
--
Rolling Stone has a story on Hostage Brituation '08 where they actually use our genius title and, for once, ONTD was credited with coming up with it!
CLICK HERE to read the story, and thank you to Rolling Stone! (Thanks to
celtic_thistle for the heads-up.)
--
UPDATE, Y'ALL -- COURT HEARING OVER (FOR NOW), PARTIES WILL RECONVENE AT 1:30 PM PST
TMZ SAYS:
K-Fed's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan and Brit's attorney, Tara Scott, have been meeting with the Commish in chambers about Britney's meltdown. We're now told they have left, but will be back in court at 1:30 PM PT today.
We're told they've just finished and Kaplan is on his way down to talk to reporters. We'll stream it live. (CLICK HERE FOR THE NEW FEED LINK).
Sources say Kaplan planned to ask the judge to strip Brit of visitation while she's on a mental hold in the hospital after last night's craziness.
--
UPDATE -- ROUGH (AND PROBABLY NOT FULLY COMPLETE) TRANSCRIPT OF "PRESS CONFERENCE" THAT WAS JUST GIVEN BY ASSOCIATE OF K-FED'S LAWYER, MARK VINCENT KAPLAN
Q: Are the kids okay?
A: I really can't address anything like that. Anyway, so I just thought I would tell you all that we really appreciate you coming here. You are very important. That is about it.
Q: Can you confirm that he was at the hospital last night?
A: Mark was at the hospital.
Q: And he was at her house?
A: I can't confirm that. That is the best I can do for everyone.
Q: How would you describe Mark's mental state right now?
A: Mark is a real pro.
Q: Do you think Pittsburgh will beat Jacksonville on Saturday?
A: I don't know. I'm not really a sports buff.
--
IF ANYONE HAS PICS AND/OR VIDEO OF WHITE HOODIE GUY AND JERRY, PLEASE SHARE IN THE COMMENTS FOR THOSE OF US THAT COULDN'T WATCH THE FEED! TY!
--
UPDATE -- NEW PICTURE OF BRITNEY THAT SHOWS RESTRAINTS MORE CLEARLY (THANKS
bluechakra):
More HERE
This is really sad. :(
--
UPDATE -- K-FED IS AT THE COURTHOUSE!
ACCORDING TO TMZ:
"TMZ has learned that Kevin Federline snuck into court today underneath the radar and is currently in the courthouse as we speak.
We're told he may testify in this afternoon's court proceedings."
--
UPDATE -- LYNNE SPEARS SPEAKS!
Access Hollywood reports the following: "Access also spoke to Britney’s mother, Lynne Spears, who was extremely distraught, crying on the phone and asking our staff, “Just say prayers.”
MORE FROM THIS ARTICLE IN A MINUTE, GUYS...
NEW DETAILS/HIGHLIGHTS FROM ACCESS HOLLYWOOD ARTICLE:
“When it was time for Jayden to go visit, get back in the car and go to his dad, Britney did not allow that. She locked herself in a room with Jayden, and that’s when the cops were called,” Castro told Access. “They come in, they get through the door, and they strap Britney down on a gurney.”
The police had a difficult time removing Britney from the locked room, according to Castro. “It’s unclear whether they broke down the door or Britney let them in, but it took a long time for them to get through that door and when they finally got through they saw a disoriented Britney, who hadn’t slept for days, apparently hadn’t eaten for days, and that’s when they decided, ‘Let’s put her in a gurney, she’s under no condition to walk out of here on her own.‘”
--
UPDATE -- BRIT WILL NOT BE CHARGED WITH ANY CRIME!
"The Insider" reports the following:
"The Insider" confirms troubled pop star Britney Spears will not be charged with anything stemming from the incident that occurred at her home Thursday night. "We aren't charging her with anything at this time," LAPD officer Harding says. "She is at the (hospital) for her own health and welfare."
--
FINAL EDIT: ALL FUTURE UPDATES CAN BE FOUND ON THE FIFTH POST OF THIS ~EPIC SAGA~ OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT.
I NEED A BREAK, SO
untiitled HAS OFFERED TO UPDATE THE NEW POST IF/AS THINGS DEVELOP.
CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE NEW POST, AND THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE FIRST 20,000 COMMENTS RELATED TO THIS STORY.