Britney Spears
Britney Spears was taken from her home by ambulance early Thursday.

The pop star was seen arriving in an ambulance, accompanied by the type of escort normally reserved for a president. Nearly a dozen officers on motorcycles, as well as more in police cars and in a pair of helicopters hovering overhead, shepherded her to the hospital.

Sources at UCLA Medical Center tell TMZ Britney Spears has been classified as “G.D.” — Gravely Disabled. That is a huge and dangerous deal. That means the patient is unable to take care of basic needs, such as the acquisition of food, clothing or shelter. Being G.D. is one of the criteria for involuntary commitment.
Spears was committed using California’s 5150 emergency hold, but this time, a source says, it was her psychiatrist – Santa Monica-based Dr. Deborah Nadel, who is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – not police, who issued the order.
The law allows a person to be placed on an involuntary psychiatric hold for up to 72 hours if they are believed to be a danger to themselves or others.
If a person is still considered a danger after the initial hold, doctors can extend the confinement to up to 14 more days and a court-ordered hearing is held at the hospital during that time to determine if the person should be let go. Sources say Spears was more receptive to treatment this time.

Spears’ mother, Lynne Spears, was seen leaving the medical center’s psychiatric about 5:30 a.m. Asked if her daughter was all right, she replied, “Yeah.”
Sam Lutfi was seen leaving the hospital around 7:30 p.m. When paparazzi asked him about Spears’ condition, he replied, “She’s great, she’s fine.”

Kevin Federline. He reportedly followed the motorcade to the hospital with Spears’ mother.

TMZ reported that Britney was heard screaming, “The only reason she’s admitting me is because she wants to be alone with her boyfriend! She wants to sleep with my boyfriend!!” Britney never said exactly who she was talking about. That doesn’t sound receptive to me.

An estimated 40 to 100 people are committed against their will in Los Angeles County every day, Spring said. Most, however, arrive with only an escort of two police officers or a psychiatric mobile response team.

“It’s unusual that there would be a parade of people,” Spring said of the circus-like atmosphere under which Spears arrived. Her visit drew complaints from neighbors who contacted the Federal Aviation Administration about the helicopters.

Police Capt. Sharyn Buck said some people complained, but the motorcade was provided to get Spears through a paparazzi swarm without endangering her or the public. “It’s not preferential treatment by the LAPD, it’s protecting public safety,” Buck said.

“Why can’t Britney file stalking charges against the paparazzi? To me this is a perfect example of stalking”. DivaGeek

Spears’ child-custody case was scheduled last week but she didn’t attend. She arrived at the courthouse wearing a short, black party dress, bright pink lipstick, shiny gold platform shoes and sunglasses. But after passing through the courthouse metal detector, she announced, “I want to leave” and returned to her car.

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