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12:40 PM ET, January 4, 2008

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TMZ.com:
Britney Wheeled Out on a Gurney!!  —  OMG THE DRAMA!  TMZ is there as Britney Spears was just wheeled out of her home on a gurney by paramedics.  Look at that shot of her inside the ambulance — she's frickin' smiling!  Why God, why?!?  —  Once in the ambulance, paramedics can be seen trying …
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Us Weekly:
Source: Britney Went “Completely Psycho” 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 …
People.com:
Britney on 72-Hour Mental Lockdown  —  Britney Spears was placed on lockdown 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 …
Life&Style Weekly:
EXCLUSIVE: 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.
Us Weekly:
Hospital Source on Britney: “None of Us Wanted to Go Sit With Her”  —  An insider at L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center tells Usmagazine.com that nobody wanted to be Britney Spears' monitor last night.  —  Spears was rushed to the hospital around 11 p.m. and was designated a “special needs” …
Us Weekly:
Police Called as Britney Spears Refuses to Turn Over Children  —  Britney Spears is defying court-mandated custody hours by refusing to turn over her sons to ex-husband Kevin Federline.  —  The pop star was due to turn over Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, at 7 p.m. PST.
Us Weekly:
Britney Spears' Son Released from Hospital to Kevin Federline  —  Sources tell Usmagazine.com that Britney Spears' son, Jayden James, was released from L.A's Cedars-Sinai Medical Center shortly after 4 a.m. PST Friday.  —  He was with Kevin Federline's bodyguard.  Their car was being followed by the paparazzi at 4:15 a.m.
Us Weekly:
Britney Spears Designated a “Special Needs” Patient on 72-Hour Lockdown  —  After a reportedly intoxicated Britney Spears was rushed to L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Thursday, the singer was designated a “special needs” patient," meaning “they have either overdosed or tried to commit suicide …
TMZ.com:
K-Fed's Lawyer Headed to Court  —  TMZ has learned K-Fed's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, will scurry to court this morning at 8:30 AM and ask the Commissioner to strip Brit of her visitation rights — at least for now.  We're told there may not be much of an argument and it's almost certain the Commish will see Kaplan's point.
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Us Weekly:
TIMELINE: Britney Spears' Trip to the Hospital  —  After Britney Spears 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.  Later a reportedly intoxicated Spears was taken via ambulance to L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Kcampbell / PageSix.com:
Britney Spears on Suicide Watch  —  Britney Spears was admitted to Cedars Sinai hospital in L.A. early this morning following a dramatic evening in which cops were called to her home after she refused to hand her two sons back to her ex-husband Kevin Federline.
Us Weekly:
VIDEO: Watch Britney Spears Being Wheeled on a Stretcher  —  Around 11 p.m. Thursday, a reportedly intoxicated Britney Spears was rushed via ambulance to L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after she defied court-mandated visitation hours Thursday night by refusing to turn over her two sons to ex-husband Kevin Federline.
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Brit's Kids Are Safe, She's Under the Influence!
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Daily Mail:
Singer Natalie Imbruglia splits from husband after four years of marriage  —  Singer Natalie Imbruglia has split from her rock singer husband after four years of marriage, it was announced today.  —  The 32-year-old said she and Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns had grown apart due to the pressures of work.
Discussion: Hot Momma Gossip and makeushot.com
NY Daily News:
Side Dish: Kelly Osbourne's alcohol poisoning  —  Courtney Love may have bitterly fought allegations that she hooked Jack Osbourne on prescription pain pills, but Paris Hilton is openly embracing introducing Kelly Osbourne to booze.  On the way out of Noir in Vegas last weekend …
 
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