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Chaos Inside UCLA — Sources inside UCLA Medical Center tell TMZ Britney checked into the facility using an alias. We will not divulge the name, but what happened inside is bizarre. — Our sources say Britney said she was on Adderall, a stimulant used to treat Attention Deficit Disorder, and was taking up to ten laxatives a day.
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How Britney's Second Psychiatric Hold Went Down — TMZ has broken story after story in the middle of the night, detailing the second commitment of Britney Spears that occurred in the last few hours. For all of you who have just logged on, here's a summary.
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Ken Lee / People.com:
Britney Spears Hospitalized Again for Evaluation — Britney Spears was hospitalized at UCLA Medical Center for a psychiatric hold early Thursday morning, after being transported by ambulance from her Studio City home around 1 a.m. — An LAPD source tells PEOPLE: “Spears was escorted by police and is on her way to get help.”
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Britney Officially on Psychiatric Hold — Law enforcement sources tell TMZ a L.A. County Superior Court judge has just signed a “5150,” meaning Britney Spears is on a three-day psychiatric hold at the UCLA Medical Center. — We're told there is a “good possibility” that it will be extended to 14 days.
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Bitter Fight Over Brit in Hospital — TMZ has learned there is a bitter fight underway as this story is published. It's taking place in the halls of UCLA Medical Center. As of right now Jamie and Lynne Spears have been told they are not calling the shots in making medical decisions on behalf of Britney.
Jwieselman / PageSix.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Lynne Wants to Take Britney Home to Louisiana — Britney Spears' mother, Lynne, is planning to try and take her daughter home to Louisiana. — Following last night's intervention and subsequent hospitalization, Lynne has decided that she is taking Britney out of L.A. as soon as she's released from UCLA Medical Center.
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Britney Went Willingly — TMZ has learned the plan to get Britney into UCLA Medical Center had been hatched for days — it was aborted last night, but executed just minutes ago. — Back at her house, Britney's psychiatrist told her she was going to the hospital. Her response was, “Is something wrong?”
Jwinter / PageSix.com:
Sam Lutfi Being Cut Out of Britney's Life — Sources tell PageSIx.com that Britney Spears' legal team has been instructed by the pop star's family not to talk to Sam Lutfi. — This move follows reports that the situation at Britney's Beverly Hills home devolved last night as Britney's parents argued …
Mary Margaret / People.com:
Source: Britney ‘More Comfortable’ in Latest Hospital Trip — An ambulance (with police escort) takes Britney Spears to UCLA Medical Center — Britney Spears's latest trip to the hospital appears to be turning out much differently this time: The pop star went willingly, and she's …
Henry Seltzer / Us Weekly: EXCLUSIVE: Hospital Treating Britney Spears Specializes in Bipolar Disorder
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Dr. Phil: Britney's Hospitalization “Could Be a Good Thing”
Dr. Phil: Britney's Hospitalization “Could Be a Good Thing”
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Andrew Blankstein / Los Angeles Times:
Spears hospitalized for ‘mental health’
Spears hospitalized for ‘mental health’
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New York Post:
MICHELLE BOOTED DOPED HEATH — HEATH Ledger had become a regular user of cocaine and heroin in the past year, getting so high on drugs that an exasperated Michelle Williams was forced to boot him out of their Brooklyn home, The Post has learned. — “She couldn't take it any more.
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Heath caught on drug tape — A shocking video has surfaced showing a guilt-ridden Heath Ledger at a Hollywood drug party confessing to strangers he was a pothead for most of his life. — The dark and grainy tape shot at the Chateau Marmont hotel in Los Angeles was obtained by Australia's Channel 9 …
Peta Hellard / NEWS.com.au:
See Heath Ledger drug video — DETAILS have emerged from a video of Heath Ledger allegedly at a drug binge party at a Hollywood hotel. — The footage is understood to have been shot two years ago at Los Angeles celebrity hangout Chateau Marmont at a January 29 (2006) …
socialitelife.buzznet.com:
Disturbing Video of Heath Ledger at a Drug Party — UPDATE: We've since removed the video and put it after the jump, since we could see that a lot of you guys were upset in the comments. Just to clarify, Heath's not actually shown doing drugs and we felt this was newsworthy enough to provide to you guys.
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Aguilera, baby won't share cover with Richie — Plus: Ted Kennedy's first-lady garb; John Edwards makes the cuddle poll — Don't expect to see a photo of Christina Aguilera's baby on the cover of any magazines this week. Sources say that after months of negotiating, a deal between Aguilera and OK! …
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Jacko Hides Face, Kids Drop Masks — Michael Jackson (left) let two of his kids, Paris and Prince Michael, roam the Luxor Casino in Las Vegas without their usual masks — and they're damned cute! — Looks like the apple fell far from the tree. Very, very far. — See Also — KISS of the JACKO
New York Post:
PARIS PUCKERS UP WITH GALS — ATTENTION-starved Paris Hilton has evidently run out of men to smooch with and is moving on to women. Revelers at Tenjune in the Meatpacking District Tuesday night spotted a partying Paris “making out” with “24” star Elisha Cuthbert.
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Jim Carrey's brave bungee-jump stunt for latest movie — Actor Jim Carrey bravely bungee jumped off a bridge over a canyon for his new film. — The star decided to perform his own stunt and even managed to stay in character to make a scripted phone call despite hanging upside down on a rope.
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Elaine Aradillas / People.com:
Frankie Muniz on Ex-Fiancée: 'It's a Very Awkward Situation' — It appears Frankie Muniz isn't quite over his ex-fiancée Jamie Gandy. — The actor (who recently ran into her at West Hollywood nightclub Hyde), poured his heart out to PEOPLE Wednesday at a press conference …
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