Brit Brit Gets Help.... Finally!!!!!

if you are just waking up, here's what you need to know:

-early reports from x17online stated that Britney had attempted suicide.
-that was later proven false
-apparently Britney's psychiatrist organized it for Britney to be taken to UCLA Medical Center, to receive mental help
-This is the hospital that her psychiatrist works at.
-Britney remained calm, drank some hot chocolate, and waited for the ambulance.
-She was co-operative, and voluntarily went along.
-there were helicopters, 40 police cars, 18 cops on motocycles, 100 papz, and Britney got air space cleared for her. ~diva~
-Britney didn't sleep for 60+ hours, and her police codename is "The Package"
-SAM IS IN CHARGE OF HER A JUDGE IS NOW IN CHARGE
-For more, read the post

TYFYT



updated at 8:38 a.m.

BRITNEY OFFICIALLY 5150

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ a LA 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. We've also learned there have been several parallel attempts to get Britney on a 5150. Her lawyers, Anne Kiley and Tara Scott, secured a new psychiatrist late last week -- he's the one who triggered the 5150 last night.

At the same time, we're told Britney's mother, father and brother have been "working closely with the LAPD for weeks" to get her back in for psychiatric care. There is a dogfight now between Britney's family and Sam Lutfi over who will make medical decisions, however that fight is now put on hold because the judge now makes the call.

Once the psychiatric hold ends, something has to give.

Stay tuned.



updated at 9:26 a.m.

Parents to Sam: She's Ours Now

TMZ has learned Britney's parents have won round one in the tug of war with Sam Lutfi. We're told the doctors at UCLA are now "fully cooperating" with the parents in the treatment of Britney Spears, however, the war probably is not over until a judge signs an order as to who has control.

By the way, the men in white coats are giving props to LAPD's "SMART Unit" which specializes in mental health cases for coordinating the events that went down last night and early this morning.




The area in front of UCLA is barricaded and police everywhere.

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Police confirmed to the Associated Press early Thursday that she had been taken from her home by ambulance. A Los Angeles police officer, who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on the matter, told the AP the 26-year-old pop star was being taken to "get help" but did not say where the ambulance was going.

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Sam Not Welcome At Hospital

An X17online photographer reports that Brit's pap "boyfriend" Adnan Ghalib is inside UCLA Medical Center with Lynne Spears right now.

Our photographer saw Sam Lutfi attempt to enter the hospital and Sam was denied and was told to leave the premises.

The fighting between Lynne and Sam has been going on for weeks, if not months. Sam was worried, recently, that Lynne was more in Adnan's favor than his own. Lynne, on the other hand, is concerned about Sam's intentions and now, it seems, for her daughter's safety when she's in Sam's care.

Question - how could a guy who is trying to sell tapes of intimate moments revealing Britney's illness be considered a friend? Setting up her daughter for personal financial gain - friend or foe?

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edited at: 6:29am

BRITNEY CALM DURING BITTER FIGHT
SAM IS IN CHARGE OF BRITNEY

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. Right now, it appears Sam Lutfi is in the driver's seat, but that could all change.

Sources tell us after Britney's stay at Cedars earlier this month, she had her lawyers draft paperwork making it clear she did not want her parents involved in making medical decisions on her behalf. We're told her dad had gone ballistic back then, screaming and swearing at Lutfi -- even pushing him -- in from of Britney.

As for what paperwork was signed, the cleanest thing would be if Britney signed a durable power of attorney, giving someone power to make medical decision on her behalf in an emergency. We are told no such document was signed, but somehow Britney made it clear she wanted Lutfi to make those decisions.

Right now, the doctors at UCLA are working with Lutfi and not the parents, but lawyers have been called and the tension in the air is thick.

As for Britney, we're told she's not only calm, the doctor's have just given her a "cigarette break!"

Stay tuned.
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edited at 6:40 a.m.

Britney was Cucumber Calm -- Almost Kumbaya

Unlike the last time she was committed, this time around Britney Spears was all about peace and silence as she waited for cops and paramedics to take her away.

At her home earlier in the evening, we're told Sam Lutfi informed Brit he had been working with her psychiatrist and the cops and she would be going back to the hospital. At that point, we're told, Lynne Spears became extremely upset and accused Lutfi of trying to control her daughter. Brit then told everyone to "shut up," saying "I'll do what I need to do."

After that, Britney demanded complete silence. She sat on the floor and began passing notes to Lutfi, Adnan and others as they waited for the cops and emergency workers. Utterly different from the last time.

ONTD