Britney Hospitalized: The Mandatory Blog Post
January 4th, 2008
Prepare yourselves, dear kittens, for Britney overload. It’s not as if it’s a slow news day: last night’s Iowa caucus - a critical first step in determining the next president of the United States - churned out surprise victories for Democratic contender Barack Obama and a surprise win for Republican Mike Huckabee (who plays the guitar, for what it’s worth.) Particularly relevant since voters turned out in record numbers, particularly the under 30 set who overwhelmingly ticked the Obama box on the ballot. There’s the current political strife in Kenya, in which over 350 people have died amid post-election violence.
And a surprising example of how much society really is changing: France, the country known for les gens qui fument et des cigarettes et le tabac as much as it’s known for baguettes and berets is working towards a smoking ban.
And then there’s Britney.
Oh Britney.
Britney, Britney, Britney.
There comes a point when these paparazzi-trailed professional messes cross the line from entertaining gossip fodder to tragic. Brit surpassed that threshold long ago, but last night really solidified it.
What happened is still being pieced together, but here’s what we do know is that Britney Spears is currently in hospital undergoing drug and psychological evaluation.
Yesterday we reported that Britney had finally attended a long delayed deposition, during which she took the stand and was questioned by an attorney for ex husband Kevin Federline as a part of her ongoing child custody battle. Correction: Highly bitter, overly publicized ongoing custody battle.
The pop singer didn’t give more: She was in the hot seat for a total of 14 minutes. Brit had turned up over an hour and 45 minutes late to a two hour appointment. This was around 11:30am.
As per their current agreement, in which KFed has primary custody of their two children and Brit has visitation right, Britney was scheduled to have the children until 7pm. A bodyguard for Federline came to pick the boys up at the appointed time and that’s when things got chaotic.
People Magazine is reporting that the “Piece of Me” singer locked herself in a room with younger son Jayden James, refusing to hand him over. Police were called at about 8PM. About three hours later, with no resolution, the police had to knock down the door and take the child.
Britney was tied to a gurney and taken, via ambulance, to Cedars Sinai Medical Centre for evaluation. She is said to be undergoing psychological and drug evaluation. The latter is not unsubstantiated: In a statement released by police, Brit was said to be under the influence of an “unknown substance”.
Of course this was all caught on film, due to Brit’s omnipresent posse of paps. A picture tells a thousand words and with the shots that are circulating on line - of helicopters hovering over her mansion during the standoff; paddywagons parked and at the ready in her driveway; of Brit being wheeled out of her abode, strapped down, laughing hysterically, crying hysterically; of paramedics struggling to treat the spiralling pop star in the back of an ambulance; Kevin Federline, Spears’ dad, Jamie, and her sons rushing to the hospital; photos of the media circus, the cause and effect to some extent, that travels where the drama goes - words almost don’t need to be said. It’s no longer entertaining tabloid fodder or an annoying example of celebrity oversaturation; it’s just sad.
And I can’t help but have an Anna Nicole moment and think that this unravelling is what everybody has been waiting for. There’s a distinct sense that gossip hounds won’t be satisfied until the gripping tale that is Brit’s existence meets some sort of conclusion or demise. So brace yourself, the Spears saga continues.
For an interesting assessment of the trainwreck phenomenon, check out this article from last Sunday’s New York Times.
Photograph Courtesy x17
Posted on Friday, January 4th, 2008 at 3:55 pm by Sabrina Jalees and is filed under Celebrities & Pop Culture.
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12 Responses to “Britney Hospitalized: The Mandatory Blog Post”
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(And if it’s not obvious by the blog post exhibiting nuances of disdain, Britney is effectively ruining our lives. Britney and her catalytic effect.)
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“…gossip hounds won’t be satisfied until the gripping tale that is Brit’s existence meets some sort of conclusion or demise.”
I agree. It’s horrible. When “suicide watch” becomes a widely accepted discussion piece or even a joke, the line has been so long-ago crossed that it’s not even a distant memory. Is the world that desensitized?
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Power to the Kat! It’s true. Brit seems to bring some of this upon herself. (What is she doing Hollywood’s finest gas stations at 4AM with two kids at home?) But what we really need to do is go cold turkey. No, Britney, not Wild Turkey. Like, a mutual agreement should be made that she’ll stop courting X17 photogs and they’ll stop courting her (and we’ll stop clicking on the subsequent posted photos and stories.) Sigh. In a perfect world.
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i feel sorry for her i think it is the press fault.
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So very sad… She’s going crazy and we all stand by and watch. She needs to just go away for a while. Leave LA. Become a recluse and get her mind right. Eek.
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It really is quite sad. Although, I don’t think that she really CAN get away, you know what I mean? The paps follow her EVERYWHERE. I’m surprised that she didn’t have a break-down before, I mean she’s constantly stalked by the media (even if she does bring it on herself), always being reported about/criticized on her weight, hair, and appearance in general.
It’s sad to see that she’s never going to experience what life’s really like.
I don’t think she’ll be able to last under such pressure for much longer, then again, I guess other people feel the same way since she’s under suicide watch.
Didn’t some like psychic predict that she was going to do something like this? I thought I read something like that on Perez
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Wendy: Have you noticed in today’s coverage how much “suicide watch” is being thrown around? C’est incroyable! I have a theory that we’re so ravenous and insensitive in our approach to celebrities because they’re not actually real to us. They’re like these OTT sketches of people, these fictional characters who exist in an alternate reality. And while the lines do blur, there are actually people beneath the veneer.
And Soja. I think you’re on to something. Perhaps you should bump out Sam Lufti and become Brit’s personal adviser and confidante. Hmm, if I can think of one thing worse than writing about Britney…
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I love how much everyone loves to hate britney
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i feel rally sad for britney cause she is going through all of this but i still and will always like her i hope she gets better sooner than later
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people only see the bad side of britney. she is going through a really rough time right now i know that if u want to become a celeb that u will be hounded with press. i think there should be a law with that . they have lives too there human just like us. i hope britney gets out of this i feel really bad for her. she does need to get help. i hear that dr phil wants to help her i don’t know if thats really true, however that is nice to have that help
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Well for those that get satisfaction out of other suffering- This is IT! You won.
For those whom have some Human decency, I hate to say it, but This I Believe could be one of the Worst Breakdowns that could Ever have happened to Britney.
You- Thee people whom enjoy another’s pain, as their children being taken away from them given to someone whom wanted it to end this way since he married her, because of her fame and fortune I do hope that you are from a broken family, because if you are not from one originally, then what in the world did your parents do to you, and where did they learn their parenting skills from; however, you that are entertained by these events that come from Broken families/dysfunctional families Where is the Human compassion that lyes within yourselves that you have TRULY desired.
COME ON people!!!! BEFORE really judging other’s imperfections, get a mirror, look into it, and see the GREATEST imperfection- YOU.
Once you can see/understand that you are the biggest imperfection and see that you are Human- then judge the “Queen” of imperfection within the media’s eye… Britney Spears- then you will understand that she does really not have imperfection.
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man oh man…i hate to agree with a certain youtube ’star’, but i think it’s time to LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWSjUe0FyxQ