Spears In Hospital After Custody Dispute

Police Spend Hours At House After Call, Britney And Son Are Seen Leaving In Ambulances

(CBS/AP)  Britney Spears was placed into an ambulance at her home and transported to a hospital late Thursday after a custodial standoff involving her small children that lasted nearly three hours.

Entertainment Tonight's Kevin Frazier told Early Show co-anchor Julie Chen Friday he had "learned that there were two ambulances that left Britney's house, one of them carrying her young son, Jaden James, and we don't know the condition of the child or Britney."

Aerial footage from KTLA-TV showed the pop star being lifted in a gurney into an ambulance. It was unclear where she was being taken.

Spears turned over her children around 10:50 p.m., Officer Jason Lee said. Police were called to the residence around 8 p.m., he said.

Lee said Spears was under the influence of an unknown substance. No injuries were reported.

A small army of photographers chased the ambulance as it drove away.

The call involved a "family custodial dispute that we are trying to resolve ... peacefully by court order," Lee said, declining to elaborate.

Spears and ex-husband Kevin Federline are fighting over custody of their sons, 2-year-old Sean Preston and 1-year-old Jayden James.

From the hospital, Frazier told Chen, "Kevin Federline's guard is standing in front of the emergency room door. He has some kind of veil blocking the door, so that people cannot see in. Inside, it is almost like an armed camp. Three police officers in the hallway, four more in the back room."

Lee said earlier that no injuries were reported, but declined to give more details.

An Associated Press photographer outside the gated community that includes Spears' house saw six police cars, an ambulance and a fire truck enter around 10:30 p.m. None of the vehicles was flashing sirens. A dispatcher with the Los Angeles Fire Department referred calls to the police department.

Federline, 29, has temporary custody of the children because Spears, who has limited visitation rights, has defied court orders. The two were married in October 2004 and divorced in July.

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Photos: Britney Goes To Court

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Calls to attorneys for Federline and Spears were not immediately returned.

Earlier Thursday, the 26-year-old singer appeared for a deposition in the custody dispute.

She was deposed for just 14 minutes, attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan told reporters after she left.

Spears called in sick for a Dec. 12 court-ordered deposition, but was photographed that day driving with a friend. She also failed to show up for a session Wednesday, Kaplan said.

Spears' attorneys from the firm Trope and Trope on Wednesday filed a court motion asking to be relieved due to a "breakdown" in communication with their client.

Kaplan said Spears' attorneys were present for what became a very abbreviated session.

"The deposition proceeding did go forward today. It was scheduled for 9:45 to 11:45," Kaplan said. "However, it wasn't able to commence until 11:32."

"You can imagine in 14 minutes there's not a lot of time to develop questions," he said.

Kaplan said another deposition will be scheduled.

All in all, it "doesn't seem to be the behavior of someone who's really out there trying to get her kids back," in Touch Weekly Senior Editor Kim Serafin remarked to Chen on Friday. "But, here she is, fighting to keep her kids and not wanting to let Kevin get them back."

[samrensho]

They should just euthanise that waste of space.

[rowdytexan2]

Why don''t they put her in rehab until she grows UP? Those kids don''t need that kind of exposure.

[wattermelann]

Here we goooo....We do not know what is going on inside Britney Spears brain! The information we read is an opinion. Britney''s health information is subject to the HIPAA. All of these professionals who are giving their professional opinion have not evaluated this woman. A big mouth idiot cop said she is under the influence of an ''unknown substance''. How does he know? You have to perform blood tests in a hospital that identify the substance. The cop did not test her blood on site. Remember all of this stuff we hear is heresay--employee comment or not. In addition, the most humans have an IQ of 120 or less and basically all of these so called people who think they have the intelligence and the know to make a comment are a bunch of stupid ignorant people who really do not know. These 2 children will grow up and they will get their paybacks in to BOTH parents. And K-Conartist will get his. So sit down and shut up already.

[pakaal]

Six police cars, two ambulances and a fire truck later, and all we get is confirmation that Spears needs psychological treatment? A hefty price tag to pay for something that obvious.

[agarwal1]

WATCH BRITNY NEW SHOCKING VIDEO!!! IN THIS VIDEO SHE IS SACRIFICING A GOAT TO PUT SPELL ON FED.... WARNING VERY GRAPHIC!!

http://www.youtube.com/watc
h?v=DZ1OaaMrnYM

[marcodele]

It was just a misunderstanding. They told her to turn over her kids, so she flipped them over and went to bed.

[marcodele]

LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!

[offtheback]

the chemical imbalance in her brain.


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Posted by nottellin1

Stop putting the chemicals in your body and they won''t end up in your brain

[nyckate]

How sad - it is patently clear that this girl needs help and needs it now - she''s probably suffering from combination of post-partum depression along with the fact that she married k-fed against advice and now it turns out he does want her money - which has to be a real kicker.

The problem with forcing her to get help is that she has too much money and isn''t dependent on anyone. She isn''t listening to anyone because she''s the one paying them.

Her dad is going to have to step in and have her hospitalized.

[offtheback]

So, leafsntrees, just what exactly is your point?

Posted by kevzgrl

It has no point, it posts nonsense just to watch people wring their hands over it''s BS. Just ignore it an likely it will go away

[offtheback]

This is a sad day, for everyone. Sad that her life has to be played out in public and open to debate. Sad that she counts photogs as a vital part of her fan base and depends on them for support. Sad that she stubbornly and defiantly married someone she was repeatedly warned not to marry....a POS who left a woman pregnant with his child to play ''''star for a day'''' with her. Sad that she thought bringing children into the world would fill her emotional needs and provide the unconditional love she craves. Sad that she has NO ONE in her corner strong enough to sit her a.ss down and set her straight, whether she likes it or not! Sad that her children are caught between an addict mother and a sleeze ball dad, and a grandmother who still thinks she''''s done nothing wrong in raising her trailer trash. Sad for all of us who are sick of watching the slow self-destruction of talents who just can''''t seem to make a decent choice to save their souls.

Posted by likeitis5050

Oh geez! Poor little rich girl. She makes a concious choice each minute of each day to behave the way she does and can afford to get away with it.
And I''ll say the same thing I said about Kurt Krackhead "if you don''t like the attention then find a new job. Publicity comes with the territory and you get to controll what kind of publicity it is"
I''ll admit I find it entertaining to watch these people conciously destroy themselves.

[bradbolin]

Throw her and her mom in jail. She obviously did a horrible job of raising both kids. This kind of psycho stage parenting, much like religious wackos indoctrinating helpless children, is a disgusting form of child abuse.

[nottellin1]

Y''all can get off your high horses now. IMO Britney is bi-polar and in a manic state when she pulls these stunts. I can tell you from personal experience, my Mom and research that when in a manic state, any crasy thing one does, the person with mania thinks that whatever they are doing is just the coolest, frestest thing ever. In all probability, what Britt really needs is a proper diagnosis and medication for the chemical imbalance in her brain.

[jetranger7]

I guess you could also blame the Promoters and the talent Managers for the lousy Talent we have now days ! They just pump these idiots up and then steal millions from all the while continueing to lie to them that they''ve got talent when they actually don''t ! Todays morons are just intersteaded in standing around looking good, if that and moving their lips to nothing meaningful, and just want to party, party get drunk, get high and act stupid and call themselves Role Models, I guess they are really to the other prisoners they''ll be sharing a jail cell with shortly - go-figure !!!!!

[jetranger7]

Barbara4 - Yes Maam, I''m showing my age, I''m 44 and proud to have grown up in such a col generation the 70s & 80s (Miami Vice, Charlies Angels, Kiss, Pink Floyd etc) I may be 44, but, I feel like I''m 22 yrs.old and I''m still good in Bed too, Baby !!!!!!!!! Yipppee Ty Yi-Yaaaaaa !!!!!!!!!!

[alexma50085]

And why is this news???????

[chillywill33]

WoW this celebrity mom is showing the world how bad of a parent she is and an even worst mom she''ll become not mentioning what kind up auntie she will become to her underaged babysister. $$$**$$$

[sassalin]

So sad. So many people in the world that can''t have kids and want them and she has two who are so cute and she want''t nothing to do with them. She needs to be placed into a mental facility NOW! I pray that this is resolved and that her kids don''t suffer any longer.

[agarwal1]

WATCH BRITNY NEW SHOCKING VIDEO!!! IN THIS VIDEO SHE IS SACRIFICING A GOAT TO PUT SPELL ON FED.... WARNING VERY GRAPHIC!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ1OaaMrnYM

[yoopermom]

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Posted by Pelosistilho

I never heard that before. I love it!!