It had been building for some time.
By February of 2007, Britney Spears was in the process of divorcing Kevin Federline and in a downward spiral of substance abuse. After spending less than a day in rehab, she marched into a hair salon in Tarzana, CA, and asked the owner to shave her head, complaining that her hair extensions were too tight. When the owner refused, Spears grabbed the clippers and did it herself. Days later, a bald Spears was photographed attacking a photographer's SUV with an umbrella. Following additional drug treatment, she lost custody of her two children to Federline on October 1, 2007.
On the night of January 3, 2008, Federline's bodyguard arrived as scheduled to pick up the children from a scheduled visitation. Spears, under the influence of an "unknown substance," refused to give up the children and eventually locked herself in a room with the youngest. Spears' court-appointed child monitor called the police and the standoff ensued, eventually involving addiitional officers, fire trucks, two ambulances, a police helicopter and, of course, the media.
Hours later, Spears was eventually removed on a gurney and taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she was hospitalized. As a result, Spears visitation rights were suspended, Federline was awarded sole custody, and by the end of the month Spears was committed to the psychiatric ward of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Spears was also placed under the conservatorship of her father, who took control of her assets.
Since then, Spears seems to have gotten her life and career back under control. Hopefully, she will continue to receive the care and support that she needs.
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