Spears has `mental issues,' friend says
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Barbara Walters says she has been contacted by Britney Spears' manager and "very good friend," Sam Lutfi, who says the pop singer has seen a psychiatrist.
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With Britney Spears whisked out of the public spotlight Thursday and committed to a hospital psychiatric ward, it's now up to a team of professional caregivers to reverse her seemingly endless downward spiral.
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Troubled pop star Britney Spears, who is working on a comeback, has recorded a song about her messy divorce with Kevin Federline.
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Britney Spears has been ridiculed for everything from her 55-hour first marriage to backup-dancer second husband and her recent pantyless partying escapades. Now that she's entered rehab, though, the joke is over.
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Britney Spears confided that she was taking a break after years of being pushed by "advisers." Melissa Etheridge spoke candidly about her breast cancer. They're  are among stars who are bypassing traditional media and using their Web sites to break news both personal and professional.
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US singer Britney Spears is released from a hospital in LA after undergoing psychiatric evaluation, reports say.
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NEW YORK - After igniting a media firestorm by flashing her apparent lack of underwear to the paparazzi, Britney Spears is finally talking. &quot;It's been so long since I've been out on the town with friends,&quot; the singer writes in a posting Thursday on her Web site.
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Britney Spears' custody dispute  with her ex-husband flared up again on Thursday, and police  were called to her home to help solve the problem, a spokesman  for the Los Angeles Police Department said.
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Lynne Spears says her daughter Britney, whose public meltdown included shearing off her own locks, is "just figuring things out."
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Britney Spears has spilled her story to OK! magazine. In a statement to celebrity news Web site TMZ, OK! Editor-in-Chief Sarah Ivens said the magazine had "spent a heartbreaking day with Britney Spears and witnessed first-hand an emotional cry for help that will leave you shocked and sad."
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Britney Spears has had control over her estate taken away because of her mental health issues
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By From Our Press Services  Lindsay Lohan and her personal problems have enlivened the punch lines of late-night TV hosts. Now, Britney Spears is taking a turn.
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Pop singer Britney Spears says she  &quot;truly hit rock bottom&quot; during a stint in rehabilitation this  year but told fans she did not blame her behavior on alcohol or  depression.
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The congregation of Southland Christian Church is being asked to send letters of love and support to troubled pop star Britney Spears, described by the pastor as having made "devastating life choices."
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Britney Spears has entered a  rehabilitation center, her spokesman said on Tuesday, after the  troubled pop star's recent wild ways escalated this weekend to  a bizarre incident in which she shaved her own head.
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Britney Spears was released from a hospital Saturday but still needs psychological help.
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Britney Spears' decision to check into rehab could help her in court as she to tries to retain custody of her two young children with estranged husband Kevin Federline, according to family law attorneys. That is, of course, if she actually completes a rehab program.