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Britney About to Be Temporarily Committed

Posted Jan 31st 2008 3:36AM by TMZ Staff

Sources tell TMZ Britney's psychiatrist visited her tonight. As we first reported, she is under the daily care of a shrink who is giving her medicine for a bipolar disorder. The shrink was alarmed at her reckless driving and her conduct, and has decided Brit needs to be hospitalized on another 5150 hold -- meaning she is a danger to herself and others.

She has called for police who are en route. No one has entered the house yet.

Contrary to an online report, Britney has not tried to kill herself.

We're told Lynne Spears is at the house and is upset with the shrink. Sam Lutfi is in favor of the 5150, given Britney's mental state.

Britney is basically non-responsive about the whole thing -- out of it.

UPDATE: Alli Sims just arrived. We're told there is "extreme tension inside the house" between Sam Lutfi and members of Spears' family.

Story developing ...

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Posted at 3:39AM on Jan 31st 2008 by shjdkjskld

2. Crazy lady

Posted at 3:40AM on Jan 31st 2008 by Jennifer

3. I'm confused. Aren't the police already at her house?

Posted at 3:40AM on Jan 31st 2008 by Blue

4. She dead yet?

Posted at 3:41AM on Jan 31st 2008 by 2nd~~~~~

5. When oh when will Tom Cruise fly down in his Xenu suit and cape to save her from the evils of psychiatry ...

Posted at 3:42AM on Jan 31st 2008 by nin

6. Scratch that, Crazy-nutjob is more appropriate.

Posted at 3:41AM on Jan 31st 2008 by Jennifer

7. Poor girl... she needs the help though.

Posted at 3:42AM on Jan 31st 2008 by A true fan.

8. Commit her already!

Posted at 3:43AM on Jan 31st 2008 by e

9. I laughed along with everyone else until I found out that she has mental problems. I hope somehow she can get the help she needs and becomes her real self again. Mental Illness is NO laughing matter. If you laugh at mentally ill you should also laugh at amputees and people having heart attacks (they are all diseases).

Posted at 3:43AM on Jan 31st 2008 by dOOm

10. I think that Britney has become another Luka Magnotta

Posted at 3:45AM on Jan 31st 2008 by Mandola

11. i'm glad she'll get some help. What's lynne's problem? I thought this was good news.

Posted at 3:46AM on Jan 31st 2008 by kalista

12. Usually illiterate people have no clue of EVER what is going on.....and that would include Brit....that idiot....that has somewhere around a 5th grade education.......or less. Brit is illiterate.....are WE all clear about that now???? she is dumber than a trailer park whore.....

Posted at 3:48AM on Jan 31st 2008 by ding dang

13. SHE FINALLY GAVE HIM COMPLETE FINACIAL CONTROLL...THAT IS THE REASON THEY ARE SO UPSET.

Posted at 3:48AM on Jan 31st 2008 by DODOODDO

14. Don't tell me -- Lynne wants Dr. Phil to talk to Britney instead.

Posted at 3:49AM on Jan 31st 2008 by I have MPD

15. Her mother is upset with the dr? What is wrong with that woman? This is the help her daughter so desparately needs, and she's rejecting it? I hope they keep her in for longer than a day this time.

Posted at 3:54AM on Jan 31st 2008 by rustysgurl

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