Britney About to Be Temporarily Committed

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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16. Please let this be true. I don't know what Lynne would be tripping for dammit Britney needs this help. Somebody get daddy Jamie over there fast to cuss and knock some sense into all of em.

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

17. 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

18. I see you people have NO hearts, so please let me know if any of your family or friends have had any bad things, diseases, accidents happen to them or maybe they died so that I can snicker and burst out laughing at their troubles. Your mother just died ah HAHAHAHA. Is that something that will make you feel better??

Posted at 3:55AM on Jan 31st 2008 by dOOm

19. I'll go to the hospital if you put me tea in a Starbucks cup. Oh, and I must have strumpets. Tea and strumpets, love.


Posted at 3:57AM on Jan 31st 2008 by British Britney

20. I am Dominican hello I am all for some time the news about britney and frankly you moquée of it but you moquée you rather it go wrong and that is because of you are all the time being to follow courire rumours what is happening to him has arrived hundred people and they are left alone they pay dearly for his success !!!!!

Posted at 3:58AM on Jan 31st 2008 by audrey

21. Inside the home there is alot of people. Mood is somber, Lynne is crying, Adnan is crying too,

Posted at 4:00AM on Jan 31st 2008 by Scoop

22. Momma is mad because she would prefer Britney kill herself so she could claim all her assets. Momma Spears is cold-hearted like that.

Posted at 4:00AM on Jan 31st 2008 by Master of the Obvious

23. Please don't forget this woman is an actress. Consider the fact that since she has lost custody her already out of control behaviour has gone through the roof. Suddenly folks are feeling sorry for her?

Britney, you DO NOT NEED ATTENTION 24/7!

Think about living a life without that? No multiple trips to Starbucks, RiteAid or the gas station. I'm poor and I buy my cigs by the carton...

That's the only way this will stop, Britney. Just realize the only "disease" you suffer is lack of self esteem. Get your act together without the drama!

Posted at 4:00AM on Jan 31st 2008 by WWW

24. KRAZY PEOPLE R FUNNEY....LMAO
REMEMBER WINNING AN ARGUEMENT ONLINE IS LIKE WINNING THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS...UR STILL RETARDED.
LOL

Posted at 4:04AM on Jan 31st 2008 by I GOT A BLOODY WANKER

25. If I were Lynn Spears,
I'd be pissed off that my kid was in such a state that is was necessary to go to such drastic measures. I'd be upset knowing that it is being splashed all over the media as it is happening, I'd be upset that this outsider (Lutfi) was witness to such personal and private decissions. But most of all i would be pissed off that everything was so far out of control, I'd be pissed off at myself if I were Lynn Spears.

Posted at 4:05AM on Jan 31st 2008 by Erica

26. Another day in the life of the world's most publicized attention whore.

Did she get enough attention today? I know I'm tired of hearing about her and her little performances she puts on for the paps twice daily. *yawn*

Wake me if the dopey broad really does anything of interest.



Posted at 4:07AM on Jan 31st 2008 by Master of the Obvious

27. Time for her neighbors to kick her the hell out of the hood! Someone get George Clooney going on this! Hope you L.A. residents enjoyed paying tens of thousands of dollars more in taxes so this selfish, attention starved BITCH could play her games tonight! Someone needs to investigate what L.A. and California spent on dealing with her ass!

Posted at 4:09AM on Jan 31st 2008 by She' special'! Like an Olympian

28. Let's see if TMZ is just BS-ing again. Everytime they report inaccurately or blow it out of proportion, it's not exactly fair - especially in a situation such as this that could be very serious. Oh, so there's 75 paps at her house? Let's see, is that helping? Who else's life will you ruin if Britney dies?

Posted at 4:10AM on Jan 31st 2008 by TMZ...

29. Well my opinion on all tis bull crap is that britney is putting a show on for us all...and it pretty damn GOOD!!! HOPE SHE GETS WHAT SHE WANTS AT THE END OF THE DAY..

Posted at 4:21AM on Jan 31st 2008 by bn

30. I want to know why my tax dollars are going towards paying for the 30 cop cars that are at her house tonight? How about 2 cop cars and the 28 others go back to serving the community and doing what they are paid for. This is ridiculous. I am just glad that I no longer live in Studio City, Cuz you can bet if these helicopters were flying overhead constantly along with the mess the press have made in her neighborhood when I lived there, that there would have been some serious law suits thrown out.
Somebody lock her up already, so the neighborhood can get some sleep.

Posted at 4:24AM on Jan 31st 2008 by TED

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