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Docs Get Off Easy in Brit Snooping Scandal

Posted Apr 12th 2008 11:00AM by TMZ Staff

Britney SpearsAll those years in medical school finally paid off for the doctors involved the Britney Spears medical records scandal at UCLA Medical Center.

A new report says that at least 53 UCLA Medical Center employees peeped the popwreck's files when they weren't supposed to -- but the non-doctors got stiffer punishments than the docs did. According to info obtained by the L.A. Times, 18 employees resigned, retired or were dismissed -- none of them physicians.

The report went on to say that the staff at UCLA was celeb-crazed and that employees ran to their computers "within minutes" of Brit's arrival at the hospital back in 2005 for the birth of Sean Preston.

Brit isn't the only celeb to have her records looked through. Farrah Fawcett and Maria Shriver were spied on as well by a UCLA Medical Center employee who also allegedly went through the files of 32 other celebs.

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16. C-mon your telling me most of you would not have looked. The fact that your on tmz means that you are looking for some info on the celeb's. I would of looked up their info in a second. I hope those who looked and got fired tell all, if there is anything to tell.

Posted at 3:21PM on Apr 12th 2008 by jewjewb

17. I'd be very interested to hear how many employees at other hospitals are dismissed for similar reasons. We're only hearing about UCLA, but this has to be an issue elsewhere.

Posted at 11:23PM on Apr 13th 2008 by MLM

18. I think any HCP (doctor or nurse) who violated HIPAA should not only be fired from UCLA but lose their license (at least temporarily). Doctors are not such a rare commodity that they can't hire talented replacements. Any "really important" docs (the ones who draw patients) who did this have questionable integrity so you have to wonder what other ethical lapses they have and what the ramifications of those would be on the hospital if those came to light.

Posted at 4:33PM on Apr 12th 2008 by oc

19. A PHOTO AGENCY IN LOS ANGELES GETS FLIGHT INFOMATION ON CELEBRITIES ,THEN STALKS THEM ON VACATION,,,IT THIS A CRIME OR NOT????,,,I KNOW WHO IS DOING IT,,,

Posted at 4:45PM on Apr 12th 2008 by you

20. It is a pretty sad case that Ordinary People get FIRED just becasue they look at someones file.
I think Britney should JUST GO AWAY
She has no talent
She has made it this far becasue of the scandal that surrounds her

Posted at 11:55PM on Apr 12th 2008 by HM

21. SO WHAT THE HELL DID THE PAPERS SAY????????????? I WANNA KNOW EVERY DETAIL.

WHATS WRONG WITH THIS GIRL????????????????

Posted at 1:47AM on Apr 13th 2008 by hack attack

22. They should have all been fired and tried. It's against the law.

Posted at 12:04PM on Apr 13th 2008 by BEST!

23. They just got tired of hearing the spin of bipolar and wanted the truth.
Controlled substances and alcohol is the little pop princess.s problem,
but hey y'all believe what ya want.

Like all those bathroom stops are for anything but a little alone time to do a little mind altering.
It's the only place she can go without anyone watching her. duh!

Posted at 10:09AM on Apr 13th 2008 by Boycott Aruba!

24. i think people need to leave britney spears alone she is greatand peolple she didnt do crap to u .
and whenYOU CAN THIS IS ASHLEY TISDALE SO PICK UP MY NEW CD HEADSTRONG.

Posted at 4:50PM on May 2nd 2008 by Ashley Tisdale

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