Posted on 02/21/2007 10:59:35 AM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
(CBS) NEW YORK -- Britney Spears checked in and out of Promises Rehabilitation Center in Malibu, Calif., after less than a day of treatment.
According to TMZ, Spears, who had been tracked down by the paparazzi and photographed while at the center, left Promises because she "just couldn't deal with it."
After a highly publicized breakup with her husband, Kevin Federline, followed by a rapid decline into a hard-partying lifestyle, Spears publicly endured what appeared to be meltdown over the weekend in which she shaved her head and went dancing in a blond wig the next.
The reasons may be more complex than original rumors that said Spears was rebelling against her mother or simply trying to get rid of her hair, which was badly damaged from excessive dye jobs and extensions.
OK! magazine reports that Spears engaged in a screaming match with her estranged husband, the father of her two children, who threatened to force Spears to get a hair test to determine if she had done any illegal drugs.
"They had a huge argument," a source told the magazine. "Kevin threatened Britney that he was going to have people test her hair to find out exactly what she's been up to. She was so scared. That was what made her have her head shaved."
If Spears was found to have been abusing illegal drugs, it could hurt her chances in the impending custody fight for 1 1/2-year-old Sean Preston, and Jayden James, 5 months.
Us magazine, on the other hand, reports that Spears checked in to rehab after her father pleaded with her to get help while out to dinner Sunday night with his daughter at Stevie's Creole Cafe in Encino, Calif.
"Jamie just told Britney how much he loves her and that he wants her to get help," the source told Us. "He told her that he's afraid for her safety and that she needs to take a look at her life and make some major changes or everything is going to get worse. Britney listened to her father and nodded, but was very serious."
Spear's downward spiral began with the separation from Federline and many people have been wondering what exactly is behind the pop star's fall from grace.
Psychoanalyst Dr. Bethany Marshall said there are four underlying reasons why Spears has checked in to rehab for drug and/or alcohol abuse.
"The first possibility is that she understands she has an addiction. Her symptoms are painful, she wants to seek treatment," Dr. Marshall told The Early Show co-anchor Julie Chen. "I think that the second possibility, sometimes addicts check themselves in as a way to slow themselves down. They really don't want long-term sobriety … They want a container so that they don't go out of control."
It's also possible that Spears could be suffering from a psychiatric disorder, which is masked by drug and alcohol abuse. It's unlikely that Spears has postpartum depression, Dr. Marshall said, because a depressed person wants to isolate from the world, but Spears has been very public in her partying.
"Unless she's camouflaging the postpartum depression with some stimulant, such as methamphetamine, it's unlikely," Dr. Marshall said. "The fourth thing is that she's complying with requirement, say to get a sponsorship back or say K-Fed is going to release a tape and she wants to look like a good mother seeking sobriety."
Her constant clubbing has left some wondering who was watching the kids, another problem Spears will have to overcome when petitioning the courts.
"It's really not good for her divorce case having all these ridiculous things coming out," family law expert Joshua Forman said.
"The only difference between a celebrity — they are in the public eye so when they hit bottom it's for all the world to see," said Dr. Howard Samuels, executive director of the Wonderland Treatment Center.
Indeed, the world has witnessed months of Spears' heavy drinking and partying and public appearances without underwear. Celebrity blogs chronicled her every move whether she was alone or on the arms of her former best friends, party girls Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan. Rehabilitation experts say it was clear what was going on
"She's had a complete emotional break down and she's going to have to stabilize, get sober and work on all the underlying issues that have been creating this dysfunction," Dr. Samuels said.
Spears is not the first celebrity client of Promises rehabilitation center. Ben Affleck, Robert Downey Jr., Matthew Perry, Charlie Sheen and Diana Ross also received treatment at the center, where they typical stay lasts around 45 days and costs between $40,000 and $60,000, according to the New York Daily News.
Last week, Spears made a one-day appearance at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Rehab Center in Antigua, which Richard Rogg, founder and CEO of Promises, told the Daily News was desperate act.
"It usually happens when someone is coerced into being there, or they're so drunk and loaded that they come into treatment, wake up and they're gone," Rogg said.
Damn. At this rate, pretty soon Whitney Houston will be trying to do an intervention.
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Is “Bald” Brit Beaming Up To The Final Frontier?
Hollywood CA, 2/21/2007
Giving all the talk in the news today about the wayward ways of Britney Spears in the news today, consider the latest rumour, Britney is possible starring as the love interest in the possible upcoming relaunch of the dying film and televison series, "Star Trek".
This rumour revolves around J.J. Abrams, the director of this possible film, who was spotted having lunch with a publicist of Britney Spears in Hollywood this week. That film has internet "buzz" as being a total makeover of the Trek franchise, with new people in roles made famous by the like of William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy over forty years ago.
The question is would Spears be cast as a Deltan, which were bald and were heavily sexual. This race of aliens were highlighted in 1979's "Star Trek: The Motion Picture", in which the late Persis Khambatta played the role of Lt. Ilia. Many see Spears as a natural in the sexpot role.
Having a pop icon such as Britney Spears headline this movie, many insiders say it would be huge success, mainly for the simply curious, as Britney has shown no concern for science fiction in the past.
Giving all that is happening in Spears life, with divorce and rehab, it is impossible to easily accept this rumour. She has not acted since 2002, in which she recieved mixed reviews in "Crossroads". But Hollywood is a town in which anything can happen, and one of those things could easily be Britney Spears saying "Beam me up, Scotty".
And she's playin' all night
And it's feelin' all right...
And Mommy's got a squeeze box and Daddy plays it all night.
Four months and 18 months -- the ages of her two babies. That is why.
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