Thursday, January 31, 2008, 08:58 PM EST [General]
So we all know about Britey going to the hospital yesterday for a psychiatric evaluation, but here are some other random things surrouning yeterday's events:
She made hot chocolate while waiting to be taken away to the looney bin...READ HERE:
AND BRITNEY DATED AMERICAN IDOL'S ROBBIE CARRICO........
American IdolSeason 7 hopeful Robbie Carrico briefly dated ...Britney Spears back in 1999 when he was a member of band Boyz N Girlz United. The
young couple pair even stepped out at the 1999 premiere of movie Drive Me Crazy. Robbie recently wowed the Idol judges with a performance of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Simple Man” in Miami, Florida.
Here's a clip of Robbie from Wednesday night's show:
Thursday, January 31, 2008, 08:21 PM EST [General]
From Perez's Blog:
espite the still ongoing, but hopefully resolved soon, writers'
strike, the Oscars will go on as scheduled this year. The show will air
in some form on Sunday, February 24th, despite the fact that almost all celebs won't cross the picket lines.
Backup plans are being made incase the WGA strike is still ongoing during the award show.
The president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Sid Ganis, said Wednesday,
"We have an obligation to the art form to present the Oscars, so we
have to deal with the possibility of not being able to do the show
because of pickets or agreements not being concluded."
Ganis described the two possible broadcasts as "the show we would love to do and… a show that we would prefer not to do".
And according to TMZ, here's the update from thehospital:
TMZ has learned there is a bitter fight underway as this story is published. It's taking place in the halls of UCLA Medical Center. As of right now Jamie and Lynne Spears have been told they are not calling the shots in making medical decisions on behalf of Britney. Right now, it appears Sam Lutfi is in the driver's seat, but that could all change.
Sources tell us after Britney's stay at Cedars earlier this month, she had her lawyers draft paperwork making it clear she did not want her parents involved in making medical decisions on her behalf. We're told her dad had gone ballistic back then, screaming and swearing at Lutfi -- even pushing him -- in from of Britney.
As for what paperwork was signed, the cleanest thing would be if Britney signed a durable power of attorney, giving someone power to make medical decision on her behalf in an emergency. We are told no such document was signed, but somehow Britney made it clear she wanted Lutfi to make those decisions.
Right now, the doctors at UCLA are working with Lutfi and not the parents, but lawyers have been called and the tension in the air is thick. We're told Jamie was screaming at Sam in the hallway, accusing him of trying to control his daughter's mind.
As for Britney, we're told she's not only calm, the doctor's have just given her a "cigarette break!"
Stay tuned.
Watch the video from Britney's Police motorcade ride to the hospital:
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ a LA County Superior Court judge has just signed a "5150," meaning Britney Spears is on a three-day psychiatric hold at the UCLA Medical Center.
We're told there is a "good possibility" that it will be extended to 14 days. We've also learned there have been several parallel attempts to get Britney on a 5150. Her lawyers, Anne Kiley and Tara Scott, secured a new psychiatrist late last week -- he's the one who triggered the 5150 last night.
At the same time, we're told Britney's mother, father and brother have been "working closely with the LAPD for weeks" to get her back in for psychiatric care. There is a dogfight now between Britney's family and Sam Lutfi over who will make medical decisions, however that fight is now put on hold because the judge now makes the call.
Once the psychiatric hold ends, something has to give.
Stay tuned.
UPDATE 2:
TMZ has learned Britney's parents have won round one in the tug of war with Sam Lutfi. We're told the doctors at UCLA are now "fully cooperating" with the parents in the treatment of Britney Spears, however, the war probably is not over until a judge signs an order as to who has control.
By the way, the men in white coats are giving props to LAPD's "SMART Unit" which specializes in mental health cases for coordinating the events that went down last night and early this morning.
UPDATE: Sam Lutfi left the hospital before 4:00 AM. Papa Jamie just left.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008, 10:06 PM EST [General]
Britney is a hot piece! And she threw a hissy fit at her manager
because she wanted to drive her new car and he didn't want to switch.
Of course, she got her way:
The Australian dude that threw the party with 500 people at his
parent's house? Same guy that refused to take off his sunglasses in a
news interview b/c he said they were "famous".
Well,
he's back in the news again, but this time for getting his a$$ handed
to him in a prearranged fight. Yes, I said prearranged...it's like
junior high all over again!
Wednesday, January 30, 2008, 09:36 PM EST [General]
ESPN.COM put out an AWESOME article on Sidney Crosby and revealed some pretty great stuff about Sid and his roomate Colby Armstrong:
Armstrong is an A&E guy, biographies, cold case shows.
Crosby?
"He doesn't know anything about TV shows, not like I do," Armstrong confides.
"He likes 'Friends.' I know. It hurts."
Crosby's rebuttal: "He's into those reality shows and that celebrity stuff, and I'm not too big on them.
"We'll
get in late, and it always seems like they have those National
Geographic shows on at 2 a.m. in the morning in the hotel, so we get
stuck watching stuff like that ... For the most part, he likes things
like 'American Justice' and 'Cold Case' and things like that."
Crosby then says his roommate has a television secret of his own ... "Ellen."
"I'm going to throw him under the bus on that one. He loves Ellen DeGeneres," Crosby says.
Right before a pregame nap?
"No, it's right after. It's hilarious. To a T, we wake up from our nap and that show's coming on and she's dancing."
When
Armstrong finds out Crosby has spilled the beans, Armstrong drags a
reporter over to Crosby and announces loudly that he wants to do the
interview over, that he's going to reveal Sid's affection for Chandler on "Friends."
Crosby interrupts, revealing that not only does Armstrong love "Ellen" but he also likes to dance along to her show opening.
The entire article is a great read! Check it out here:
