Unbelievable. Thats a paranoids worst dream, people are putting something in the (my) food.

Guess that kind of puts a rest to the story that she was refusing to take her medication, the story which by the way is apparently the one under which she's being held and apparently deteriorating. I fear for her because no one involved has any incentive to let her out. Her father gets to live it up while she's in the hospital, she can't even authorize paying a lawyer to help her though it's reported she wants too, and if her health insurance runs out, the hospital knows it can bill 40 million bucks worth of "treatment." That's a lot of restraints, seroquel and risperdal. Unless of course her dad blows the money, which legally would be a not insurmountable challenge for him.

If she survives, it may well be because of her fans. People are hopefully not going to forget about her before she gets out.

This is sounding far too much like Anna Nicole. Grinding up meds into the food? is the guy in jail? we can talk civil liberties and forced medicating all we want, then we come to this form. That manager could have killed her with those drugs, this is unbelievable. I think this is one time people can be relieved parents jumped in and removed her from that disaster, it saved her life. [unlike Anna Nicole].

Stephany, In the account I read, it was her mother who released the statement that the manager had been drugging her, causing me to wonder if her mother realized exactly where Britney was going, exactly how similar it would be to the situation at home (assuming the information we are getting is good, this is Hollywood after all), i.e. now she's taking the same drugs and also being controlled and imprisoned. People who haven't been through such a situaion, like, I assume, Britney's mother might assume that some kind of therapy is taking place and really be well intentioned when to me it seems like more of an out of the fire into the frying pan situation. I wonder if her mother didn't realize that and that her realization may have had something to do with the judge giving the conservatorship to her absent, estranged father.

Seroquel and Risperdal together? That's certainly a step-up from the Paxil, Xanax and Ambien that was reported earlier. Oh my! I really do fear for this young woman whatever I think of her talent. This is already a disaster but it could get significantly worse in a hurry. I'm about at the point where I wish Tom Cruise was a good friend of hers although I appreciate some of you commenters pointing out to me the rather dark side of Scientology (aliens from space? I had no idea!)

I think all speculation about Britney should STOP. It doesn't seem like anyone making reports about her are particularly trustworthy. We really do not know anything reliable about the woman.

Her privacy should be considered and the tragedy that is happening should be stopped. She is being treated against her will. I call that a human rights violation.

And Sara, aliens or not, I think Tom Cruise might actually be able to help (not that I think it will happen--just that I share the sentiment.) One thing I'm quite sure about and willing to speculate about is that she is not being offered safe alternatives to drugs that kill.

Every religion that I can think of believes something bizarre. EVERY ONE. The ones we're used to simply believe bizarre things we're used to hearing about---like a virgin birth and raising from the dead---is that really so much stranger than aliens??

For the record, I'm not a scientologist. I just think all religions have a certain amount of the difficult to believe about them---that is the nature of faith and the nature of religion.

I was a religious studies major.

here's the thing gianna: i partly agree with you, but this recent report was based on a court filing, which means the ppl making the filing are asserting that it is truthful info. given spears prominence, it's news. given what the manager is allegedly doing, it's def news.

"aliens form space" you mean the creation of the world fable. Tell me if the earth didn't exist before the christian god created it, does that not make god an alien life form? Looks like Scientology called that one right then. All that bashing is one religion attacking another religion for have a similar fable but slightly different from theirs so they're claiming the other are crackpots. If you take any religious text out of context for what the story is to imply, lessons to be learn and/or connection/spirituality from rituals and it looks bad. How about communion? That vampire (drink of my blood) and zombie (eat of my flesh) for immortality crap. I can keep going and use any religion but that's enough to make the point.No need to bash and offend. No ones beliefs are infallible. Scientology gets attacked because all other religions are cults. Ever notice the same type of crap between baptists and the catholics or maybe christians and muslims? Each religion jumps up and don't clutching images of the other's members being happy and rejoicing and pronouncing their faith and greatness as sign of mental imbalance.

The worst part is if she needs somebody to manage her assets, she needs someone not family or do the umpteen hundreds of previous cases of stars family blowing their wealth on what they want, "expenses they deserve for managing" and to force them to confirm and be more controllable not show a clear dangerous and victimizing pattern? Parents often object to how their children behavior especially when they don't embrace their flat earth society moral values. Anna N's mom hated her lifestyle also. You can see the hatred almost dripping of the scowls on their faces before any tragic events. Only the name not the story changes.
The worst part is this conflict when you don't have a loving and supportive family often leads to depression and the tragedy that follows. Especially when they come from the cult of southern religions. One never gets free from that programing of hate the quote "sinners" and "sinners" most be saved from themselves. Let's not forget their hatred of they gays in the industry and that all gays are drug using bad people going to drag their baby down to hell with 'em. It may not be spoken as loudly but the prejudice is still there. The people in the entertainment industry are for more supportive and helpful than people who aren't part of the lifestyle. She needs support and help from her own kind not outsiders with dubious interests. How many artists lost their craft after their families and shrinks "helped" them?

Showbiz folks have conflicts with the family its more a norm and the getting along and being supportive(except for bragging rights riding on their shirt tails) thats a rarity. They're always supportive until the artist's life, connections, lifestyle and associations aren't them anymore. Rejected and ignored people engage in vindictive actions sometimes to teach them a lesson and other times to desperately force themselves back into their lives. These actions usually have the exact opposite effect. It'll be interesting to see once she gets away form the sides trying brainwash her who she avoids and becomes estarnged from. However one must not forget how many times a victim goes back to an abuser. Every person needs to be saved from themselves.....

The manager being a bad person is double edge cliche`. Many mangers are responsible for wrangling an artist that is not controllable and more likely do they exact opposite of what you want them to do. Managers swindle artists wealth and trust but so do families. Artists are not grounded well to begin with and have money management and denying yourself pleasure are always an issue. Managers giving drugs isn't always for the bad. They may give a performer so coke to sober after consuming to much alcohol so they can perform. Sometimes the drugs are used for fun and others to ease the pain from a life that keeps you removed from having normal activities. Or does having to hole up in a hotel because you can't simply go out(without it being a big production )and eat produce positive results

If she didn't need psychiatry before they forced themselves on to her, she will after. Yet another person leaching off her supposedly their to support, help and/or be her friend. Each one trying to keep the others from asserting control of opinion for their influence in her decision making.

The worst part is no matter what the dad does to her money he and the court that gave him that right will not be able to be brought to justice and true accountability for their mis actions.

At least her so called shrink has been keeping her mouth shut. Wonder how long before those curious medical center employees start raiding her files and notes and they accidentally(if anonymous how did you pay them again but I digress) get released in the media. Then she'll have these f'uped shrink opinions crusaded as fact against her when the diagnosed are what ever disease the quack had on their mind more than any real problem. They'll have the dsm checklist and not saying how every little behavior(Moral and historical based opinion of what's acceptable) is just farther proof of a so called mental disorder.

Any statement of I'll do this to her said as a threat or intimidation is more shooting off the mouth than any actual intent. People around the entertainment industry are usually passionate and their wording gets them in trouble when their is no real crime. Who hasn't said something in the heat of the moment with someone you dislike trying to hurt(or perceived to ) someone you love?

That was my point really -- that Tom Cruise would be of more help than anyone else seems to be right now. And I agree aliens from space is really not a lot more bizarre than a lot of other myths that exist in popular religions, but still I didn't know until recently that that was part of the schema in Scientology. And maybe we are speculating to some extent but let's face it I think what's happening to Britney is news and that this might be an opportunity to raise awareness and also maybe someone close to her will actually read about some alternative points of view and decide to act on it. This isn't just exploiting her; this is trying to put some perspective on it that is sorely needed.

I hear you Philip...I'm just sickened for the poor little human being who happens to be famous caught up in the whole damn thing. It burns close to home, unfortunately. The whole forced treatment thing...and then being humiliated in front of millions. It wasn't millions for me but it was dozens, even a couple hundred maybe...I lived in a large co-op and everyone was in everyones business. There is nothing more humiliating than what Britney is going through. I identify with her--maybe that's stupid, but I do. It hurts everytime I read more about her and I just wish it could be private for her sake.

oh and Sara I took Risperdal and Seroquel together...prescribed by a physician and "voluntarily" swallowed all at once. I knew no better.

It was a god-awful soul numbing combo--I can tell you that!

since you posted this story, she was released from the hospital.

Lets hope she is on the way to recovery.

Gianna, I understand your point and I fear for Britney too, but I fear that without a public keeping up with what is happening to her, Britney would be so isolated she would never be allowed out as everyone involved, doctors, lawyers, hospitals and family profit from her continued incarceration.

She's not allowed any contact with anyone her father, or I suppose the doctor the judge appointed to her case, allows.

And, while it's tragic for her, I think there's a slight negative backlash to her treatment and to the labeling of her behavior as bipolar.

But hey, good news, I just googled Britney and discovered she was apparently released. I hope and pray she'll be okay. http://www.accessatlanta.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/Recordings/Britney_Spears.html