Dr. Phil Escorts Britney Out of Hospital
Britney Spears has apparently checked herself out of the hospital less than 48 hours after a bizarre standoff that brought police to her house and led a judge to award ex-husband Kevin Federline custody of their two sons.
Spears got a visit from TV’s Dr. Phil McGraw at Cedars Sinai Medical Center hospital. Shortly before his visit, Spears demanded and was granted her release. McGraw then escorted Spears to her car via an underground tunnel.
“My meeting with Britney and some of her family members this morning in her room at Cedars leaves me convinced more than ever that she is in dire need of both medical and psychological intervention. She was released moments before my arrival and was packing when I entered the room. We visited for about an hour before I walked with her to her car. I am very concerned for her,” said McGraw.
On Friday, court commissioner Scott Gordon gave Federline sole physical and legal custody of Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, and suspended Spears’ visitation rights.
Spears, 26, was hauled away from her home by paramedics Thursday after police had to intervene when she refused to return the children to Federline after a court-monitored visit.
Gordon ordered another hearing to be held Jan. 14.
Federline had previously been awarded temporary custody of the boys because the pop singer has defied court orders, resulting in limitations on her visitation.
“I’m not happy about any of these events,” Federline attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan said when he left the closed-door emergency hearing Friday afternoon. “There’s no winners here.”
Kaplan said he went to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after Spears was admitted, but he declined to provide any details about the pop star, her ex-husband or their sons.
Hospital spokeswoman Simi Singer would not confirm or deny reports in entertainment media that Spears would be held for 72 hours for psychological evaluation. The reports did not identify their sources.
The drama began Thursday night when officers were called to her home to help resolve a dispute over her refusal to turn the children over to Federline as dictated by their custody agreement.
It took two to three hours to resolve the conflict, Los Angeles police officer Ana Aguirre said.
Early police reports said officers thought Spears might have been under the influence of some substance, but Aguirre said there was no evidence of that.
“Our understanding is that was not the case,” she said.
Officers at the scene determined that paramedics “needed to be called” but it was unclear why, she said.
“We’re not aware of any type of injuries that she sustained” and she was not combative with authorities, Aguirre said.
Spears was not arrested in connection with the custody dispute, she said.
“There was no actual crime that was involved,” Aguirre said.
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