Ms. Informed

The “former” Pop Princess, Britney Spears “graces” the cover of the current issue of Rolling Stone magazine.  However, unlike the past six times Britney has appeared on the cover, this time it is not for her music.  No, this time the caption reads, “Britney Spears, Inside an American Tragedy.” 
 
Hey Rolling Stone — Newsflash: Britney Spears is not dead! (They even have a photo gallery entitled “The Star’s Life in Photos”  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
 
While her recent history has been one tragic story after another (starting about a year ago when she entered rehab, left rehab, shaved her head and re-entered rehab all within about 45 minutes), calling this young woman a tragedy is taking it one step too far.  We at Ms Informed love nothing better than to go that extra step, to see the line and so callously step right over it, but not in this case.  Britney has some serious psychological issues for which she needs medical help (read RS’s excerpt and tell me these are the words and actions of someone deemed sane), and it is high time for the blood-sucking paparazzi to stop chasing her everywhere she goes and let her get the help she so desperately needs before an American tragedy really does strike.

At the young age of 26, Britney has accomplished much more than most of us and has plenty of time to straighten her life out.  Whether that means making a comeback or leaving fame behind completely. But either way, don’t close the book on her just yet.  Sure, Spears may be down, but she is certainly not out. (Even with her current problems, Piece of Me STILL hits #1 on Z100’s High Noon countdown…sometimes #2. Sometimes.)  Perhaps, the crazy Chris Crocker said it best when he pleaded, “Leave Britney alone.”
 
Much love to Britney.  We wish you all the best.

{image courtesy of RollingStone.com}

I was going to write a post about Britney being released from the psych ward, despite an alleged 14-day extension of her stay, about Britney and Adnan going to see her lawyer (probably to have conservatorship taken away from Papa Spears), about Britney’s Audi being towed, but then decided not to.

While the pap are chasing Britney around Beverly Hills, less than 24 hours after she was released from the psych ward, we need to realize she is a real person, with real problems, who needs real help.

To that end, MsInformedBlog.com has taken a stand to not report on the happenings of Ms. Spears’ crazy circus of a life, until she is on her way to getting better. However long that may take.

Get well soon.

In Lynne Spears’ deposition about her daughter’s friend Sam Lufti, Spears says Lufti is drugging, verbally degrading, and in short, controlling her daughter’s life in general.

According to Spears’ deposition, Lufti told her he controls everything from Britney’s business manger to her attorney to the security guards at the gate of her home. Lufti insisted that it is because of him that Britney is still alive, claiminig he gives her her medicine each day, without which, she would kill herself. According to Lynne Spears, Lufti told her if she triedto get rid of him, her daughter would “be dead and [he will] piss on her grave.”

However, this story seems very different from Lufti’s account, where he claims Lynne Spears is trying to get in the way of Britney’s treatmeant. Lufti also claims that Britney suffered a devastating trauma in her life that she has kept secret from the world — even her family — although he is not at liberty to go into detail.

Currently, Spears is still struggling with her hospitalization, accusing her father Jamie of keeping her there against her will one second, and asking him to take her hand and leave with her the next.

PageSix is also reporting that Lufti was questioned by LAPD after several personal items items, allegedly including sex tapes, were stolen from Spears’ residence. While Lufti was voluntarily questioned, LAPD say no one has been ruled out as a suspect.

Spears has not had contact with Lufti since last Friday when her father became conservator of his daughter’s reported $1.38 million estate.

Britney’s dad, Jamie Spears, is now in charge of his daughter’s estate, as health professionals have extended the star’s stay in the psych ward by two weeks, citing legal code 5250 — allowing patients to be retained for medical treatment if they are found to be gravely disabled or a danger to themselves or others. Spears is being treated for severe bipolar disorder (shock) at the UCLA Medical Center.

A restraining order was also filed by Spears’ self-proclaimed “manager” Sam Lufti, who seems to have some weird control over Britney and her rather absurd actions.

According to the Daily News,

Britney has the right to legally fight her father in court, but really, I don’t think she is capable if she can’t even show up to a hearing for her own children. Although her estate may be more valuable to her delusional self at the moment.

Spears is being weened off ADD medication, as doctors believe she doesn’t really have ADD. They can also obtain authorization allowing them to force her to take any prescribed medications they find she is not taking on her own will.

As much as a media field day she is, everyone needs to look beyond that and realize she is a real person with real problems and she needs serious help. Hopefully this is the beginning of a long recovery process. Get well soon Britney!!!

The media circus that is the life of Britney Spears caused one paparazzo, Nick Stern, to resign from his position at the Splash agency this week, forecasting tragedy for his colleagues.

According to the Daily News:

“Directly or indirectly, Britney is going to come to some horrific end, or a member of the public will,” Stern, 43, told a British tabloid. “The paps are completely out of control,” said Stern “It’s not unusual to have 20 or 30 cars pursuing her at any one time. It’s become acceptable to drive at 80 mph down the wrong side of the street into oncoming traffic. I was horrified at what goes on…. I felt I needed to say something,” said Stern.

Let’s hope the rest of the photogs shortly follow suit, if not for Britney and her kids’ safety (sanity), for their own.

Shortly after 1 a.m. (Cali time) this morning, Britney Spears was removed from her home by authorities and transported with help from a motorcade to UCLA Medical Center for a mental health evaluation. Britney was placed on a 5150 hold, which is a 72-hour confinement of a person considered a danger to themselves or others. This hospital visit, unlike the last, was apparently planned, and her family, excluding extended family, were gathered in her home for an intervention. Which (somewhat) explains why Spears was taking a breather and sitting on the curb outside of her home earlier this week.

Following the motorcade (which was the length of a football field) was Lynne Spears and (on-again?) boyfriend Adnan Ghalib.

Sources say Spears’ psychiatrist did call LA police to the singer’s home, and Spears has not slept since Saturday.

Ok, we officially know way too much about one person’s life.

Talk about awkward run-ins with your ex.
This year’s pre-Oscar party is scheduled to be hosted by Brad Pitt, his current love Angelina Jolie, and his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston. The party, held on February 23 and dubbed “The Night Before Party,” is a chance for Hollywood’s “brightest stars” (gag) to honor the Motion Picture and Television Fund.

While the unusual 3-some are supposed to host, there is some talk that Aniston’s “production schedule” may interfer with the party. (Um, what production schedule?…Really, I’m all about Team Jen, but has anyone heard of any movie news from her camp?) Might just be Jen’s way of bowing out of an awkward situation gracefully, but what a statement it would make if she went through with it!

Wonder if Oscar himself is Team Jolie or Team Aniston???