Britney Spears will be still kept in hospital in the following
two weeks as doctors were concerned about the troubled singer's
mental state, according to media's report Monday.
Spears was taken from her home to the hospital on Thursday on
the recommendation of her psychiatrist and the next day her father
was handed legal guardianship of her and control of her estate.
US singer Britney Spears
watches the NBA game between the Washington Wizards and Los Angeles
Lakers in Los Angeles Dec. 17, 2006. (file photo:
Xinhua/Reuters)
She was first placed in the psychiatric unit of the UCLA Medical
Center and placed on a 72-hour order used for people deemed a
danger to themselves or others. It was her second hospital
admission in less than a month.
"It is a terrible situation," according to a source close to the
singer's family saying about her move to hospital. "Britney is in a
padded room. Her family is so worried about her."
Hospital spokespeople was not immediately available to confirm
the reported extension.
(Agencies via Xinhua February 4, 2008)
