'Distraught' Britney Spears reportedly checks into mental health facility over father's health battle

Britney Spears is reportedly 'distraught' over her father's health battle. Photo / AP

Britney Spears has reportedly checked into a mental health facility after struggling to cope with her father Jamie Spears' health issues.

The 37-year-old singer is believed to have admitted herself into a treatment centre after becoming "distraught" over Spears' health. Her father has undergone two major surgeries after his colon ruptured in November.

Britney previously put her Las Vegas residency on hold to care for her dad, and sources tell TMZ she's "been having a really hard time" ever since.

Insiders claim the Toxic hitmaker checked herself into the facility about a week ago, and is expected to stay there for 30 days.

Britney - who has sons Sean, 13, and Jayden, 12, with her ex-husband Kevin Federline - announced she was putting her 'Britney: Domination' run at the Park MGM resort in Las Vegas on hold until further notice earlier this year, when she decided to take time away to focus on caring for her father.

She wrote on social media at the time: "I don't even know where to start with this, because this is so tough for me to say. I will not be performing my new show 'Domination'. I've been looking forward to this show and seeing all of you this year, so doing this breaks my heart. However, it's important to always put your family first... and that's the decision I had to make. A couple of months ago, my father was hospitalised and almost died. We're all so grateful that he came out of it alive, but he still has a long road ahead of him."

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I don’t even know where to start with this, because this is so tough for me to say. I will not be performing my new show Domination. I’ve been looking forward to this show and seeing all of you this year, so doing this breaks my heart. However, it’s important to always put your family first… and that’s the decision I had to make. A couple of months ago, my father was hospitalized and almost died. We’re all so grateful that he came out of it alive, but he still has a long road ahead of him. I had to make the difficult decision to put my full focus and energy on my family at this time. I hope you all can understand. More information on ticket refunds is available on britneyspears.com. I appreciate your prayers and support for my family during this time. Thank you, and love you all… always.

A post shared by Britney Spears (@britneyspears) on Jan 4, 2019 at 9:01am PST

And the Slumber Party singer has also delayed her album in the wake of Jamie's health battle.

Her management said: "Everything is on hold right now until [her father] Jamie is better. But once he is, she will resume working on the album with Justin. Right now, she's taking some time off to deal with these family issues."