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Former American sweetheart Britney Spears graces the front cover of the latest issue of Ok! Magazine with her two boys.
It's a heartwarming portrait that belies the truth about a troubled young woman whose sanity is hanging by a thread.
Eerily, Spears declares in the magazine interview that she'd "die for her boys" - a sentiment that's all the more chilling given her seemingly disposable attitude towards life.
What makes the mag's cover photo all the more poignant is the fact that it was Spears' last photo taken with her boys before they were handed over to K-Fed for full custody.
Intervention
Britney Spears is a mess and needs help - quickly - before she burns out and fades away completely.
Mercifully, her family is reportedly now of the same opinion.
TMZ claims that Britney's parents - her dad in particular - has been earnestly trying to get his daughter committed to a mental hospital, for what he thinks is a bipolar disorder, for months.
Dad Jamie Spears has been vocal about his opinion that Britney is suffering from a mental disorder and not a drug abuse problem for a while, and now we know why.
He's reportedly been crafting various plots to get her committed, but that Spears has flatly refused to undergo any tests which could confirm her supposed bipolar condition.
TMZ also states that Spears' parents believe that their daughter's best mate Sam Lutfi has been instrumental in her refusal to seek help.
The parents are so furious with Lutfi, they allegedly threw him out of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre last Friday when Spears was admitted for medical intervention.
Britney Spears will be getting professional help - whether she likes it or not.
Her family members are said to now be working together to hatch a series of crafty plans to get Brit Brit some mental help.
TMZ says the family's intervention will be swift, and that it will definitely happen.
Spears has so far declined any help and is on a rampage of self destruction.
Sources say that the Spears clan is considering a "series of options", some of which are "creative".
One of least likely options is that they will go to court and gain an order which will force Spears to seek in-patient treatment.
A more credible option could be that Spears would be collared by cops again under a "5150", which basically means she'd be whisked off to hospital (a la Freaky Friday), and admitted to a psych unit.
Meanwhile, the folk in white suits would meet with the County Public Guardian, who could go to court and seek a "conservatorship".
That conservator would basically take control of Spears' life.
Stay tuned for updates...
In other Britney news&
LAPD officers are said to have issued a restraining order against Spears last week after her spectacular stand-off with the law.
Called an "emergency protective order," the officers issued the order to "stabilize the situation," says Kevin Federline's attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan.
LAPD spokesman Mike Lopez says: "The person it's placed upon would have to stay approximately 100 feet from the other person, or face arrest.
"In most cases, it's issued by officers when there's the possibility of imminent and immediate danger to the victim."
K-Fed's lawyer adds: "Kevin doesn't want to keep his kids from being involved in [Spears's] life. But foremost is that the kids be in an environment of structure [and] stability. The next goal is to get things to a point where both parents are able to participate fully in their [children's] lives."
Spears family slam Dr. Phil
Britney Spears' family is gunning for TV psych Dr. Phil after he breached their trust and spoke to the media about his visit to see Spears in hospital last week.
Speaking via their representative Lou Taylor on US Television, the Spears clan feel betrayed by "self-serving" Dr. Phil, after he spoke out publicly about the troubled pop princess.
Taylor told the Today show that Dr. Phil had breached their trust by blabbing about his visit, and that they never agreed to appear on his television show either.
"He was not invited to make this a public display," says Taylor.
"What's wrong with Dr. Phil's statement is that he made a statement.
"The family, basically, extended an invitation of trust for him to come in as a resource to support them, not to go out and make public statements."
Click here if you dare to watch the TV segment in full.
Meanwhile, the photo agency embroiled in a scandal for supposedly touting candid pictures of Spears to the press, is claiming Brit Brit and paparazzo boytoy Adnan Ghalib are an item.
"Britney Spears and Adnan Ghalib ARE happily dating," says agency Finalpixx in a statement posted on their website.
Adding that 35-year-old married Ghalib "is absolutely NOT shopping his story."
Stay tuned to this blog for Britney updates as they unfold.
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