I think we should all boycott Britney, then what would she do? She might just have to get a life.

jen, golden, canada

as much as i agree with you guys about the gov't steping in, they really can't. its in the 1st ammendment of our constitution that says we have the freedom of press. so unless the paps grow a soul nothing really can stop them. unless by some miracle we find a loophole.

chris , nebraska,

Britney like every celebrity deserves their privacy. Yes they are in an industry that puts them on the world stage, but does that mean they need to be reported on every second of the night and day!? As scandalous and juicy as all of this is, the paparazzi are going to push her over the edge. Who wants to be the one who does that. Hopefully Britney can make the comeback she deserves and she surrounds herself with people who truly care for her.

Jaime, Hobart, Tasmania

Britney, take control. Good luck!

Keith, Charlotte, NC

I feel terrible for her and her family. The people who are judging have never dealt with an alcoholic, drug addicted, or biopolar/depressed family member. It's not an easy situation. I hope she gets the helps she needs to recover. She deserves prayers, not judgment.

Lisa, Princeton, NJ,

I think britney should be left alone for a while she clearly needs some space away from the public eye. For crying out loud she has lost her kids and is already in a psychiatric hospital, she may be famous but famous people need there personal lives kept private too or at least some of it. Can't anyone see how depressed this woman is. Britney is a wonderful parent and a wonderful person and just just needs time to sort her life out and get new friends, not people who parade her round for the papparazzi or drug her. This girl was a huge star at one point and can be that again give in time. Pray for Britney!! She clearly needs it.

Leanne, Newcastle upon tyne, united kingdom

Well, it’s just so hard to know who to believe. The drugs Lutfi is allegedly giving her are specific for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, so it is possible that he is doing what he thinks is right to protect Britney. That said, I think it would be for the best if everyone would back off from her financial affairs and leave them to a court appointed conservator, and only the family was with her now for emotional support. I know she sometimes doesn’t get along with Lynne, but from what I’ve read she and her dad are getting on well at the moment.

Though I hate to think of Britney in a padded room (as I read in People magazine), I think it’s really for the best that she is confined right now, while the doctors take their time establishing a firm diagnosis and treatment plan. After all this craziness, I think I am not the only one who wishes that the old Britney we know and love would return to us, bigger and better than ever.

Jeff, Amsterdam, Netherlands

i just wish everyone would leave her alone yeah she's britney spears a massive star, but again she is only britney spears a young mother. She is obviovsly suffering from postnatel depression wanting her children so badly like any other woman. But because she is who she is no one leaves her alone. the pararazzi are disgusting people who get their kicks at someone elses problems i say leave the poor woman alone back off and give her some space and compassion and also some respect.

lisa clewer england

lisa clewer, leominster, united kingdom

I feel for you Britney! It makes me want to cry, all that is happening to you. I will be here supporting you!

kristina, battle creek, mi

Yeah, lets say a prayer for Britney. The fact is, she's a spoiled brat who had too much too young. She sung garbage songs - move her aside for real music stars.

Alex, Belfast,

Have we not learned that there should be legal action taken to prevent the paparazzi from harassing people? It is very good to keep praying for Britney and believe for a miracle.

Marie, Daytona beach, FL

I totally agree with Leanne. If the U.S. Government would step in and stop the paparazzi fron harrassing these people maybe there wouldn't be so many unfortunate accidents happening. Leave them alone.

Julie , Guelph,

Let's all say a prayer for Britney, her children and all her family. She's beautiful, talented, smart and troubled. Don't capitalize on them!

ruth, raleight, md

I think Sam Lufti was hired by K-fed to make Britneys life miserable and I am surprised she has not died by the sounds of all the drugs he was giving her etc. Seriously Kfed and Sam should be in Jail!!!

Get well Brit!!

Lucy, calgary, ab

It is the paparazzi jackals and readers of junk music magazines that get off on this stuff. They suffer from their own sickness..Brit has suffered exploitation at the hands of many.
Who seek to continue the exploitation to make money.

This young woman suffers from a major mental illness and deserves compassion, treatment, and the opportunity to regain her dignity and relationship with her children and family.

Marcel. Australia

Marcel Campbell, Cedar Creek, Australia.

I am bi-polar; I feel sorry for Britney to an extent. Being bi-polar is a hard thing to live with, let alone all the other things one may have to deal with in their life on a day to day basis. I still have my moments and it took me over 10 years to let myself believe I had this condition; It's embarrassing to admit but certain medications are mandatory just to feel somewhat "normal" and to live a life at all. Britney needs to be where she is for now..in a hospital. It's a safe, supervised, private place where she can be evaluated by doctors (not the media, press, fans or critics) and given the path to the treatment best for her, as each individual may vary. Out of everything she has to worry about, take care of or be responsible for she needs this first and foremost whether she knows it or not. She will, with time, see what her life has been like without this much needed care. Her thinking will have improved and she can begin to have a life again. Her boys will have a mom again.

Angel Johnson, Ft. Campbell, U.S. / Kentucky

Mr and Mrs Spears please look after your daughter for the next one year till she gets better. Otherwise more gold diggers like Federline and Lutfi will soon be at her door to get their hands on her fortune and lead her to her grave. Does Federline even have a heart-he should take the kids to see their mother in hospital.

bon, London,

I have observed Ms. Spear's decline for some time. And in the back of my mind, my concern grew - thinking her spiral seemed so much like Anna Nicole's - only worse. I felt she was either seriously mixing meds or off her meds - or being illegally medicated by someone close, someone she trusted - and perhaps for control of assets. But I never thought that of her mother. Initially there was so much love there. It's odd that Adnan hasn't made any comment about Lufti's conduct toward Brittney. The above story, if true, fills me with fright for Brittney. Her case has layers and layers of "control" stories from our past: Rasputin, Anna Nicole, Elvis, Belushi...
People who are not proprerly trained (in emergency response, prescribing, treatment, etc.) should have absolutely no access to another's meds, and certainly not to another's body. Some people innocently think they are helping, when in fact they are enabling and dangerously medicating someone.

Robbin, Lake Havasu City, AZ US

Who are we to judge her in this crazy world?Maybe we should all sit back and have a good look at our own lives. Are we the parents, the wives, the sons and daughters that we should be? Just emagine how lonely Britney must feel at this stage!
I am a mother of two small boys myself and can't emagine one day apart from them. They are the greatest gift we can ever receive and no-one should have the right,(eccept for God,)
to take them away from us. I believe that we should all stand together and pray for Britney. I believe that God can heal her and restore all relationships. I have come from the darkness into the light and believe that all is possible through Jesus. Let those who believe all stand together and pray for Britney!

Nadine Kelly, Robertson , South Africa

Calling Britney crazy would be incorrect. She is ill. Very ill and obviously been suffering for some time.

She could be bi-polar as suggested. She could also be suffering from postpartum depression, or a combination of the two.

This isn't a weakness on her part, it's a chemical thing...of course abusing alcohol and drugs only contribute to the illness in a negative way, and if what Lynn Spears has said is true, about Lufti drugging her, then I think the Spears family should consider a lawsuit.

Hopefully time, counselling and the correct medication will help Britney. It's those 2 precious boys that break my heart.

Jenn, tuscaloosa, al, usa

Wow just when you think it can't get any stranger. I've included a link to this article from onceleb.com.

David, Fresno, California,

She's nuts okay. Leave her alone you camera-weilding buffoons. Someone really should teach those paparazzi a lesson.

Fern, Newton, CT

Britney Spears needs some serious help and I'm not real sure her parents are the ones that should be helping her. Her mom has done nothing but exploit her daughter since she was a little girl. Exactly what she is now doing with Jamie Lynn. When the going gets tough where is Mom....missing...seems as though Mom has been missing all along. I truly hope that Britney gets the help she so desperately needs for the boys sake. She needs a strong, firm influence in her life now, someone that can help get her in the right direction.

Denise, La Vernia, USA

Maybe if the damn media would leave her alone she could get better. For crying out loud the poor girl cannot go get gas without being blocked in by a gang of camera weilding idiots anxiously waiting to make a pathetic dollar off her suffering. leave her alone! There are far more important newsworthy things to report on.

Leanne, Torrington. CT,

I feel very sorry for Britney. Everyone around her tries to use her to their own advantages. It's hard to believe everything that is going on as well because no one really knows except for Britney and it seems everyone is willing to judge her based on third party sources. Whatever the problems are, they are private...even if she chose the life of a celebrity. I think that instead of trying to tear her down as the media is, peole should support her and leave her alone to recover. It's just as bad to continue to follow her around and exploit her, her problems, her family and most importantly her two sons. I think that it is becoming sick and it feels like the papporazzi is waiting around like vultures until she eventually leads to her own demise like Anna Nicole Smith etc... I could not imagine going through what she is nor should anyone else. Leave her alone to get better. She is human.

amber, regina, canada

She probably is bipolar, which is a serious condition and not her fault. Now she's been not only harassed and scrutinized by the paparazzi, and hence, the entire public, but she's also been controlled and drugged by that maniac. Because of these things, she has not gotten the help she needs and is missing a wonderful time in her children's lives. I'm sure she loves them, but she is sick right now. My thoughts and prayers are with her and I really wish the paparazzi would back off! When are we going to hold them accountable for anything?!

Jennifer, Virginia Beach, Va

I'm glad the courts have taken out an injunction on Britney's manager and she is in a place where she can get help and sort out her life. Maybe her recent showing on the mtv awards was a direct result of her being drugged by her manager, If you look at her face on the clips she looks like a rabbit caught in the headlights when she turns to face the audience. I feel SO bad for her she is the same age as my daughter and dread to think what my daughter would be going through.

Pat Pearce, manchester, U.K.

britney spears is not crazy,britney cannot make a move without the world judging her, it is not fair and i have deep sympathys for her, there are far worse mothers in this world. so far the only people who have pretended to be close to britney, do so because she is a millionaire, what she needs is to be single for a while, get serious counselling therapy, and do whatever is necessary to get her kids back . i am a mother of three and can tell you that if i were in britneys position, it would kill me. she loves her kids, and deserves to be able to have the privillage of mothering them. yes, britneys behaviour lately has been very strange, even disturbing, lets not forget that britneys whole life has been about performing, she is constantly being judged, by people who are not worthy of judging her. she may be a celeb, but she is still human, i bet she uses the accent because she wishes she was someone else. the paparattzi should be ashamed of themselves, she needs help not ridicule.

lisa, fillmore, canada