January 21, 2008 Update: Britney Spears has broken up wither her thirty-five-year-old married paparazzi boyfriend Adnan Ghalib after finding out that he was planning to sell intimate pictures of her.

On Saturday, she invited two paparazzi into her home and reveled that she has filed a restraining order against the photog. One of the X17 photographers said "Britney asked us to leave the cameras in the car, and she poured some champagne for us," and that "Britney was funny, very relaxed, dancing a little bit, and she carried her little dog all the time."

Adnan, who has been in Santa Barbara for the past two days, claims that he did not know about Britney's current feelings of animosity or the restraining order. According to People, Adnan has stated that "I am only now becoming aware of what is being said. I hope to be back home in Los Angeles soon and to be in contact with Miss Spears."

Additionally pictures have been leaked of Britney during her 'time of the month," and while they are admittedly disgusting, they have once and for all displaced any rumors of her pregnancy.

Britney appears to be getting her life a little bit more together, and on Sunday night, she worked on her choreography for "Hot as Ice" at the Millennium Dance Complex. She practiced for several hours and was said to be in an "upbeat mood."

She also actually showed up for her deposition today and was questioned for over two hours. Spears was expected to be asked about her failure to show up during court hearings, as well has her drug and alcohol use and parenting skills. The pressure of her previous 14 minute deposition led to the police showdown at her Studio City home, but perhaps this time her reaction will be less erratic.

January 18, 2008 Update: Britney showed up for the January 14th child-custody deposition, and got out of her car only to immediately get back inside and drive off. While waiting outside of the courthouse, she met with her two lawyers and told them that she didn't want to testify. When she stepped out of the Escalade, she screamed to the paparazzi, "Move back, I'm scared. Stop it, stop it. I want to get back in the car. Just stop it. Let me get in the car, please," and then returned home without ever entering the courthouse.

Commissioner Scott Gordon ruled that Britney will not have visitation restored until that next hearing on February 19th. The LAPD claims that on the night of Spear's breakdown, she was reported as having popped pills all day. She kept calling for her "vitamins," and went out to speak to the police officers wearing only her panties. However, the Commissioner believes that her problems stem from mental health problems and not drug abuse, and his decision to continue the revoked custody was strongly influenced by her lack of appearance in court.

Following the deposition, Britney Spears was involved in a high speed paparazzi car chase where four of the drivers were arrested. Britney told the cops that one of them was trying to "Drive her off the road," but she couldn't identify which car it was. In another instance, Spears was reported as having yelled at the paparazzi, repeatedly screaming "I'm fucking over it!" Britney also fired her most recent assistant Carla and abandoned her at a gas station because she thought she was talking to the media.

Additionally, Britney was seen buying pregnancy tests this week and rumors were spread that she had another bun in the over. She later made a statement that she was "buying them for a friend," much to the relief of everyone who believed that she was trying to fix her mistakes by replacing her children. Also on January 17th, Spears had the owner of Kitson open up their store at 1:30 am, where she blew over $10,000 on clothing only for herself.

In the past week, Britney has acquired a fake British accent and sources have declared that this is a sign of multiple personality disorder. When Britney loses her "British girl" personality, apparently she has no idea what occurred. They maintain that the day Britney didn't show up for her deposition, she was assuming the British girl persona and has no recollection of it. Family members and professionals are working to help her seek treatment for her bipolar/multiple personality disorder, and there is a chance that Brit will be involuntarily committed.

January 14, 2008 Update: Britney Spears arrived at a Los Angeles courthouse for a crucial custody hearing, then apparently changed her mind and left. Kevin Federline and his lawyer were on hand as Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon began the hearing, which was scheduled after Spears' right to visit her two sons was suspended earlier this month.

Spears hasn't had a good history of showing up to hearings in recent weeks. Dec. 12, she called in sick for a court-ordered deposition, then arrived nearly two hours late on its rescheduled date, Jan. 3.

Since checking out of the hospital, Spears has been seen around Los Angeles with photographer and potential new boyfriend Adnan Ghalib. The two reportedly hit up West Hollywood's Westfield Mall for a shopping spree the day before her scheduled court hearing.

January 11th, 2008 Update: Britney Spears was released on January 5th from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, two days earlier then her suggested stay. At the hospital, she was reported as being heavily sedated and uncooperative. According to PageSix, she refused any visitors and freaked out at ex-husband Kevin Federline when he came to her room and tried to get answers concerning her recent meltdown.

Dr. Phil also paid Britney a visit right before she left the hospital and states that Spears's mother Lynne was the one to request that he speak with Britney. He told programmers, "My meeting with Britney and some family members this morning in her room at Cedars leaves me convinced more than ever that she is in dire need of both medical and psychological intervention."

Dr Phil planned to tape a show about the troubled singer that was scheduled to air January 9th. He intended to discuss the serious issues surrounding her case and to have Jamie and Lynne Spears appear as special guest stars. However, Britney's parents claimed that the television personality violated their trust by making statements about their daughter to the press, and the show was subsequently cancelled.

The tabloids have criticized Dr. Phil's motives and have maintained that he is trying to profit from her tragedy. In response, he has claimed that "Somebody needs to step up and get this young woman in to some quality care -- and I do not apologize one whit, not one second, for trying to make that happen."

After the hearing on Friday, Federline attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan said "I'm not happy about any of these events. There's no winners here." However, sources maintain that Kevin's lawyers want Britney's visitation to be completely cut off until the trial is over in April.

Although Spears is not legally required to make an appearance in court on Monday, this is her last opportunity to defend herself to a judge if she has any hope of seeing her children again. According to news reports, Britney knows she needs psychological help, but is too afraid to seek treatment because she believes that if she admits to a problem she will lose her kids forever.

The media world has been surprisingly sympathetic to Spears's current condition. Both PETA and Mr. Blackwell decided to give Britney a break and leave her off their worst dressed list not wanting to contribute further to her current emotional crisis, and many stars such as Simon Cowell and Donald Trump have also spoken out in concern for Spears and her crumbling private life.

January 9th, 2008 Update: As if things can't get worse for Britney, rumors of alleged semi-naked pictures of Britney taken with photographer Adnan Ghalib are expected to surface within the next few days. The photog that Britney was canoodling with last week is in talks with news outlets to leak the photos for up to a six figure sum. That's a lot of cash!

TMZ has confirmed that the semi-nude pics of Brit Brit have been shopped around to various weeklies. But X17 reports the only takers are an Aussie magazine -- and they paid a paltry $57 grand because the photos, "aren't really that good."

After a situation involving her custody dispute spiraled dangerously out of control, the 26 year old pop star was removed by ambulance from her Studio City home yesterday night and admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical center for drug testing and a psychological evaluation.

Spears and ex-husband Kevin Federaline have had an ongoing battle for custody of their sons, 2-year-old Sean Preston and 1-year-old Jayden James. Having missed five court-ordered depositions with Federline's lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan, she finally appeared on Thursday and was deposed for only fourteen minutes.

Britney, who temporarily lost primary custody of the boys in October, refused to turn them over to Federline's bodyguard as scheduled, at 7PM (PST) on Thursday. At around 8:30, the bodyguard called in the LAPD to try to settle the dispute with the reportedly "intoxicated" Spears.

Outside of the security gate to the Summit gated community, a cluster of onlookers quickly formed comprised of four helicopters and papparrazzi who waited in the rain for new developments.

By 10:30 PM, six police cars, two ambulances, and a fire truck came to her home. At around 10:50 PM Spears, who was believed to be under the influence of an "unknown substance," finally relinquished her children.

An inside source claims that after handing over Preston to the court appointed-child monitor, the pop star locked herself in a room with her younger son Jayden and was carried out of her home strapped to a gurney. On her way to the ambulance, Britney was seen alternating between maniacal smiling and hysterically crying and made a rude hand gesture to the papparrazzi.

At the hospital, Spears was put on a "5150 hold" which is a seventy-two hour lock down. Britney was deemed a "special needs patient" meaning that she requires twenty-four hour supervision because she is considered a danger to herself and others. Her father, Jamie Spears, has been by the singer's side since her admittance to the hospital.

It is clear the Spears suffered a severe mental breakdown. Britney's friend has said that "she has good days and bad days" and that "all she has is to do is think of something sad and she goes crazy." One report claims that at the hospital Spears screamed something similar to "I'd rather die than let him have my babies."

Life & Style Magazine has reported that the blood test taken upon her hospital arrival came back negative, despite claims from the police that she appeared under the influence. A source close to the Spears Family told the magazine that "Her blood test just came back, and, thank God, it was clean. There are no traces of drugs or alcohol of any kind." However, drug tests results do not usually get processed by the lab quickly when administered in the middle of the night, and so the validity of this statement is in question.

Another theory is that Spear's hysterical behavior was caused by her missing her hourly dosage of bipolar medication. Again this claim can not be entirely trusted, since bipolar medication is typically administered on a daily not hourly basis, and one missed dose does usually not have severe affects.

Following the police stand off, Jayden James was also transported by ambulance to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for treatment and was found uninjured. The two boys were taken to Federline's home by his bodyguard, and Federaline followed closely behind to prevent the paparazzi from getting pictures of his children.

Meanwhile, Federline's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, arrived at court 8:30AM (PST) to ask the judge to completely disallow Spears all visitation rights. Kaplan and Spears's attorney Tara Scott met with the judge for about a half hour in his chambers.

Trope and Trope filed a motion Wednesday asking to be relieved as her counsel due to a "breakdown" in communication with Spears, and sadly their relationship is not the only breakdown that has occurred this week.