Britney Spears has been removed from her home and committed to a psychiatric ward for the second time this month. This time, it was the product of a plan hatched by her mother to have her committed for a two-week period as a danger to herself and/or others.

The latest chapter in this tragic saga came after another series of bizarre behavior, and her mother decided that enough was enough. A little schadenfreude is one thing, but this has gone from an entertaining sideshow into a full-fledged tragedy. The article claims that she is being treated for bipolar disorder, but: a) there’s no one checking to see she’s actually taking prescribed medications, and b)those medications take time to get the dosages right, and the wrong dosage can actually exacerbate behaviors rather than reduce them.

There are claims of drug abuse, notably crystal meth, but I’d actually be surprised if this were the case. The way she’s hounded by paparazzi, how would she go get it without being photographed making the deal? And if she’s not doing the deal, who would be the person bringing her the drugs? This is one rumor I’m not buying. I think it’s simply a case of a little girl who never had a chance to grow up the way the rest of us did, and has completely lost her stuff trying to deal with the media circus that her life has become. Probably the best thing that could happen to her would be an extended retreat overseas away from the media’s prying eyes.

But is that going to happen? No way. I feel her mother is more concerned about ending the gravy train that Britney’s career has become for her and her family than she is about actually doing what’s best for her. This is the same woman that has pimped her daughter out to any media outlet willing to give her an audience since she was a little girl. Why should I believe that now, all of a sudden, all she cares about is taking care of her daughter? Sorry, not buying…

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