Britney Spears acting crazy, shaves her head bald, gets a tattoo (or two) and goes to the hospital?

Updated February 18 at 7:40 am:
According to Perez Hilton, Britney’s mom Lynne Spears flew from Louisiana to Los Angeles this weekend and was seen by photographers on Saturday.  When they inquired about how Britney was doing, Lynne gave the thumbs up.

Updated February 17 at 1:10 pm:
jrexasaurus at Oh No They Didn’t  posted that his/her uncle who works as a nurse at Cedars-Sinai and said that Britney was admitted last night but checked herself out shortly afterwards.

Somebody she was with brought her there and admitted her. His friendsaid she acted like she wasn’t "there" and seemed disturbed. Becauseit’s confidental, he doesn’t know what she was admitted for or what shesaw the doctor about, but because she’s already gone home, that usuallymeans nothing major. Oh, almost forgot, she was WEARING A DARK COLOREDWIG.

Thanks to CBB Reader Crystal.

Originally posted at 9:28 am:
We are really concerned about Britney Spears.  Last night she shaved her head – she is now completely bald – and got a tattoo (or two).

Last night around 7 pm, she went to a closed hair salon in the San Fernando Valley and called for them to open it up for her.  (Her sons Jayden James and Sean Preston were not with her.) While she waited for the staff to arrive, she waited in her car, where, according to X17online, "our photographers say she was crying in the car for ten minutesbefore she went inside — you can even see wet tear stains on hersweatshirt." The salon staff let her in and she proceeeded to shave her head with an electric razor herself.  (X17online has photos of her doing this.)  She left the salon but covered her head with the hood of her sweatshirt.  X17online photographers then followed her to a tattoo parlor, asking her why she shaved her head.  In their video, she can be heard saying, "Because of you."  She also tells the photographer, "I know your face.  Who are you?"  It seems like she is saying that she did something drastic because of the stress of the intense media focus on her.

Afterwards, she went to a tattoo parlor in Sherman Oaks where she got a tattoo of red lips on her right wrist and maybe something else on another part of her body.  An employee who spoke to Britney at the tattoo parlor said,

She basically just said that she was tired of having things plugged into it and she didn’t want anyone touching her, tired of people touching her, sick of it all, whatever it all is…  She seemed very distraught and disturbed, she was very scatterbrained and wasn’t really answering many questions… She was very upset… she really wanted to be left alone.

ABC has video of her in the tattoo parlor. My husband also pointed out that she is wearing a huge Star of David necklace- is she turning to Kabbalah again or Judaism?

These are not actions of a sober or sane Britney.  She is the last person you would expect to shave her head as a fashion statement.  Yes, normal people shave their heads all the time (mostly men, but a few women too) but with her behavior over the last 6 months has us thinking it’s not just a fashion statement.  They seem like the actions of someone who is making a cry for help.  Why not buy an electric razor/clippers and cut her hair off in the privacy of her own home where there are no photographers instead of making a closed hair salon open just for her?

We are really worried about her and hope that she hassomeone with her all the time, to supervise her with Jayden James and Sean Preston and is not attempting to take care of them all byherself in the state she is in. We hope her mom intervenes.  Who knows if it’s substance abuse or a breakdown, but it’s clear she needs a break.  We don’t want her to end up like Anna Nicole Smith.

Source:  X17online (photos and video), LAist (video), TMZ, ABC (video)

What do you think is going on with her?  Drugs, alcohol, postpartum depression, nervous breakdown? 

Comments

Oh my god! She shaved her head!
I hope that her family will take care of her.

- Sandra and Carina on February 17th, 2007

drug,alcohol and as psychiatric problem,i fear as its this history finishes badly

- caro on February 17th, 2007

Well, not to start false rumors or something, just whats on my mind. Some women shave their head themselves when they find out they got cancer and have to go thru therapy that would make them lose their hair anyway. I am not saying that Britney has cancer, but that is what came to my mind when I first saw the pics. But I guess its really just another way of getting attention.

- Stefanie on February 17th, 2007

you think something is wrong with her just because she shaved her head? Just because you shave your head doesn’t mean that you aren’t sane or sober, maybe she just wanted to shave it.

- sarah on February 17th, 2007

I love Britney, I think she has made some really stupid mistakes at times but then again who hasn’t? I personally feel that Britney is having some sort of nervous breakdown. Her every move is being documented by paparazzi’s, she’s in every tabloid magazine practically every week, everything she does is being criticised and I just think it has all gotten too much for her and she’s just breaking down.

I really hope for her sake and for the boys that her family and true friends step in and try an get her some help, her two little boys need their Mum.

- Michelle on February 17th, 2007

My feeling is that she is going through post partem depression. She needs major help! Someone help her!

- jamie on February 17th, 2007

The paparazzi’s really need to lay off, leave the girl alone. She’s obviously not well. Let her have a moment of peace and then maybe, maybe she’ll figure out what she wants to do with her life. Jeez… I enjoy a bit of gossip from time to time and that’s why I visit this site among others, but this is just way too much. Leave her alone.

- Hea on February 17th, 2007

i think its a nervious breakdown…she is always followed by the paparizzi and can never get peace from her divorce ..ppl are always putting her down and she is young..I think she needs a retreat or something she has the money.

- ella on February 17th, 2007

I am past thinking that she needs to pull her act together. She is a very sick young girl, and I feel nothing but pity for her. If you want to shave your head, for heavens sake, shave your head! There is nothing wrong with it, but something is wrong with her. And I think it is deeper than any of us will ever know. I have a feeeling that depression has a big BIG hand in this. And why wouldn’t she be depressed after all that has happened to her lately. I just hope she gets the help she needs. If only for those two precious boys.

- Anne on February 17th, 2007

I think the poor child is going through a nervous breakdown, which was probably derived from stress and lack of rest. I have seen this before(it happened to someone I knew). That person shaved off all his hair(all around his body) and that was…mind blowing to say the least. She needs to rest and stay at home. Someone close to the family or even her mother needs to take the two boys and look after them while she regains her strength and mental state. She is overworking her poor body and the bad part is…It is not even because she was overworking on taking care of her two boys. The poor child was partying too much and neglecting the innoncent boys. I hope she learns from her mistakes now and start living up to her rights, which is being a mother to her two gorgeous boys.

- Tiffany on February 17th, 2007

She needs some sort of help. Someone needs to care enough about her to help her.

- Jenny on February 17th, 2007

I think she is overwhelmed, plain and simple.

I think she had this idea of what it would be like to be married and have a couple of kids, and then reality set in. Why exactly she married Kevin, I don’t know, and I don’t care. I think she found out it is not all fun and games that it is a lot of work, or at least it should be! I also think she thought having kids was all fun and glamorous. I don’t think she realized how much work it is and how it is not all smiles, like when they are sick or crying all of the time, especially in the middle of the night. I don’t know how much help she has with them, but she has to see by now it is not all fun like she thought it would be.

I can’t help but wonder if there could be some postpartum depression playing a role here as well?

She can probably never totally escape all of the limelight that she has worked so hard to put herself in, but I think what she really needs to do is go some place quiet (like Demi Moore and her kids did), and just sit back, relax, focus on her kids, and take stock of her life. She needs to just take a break from all things Hollywood and just focus on Britney, Preston, and Jayden. Then after she has totally recharged herself, she can decide if this how she really wants to spend her life. She owes it to herself but more importantly to her kids. If she keeps going like this something horrible is going to happen.

I hate to think what would happen to her if Kevin did end up getting the kids. She is already totally out of control, and if she lost them….well, I don’t even want to think about it!!

- P Dawn on February 17th, 2007

I’m sure this is just wishful thinking on my part b/c I’m really hoping she is OK. But maybe, just maybe, she shaved her hair b/c it was so destroyed by all the extensions/chemicals she’s had in it recently. I wouldn’t be surprised if it were in just awful shape. It would make sense to just start over with it in a sense. Drastic I know. But she could wear wigs in the mean time.

Again, wishful thinking. I am worried about her either way. She needs some help.

I’m keeping her in my thoughts that she can get through this rough time.

- sid on February 17th, 2007

I too think she is suffering from postpartum depression. She really does need help, and those around her need to find a way to help her, since she clearly cannot help herself.

- carri on February 17th, 2007

Wow! I really feel sorry for the girl. Every move she makes is always being watched. I could see how that kind of stress could push you to your breaking point.

It was all fun and jokes when she was showing off the goods, but I think this is really getting serious and I’d hate to see her end up like Anna Nicole in a few months.

I really hope that her family can help her get through this time. I especially hope that she can keep it together for her babies. They need her.

- a- on February 17th, 2007

That poor girl, now I am afraid even more now that somehow she’s been pushed so far by everything that she’ll end up like Anna Nicole and thu that her sons will be fought over in a court of law by her mother VS K-Fed. (For better or worse, at least hopefully both of the kids are Kevin’s so that it doesn’t have to turn into the “who’s the daddy-billion dollar bar baby-who gets the estate?-etc.” custody case Dannielynn’s has turned into.)

Hair can grow back (Natalie Portman and Demi Moore are prime examples) but hopefully Brit’s psyche isn’t so damaged that she’ll have to be put into a residential psych clinic forever.

We’ll just have to see how this all ends…

- Autumn on February 17th, 2007

I think Britney has gone through too much too fast and doesn’t have anyone guiding her. She has too many ‘yes’ people around her.

Her family needs to step up to the plate and take her and the boys back to Louisiana where she can just hide out, sleep and figure out what to do with her life.

If Britney keeps going the way she is, she stands lose her kids, her entire career and possibly her life.

- lisa on February 17th, 2007

Who knew that apparently she’d be better when she was with K-Fed? I’ve never been a fan and think pretty much every move she makes is for attention but it seems she’s finally snapped. At least when she was married she seemed to be more focused.

- snewzy on February 17th, 2007

I think this is some new visual for a new work. I think she looks pretty sane. Just because someone has a wild visual doesnt mean she is insane.

- Mary on February 17th, 2007

I’m sorry but this seems like the most rational thing to do, shaving her hair that is. There have been tons of things plugged into it, it’s been died to hell, she probably wants to get back to her roots, literally and figuratively.

The girl is a product of America and she’ll probably just revert to that boring right wing drone again but for now at least she’s questioning stereotypical female beauty.

- Michelle on February 17th, 2007

I really feel so sorry for Britney She is such a beautiful and talented woman. She needs some peace and quiet so she can focus on her life and her boys life. I am a mother of 2 and its a very stressful job by itself with no one following me around. I hope she isnt having a nervous breakdown but it is very likely. Stress can lead to some serious medical problems. I just wish everyone would leave her alone and let her be a mom. Let her be normal for one day. Its not a lot to ask for!!

- amy on February 17th, 2007

She can blame paparazzi all she wants but when your out partying night after night flashing your goods for all to see the paparazzi is surely going to follow you more intensly then they have before. She is in a sense a paparazzi “whore”…she likes the attention.

Now whether she did this for “spiritual” reasons or because she’s just completely lost it who knows. But this obviously is a depressed girl. Not just bc of the head but bc of the partying. Somebody has got to step in and get this girl some help. Why are people standing around watching her do foolish things? Does anyone care about her? Her kids? geez….look what happend to Anna Nicole Smith. People need to learn from that and recognize a troubled young women when they see it.

- joy on February 17th, 2007

I think she is most assuredly suffering from peripartum depression. Unfortunately, it seems she has been trying to manage it by self-medicating w/ alcohol. Her body needs a respite. She gave birth to two children, both by c-section, in a very short span of time. I can imagine this does quite a number on your hormones as well as your mental state. Follow all that up with a divorce announcement and it is a recipe for mental health issues. I feel much empathy towards her. I hope her family, who has successfully pimped her out, steps in and helps her during these trying times.

- landroverdisco on February 17th, 2007

The Star of David necklace is a gift from her most recent ex-beau…I don’t think it represents a change in her religious beliefs.

- Melissa on February 17th, 2007

She’s definitely having a nervous breakdown. SHe should pack up and move out of Hollywood, lay low for a couple of years and enjoy her life. Why does she constantly need to be in the spotlight? Is it worth all that stress and trouble? I just don’t get it.

- Maximum Big Surprise on February 17th, 2007

I think shaving her head could mean a lot of things, but intuitively I feel it says, “F*** OFF!”. I imagine the steady drone of hair stylist chatter could make anyone want to do that…LOL. You notice lately she has been doing her own hair. She is REALLY sick of having a stylist around deciding how she will look. Boy I would be too. Well, I would bet good money that at least one stylest, maybe several, are out of jobs today.

I am sorry she was so sad and distressed. Its hard to watch anyone be in that state. She clearly thought this was a way to stop at least some of the insanity. The detail I find most intriguing is why she went to a salon rather than to the shaver aisle at Target. Its a message to the public. To me it sounds like, “YOU WANNA LOOK AT ME? YOU WANT SOMETHING TO GAWK AT? HERE, GAWK AT THIS BUDDY!” It’s her way of flipping us all the bird. =)

You go girl.

- Gamediva2112 on February 17th, 2007

I can feel some vomit creeping up into my throat when I say I’m on Team Federline now.

Ewwwww.

- Stacey on February 17th, 2007

I think shaving her head might have have to do with all the extensions. Hair extensions cause bald spots because of the glue and the tension caused by the additional weight of the extension.

As far as her mental state, she is probably having a difficult time but she needs to either do her thing and not care what others think/say about her or stop partying/going out and assume the traditional role of a mother to appease the masses. The ability to block out what others say comes with age and maturity. She needs to realize that other people judge her based on little or no *real* information and quite frankly, it is really none of our business.

However, I like the shaved head look. It is much better than the extensions she was wearing!

- m on February 17th, 2007

I think that she may have discovered that she is ill! Why else would she do it? Perhaps she post-depression after the 2nd bby was born?

God only knows with Brits.

- vicky24c on February 17th, 2007

Even if the star of David necklace was a gift from her ex, why would she wear it unless she were practicing Judaism or an offshoot? I wouldn’t wear a star of David necklace because it represents the Jewish faith, which I don’t share. I think it would be disrespectful to the people who do practice the religion, just like I wouldn’t like to see anyone who isn’t a Christian wearing a cross. Of course, I doubt Britney has the ability to think about things like that.

Anyway, back to the topic-I really think she is going to end up like Anna Nicole, as already stated. She is literally self-destructing right before everyone’s eyes, and at this point I think the chances of her turning around are grim at best. She has refused the help of her family and friends, left rehab after a day, and seems resentful of her kids because they aren’t baby dolls you throw into a corner when you’re done playing with them. She is too stupid to realize that flashing your crotch and driving with your baby in your lap are going to cause the paps to follow you, and now she is allowing her own demise based on her actions even though she blames her problems on everyone else but her. While I agree that she needs help if she wants to stay alive, she needs to take responsibility for her actions first if she wants to see her boys grow up.

- Lauren on February 17th, 2007

I want to feel sorry for her but I think she is living in a hell right now and it’s one she created. I do feel sorry for her boys and hope the either her mom, if capable, or CPS/the authorities step in and do something to stabilize the situation. I am a social worker and it appears that her behavior as of late borders on neglect.
She seeks out the attention and she loves it. She created the paparazzi frenzy by doing silly and immature things.
I think she was living in a dream world about marriage and babies. And now that reality has set in, she wants her old partying ways back. Remember she married right around the time she was barely legal to get into the clubs she hangs out in now. So she is trying to reclaim what she has missed out on by being in a toxic marriage and rushing into children.
I hope she can gather the boys and keep some good and stable allies around her and get outta town for a good long time. She’s got the money. She can return when she is healthy and better. Her career might benefit more from that too. Who’d buy her stuff now??? She’s too wacky and no one cares about her music, her behaviors are overshadowing any sort of talent. Good luck Brit, but moreso, take care of those boys!

- wentworth's wife on February 17th, 2007

I hope she doesn’t have cancer. Some people shave their heads right before they go into treatment, because their hair is gonna fall off anyway. She could have shaved her hair off because it was too damaged. Who knows?

I’m not worried for her because she cut her hair off, and I’m certainly not worried for her because she got a tattoo. I’m worried for her because she’s crying, and because she looks really sad. When I see this I wish I could reach her. I have had a depression myself, and I wouldn’t be surprised if she had one. A lot of people get depressions, and she doesn’t look like the happiest person.

I feel bad for her. Poor girl. I wish I could help her.

- Helene on February 17th, 2007

I truly feel very sorry for Britney. It was just a few years ago that she was on top of her game and really seemed to have it together. However, I think she has probably has issues for awhile….she married the guy, Jason Alexander?, from her home town and quickly divorced him, later married Kevin and quickly had 2 babies. I agree as well that Britney probably thought the whole idea of having a family and kids was going to be all fun and games – then reality set in. Britney is looking for love in all the wrong places and puts too much trust in other people. Kevin only wanted her for her money and what she could possibly do to help his OWN music career. He is a total loser. I am more than glad she is divorcing him, but it is sad for her 2 gorgeous little boys.

Britney needs to step back and take a good, long hard look at her life. She is young, she has plenty of time to start over and get her career back on track. The paparazzi needs to LEAVE HER ALONE and back off. Her main focus needs to be herself and her boys. She also needs to learn to love herself and realize no man can make her happy – only Britney can do that. Let’s all pray someone QUICKLY helps this poor girl – she cannot do this by herself. She constantly is making poor choices and I am afraid of what may happen if she does not get help now. Say a prayer for her….

- Catelyn on February 17th, 2007

Something is definitely going on with her. I don’t agree with the people saying “poor Britney” and it’s not the paparrazi’s fault. She must want the attention because if it really bothered her, she’d be at home with her children instead of being out all the time! I would think that her divorce would make her want to spend more time with her children (Ryan Phillipe’s last interview came to mind), but she’s obviously not in the right state of mind.

- Ashley on February 17th, 2007

I think there is something deeply wrong with her emotionally, possibly mentally, health-wise. It’s not the shaved head, it’s the fact that shaving it was such a drastic and desperate move for her. We all know Britney’s hair is important to her, she has said before that long hair makes her feel like a goddess. I hope she is getting help.

- Kori on February 17th, 2007

I have to admit I was shocked when saw the pictures and I still don’t understand why she did that. Nothing of what she does lately seems to make any sense to me and I hope for her sons she knows what she’s doing, because I’m really starting to think Kevin was the good guy all along.
As for the hair, I won’t say it doesn’t suit her, but Sinead O’Connor pulls the bald look off much better. But considering how Britney’s hair has been looking the past couple of years, it may not be a bad thing that she shaved it.

- Aleah on February 17th, 2007

I feel so sorry for Britney – she obviously has many more issues than I think anyone has ever thought. She has had to grow up very fast. She married and became a mother at such a young age. I think the one good thing she did was decide to divorce Kevin – he is bad news and only wanted to marry her to benefit HIMSELF. Britney wants to be loved so badly that she fell for his shady ways and now realizes what a mistake she made. Luckily, she has her 2 precious boys to hopefully give her the inspiration she needs to get re-focused and figure out what it is that is making her so unhappy. Britney cannot handle this on her own. She is so young and simply does not have the life experiences yet to deal with this on her own. Her mom needs to step in, take the boys for awhile and convince Brit to get help. Let’s all pray for Britney. She needs alot of hope right now.

- Catelyn on February 17th, 2007

I can remember you guys changing your policy a while back to ensure that the blog was more celebrity-baby focused.

This post is not exactly about her children and is better suited for a gossip blog.

- connie on February 17th, 2007

According to someone on ONTD, she was later taken to Cedar Sinai by someone she was with. She didn’t stay however, was seen and left.

- Kristine on February 17th, 2007

This is the first time I’m actually starting to feel sorry for her. This is the typical story of the child star that had too much, too fast. I think this is a rebellion of some sort. Rebellion towards that pop princess that everyone created. She’s been over-managed and over-exposed and has never had a chance to figure out what SHE really wants. I think that’s why she got rid of her hair, because it has kind of been a symbolism of all that. I do think people around her have been trying to help but she’s not listening. She’s probably tired of doing what everyone tells her to do.

Anyway, she really needs to take a time-out. Best thing for her would be to leave Hollywood for awhile, try to have a more normal life and re-group. Otherwise the attention (and her problems) will never go away.

Good luck, Brit.

- LaMama on February 17th, 2007

If she shaved her head…so what! I only hope she is okay mentally. She is just probably really stressed out. I read somewhere that she wasn’t taking care of her hair. Maybe she wanted to cut her hair so it could be healthy again! She is most likely going through a rough time right now. Lay of the girl!

- Callen on February 17th, 2007

As the mother of two young boys myself…Lynn, go get those children and convince your daughter to get some help. For those of you who think this behavior that we’ve seen from Britney latey is normal, you as well need help! The last thing she should be doing is partying every night and having these crying mental breakdowns where she convinces herself that shaving her head and mutilating her body with more tattoos are what her life needs. Those boys need their mommy back. K-Fed…you can help…their your kids too.

- Ashley Seibel on February 17th, 2007

I have a few theories on this one, first, she shaved her head for even more attention. She’s Britney Spears! She knows damn well that shaving her head is gonna get her even more attention. The second is that, having a baby, then splitting with her husband only weeks later has left her so depressed that she is having a breakdown, OR trying to get attention from K-Fed so he’ll pity her and take her back. Maybe filing for divorce was simply a rash decision of a woman suffering severe PPD. The third is that she’s just totally lost it. Anf the final one is that she is still so in love with Federline that she has tried to make herself ugly (which cannot be done by shaving your head, Brit) so that no other man will want her.

Or maybe it IS the cancer thing, although I doubt that one, but you never know.

Whatever the reason, she needs help. Like, at first I was just like, “Okay, she’s finally free of K-Fed, she’s out celebrating her freedom”, then I thought, “Okay, now you need to get your s**t together and take care of your kids”, but now, after this supposed stay in rehab and the shaving of her head, I truly think she has a real problem. She’s not just a spoiled little brat behaving like a spoiled little brat, she’s lost it. And I hope, if for no other reason, she starts taking care of herself for her children. I can honestly see her losing them in a custody battle at this point.

- Kyah on February 17th, 2007

I hope she has an ironclad will because I fear she will be dead soon.

- yogadaisy on February 17th, 2007

She’s having a breakdown, no question. She was seen crying before she went there, incoherent and out of control. WHERE IS HER MOTHER?? Britney needs help and family around her. I can’t believe they just leave her to her own devices. She could be having post-partum depression as well. I fear this could end really badly.

- millie on February 17th, 2007

Maybe she shaved off her hair so it couldn’t be tested for drugs? I mean i suppose in her own way she’s trying to keep custody of her kids, very poorly I might add (you know all her houseplants are dead and probably that new little dog too by now), so maybe someone clued her in that she can lie in court but her hair will tell what she’s really been up to.

- agtdonut on February 17th, 2007

I think she’s thisclose to be admittited to a psychiatric facility. Its not just because she shaved her head but because of all of her weird antics over these past few months. She just seems to be getting worse and worse. I’ve heard that her friends and family keep trying to get her help but she just won’t listen. If she loves those boys as much as she says she does, she would get help. She needs a break from the world for awhile. Or else K-Fed will end up with full custody, which doesn’t seem great, but I think he’s more stable than her right now.

- Heather on February 17th, 2007

Obviously this is a cry for help. It seems to me that she is mentally ill (I’m a counselor working with mentally ill patients and have seen this type of behavior over and over). The poor thing needs to be involuntarily committed to get stabilized on medications and get the help that she desperately needs. It seems to be a sad situation especially for her family and children. It’s so hard to go through diagnosing a mental illness and finding the right medication.

- Carol Lee on February 17th, 2007

I never thought I’d say it, but I really feel sorry for her. Not about the paps, not about dissing her for her ignorance or her recent behavior, but because it is becoming so apparent that this is a girl who needs some serious help.
Who knows if it’s drugs, alcohol postpartum depression, depression, or a combination of any of the above… only she can know exactly what it is and only she can truly help herself. I hope she does though because my honest belief is once you choose to have children you don’t get the option of whether or not to help yourself. You have a bigger responsibility than just you and you have to think of your children before yourself… I don’t see her doing that. I should certainly hope she figures it all out very soon and that her family and friends support her. She should be looking to her ex husband for support too right now… those babies need a father, especially in times like these.

- Rachel on February 17th, 2007

The girl has seemed a little off balance for a long time… I think she’s finally just gone off the deep-end. I honestly don’t see a good ending to this all – not even Anna Nicole was this out of it, ever. I just hope the boys are safe, and not around her right now.

- Erin on February 17th, 2007

Kinda reminds me of “Legend of Billie Jean” when Billie shaves her head and becomes a martyr…..and everyone else starts doing it too…

- Courtney on February 17th, 2007

I think by shaving her head she is trying to show that she is in control. She can do whatever she wants with her body no one can tell her what to do.

- Liz on February 17th, 2007

Now that I think about, Britney’s impromptu haircut reminds me too much of that ‘Bridezilla’ video that is on YouTube, where this over stressed bride freaks out over her “Shirley Temple curls” and takes a scissors to her hair supposedly an hour before her wedding, to the shock & sick humor of her bridesmaids!

Whether or not the ‘Bridezilla’/'Wig out’ video was real, it looks like the incident may have inspired Britney to take drastic measures with herself. I just hope she’s okay, or gets the help she needs if not.

- Dawn on February 17th, 2007

she should go away from Hollywood.

- Marilyn B. on February 17th, 2007

Celebrity Baby Blog,

I think it’s hypocritical for you to post your concerns and worries for Britney like this. You are part of the gossip/paparazzi frenzy that has contributed to Britney’s downfall. If you were really worried and concerned for her, you would do what is in her best interest and leave her alone. You use her celebrity mistakes and missteps to your advantage every week. If I were you, I would send her a public apology for your contribution to the gossip and ridicule she has endured. I think she would appreciate it.

Thanks for listening,
April

- April on February 17th, 2007

Why did the tattoo parlor tattoo her when she was obviously distraught and disturbed? That tattoo will be on her for the rest of her life. I dont understand her employees either, why don’t they help her?

- Sarita on February 17th, 2007

I think she’s definitely having a nervous breakdown. Too much pressure maybe–her divorce, trying to get her career back. I hope she can get this all sorted out before her boys are old enough to remember this.

- Nicole on February 17th, 2007

I’m not trying to bash and I feel for her, but I think Britney has the mental age of a pre-teen or very early teen.

The last time she was a ‘normal’ kid was when she was young. Then it was work and adult responsibilites with basically adults all around her.

Now she has aged by the passing of time, but I don’t know that she has aged inside herself.

She grew up too fast or was made to and now she has an adult life with a child’s emotions and decision making skills.

At the age when most of us started having small doses of freedom and ‘responsibilities’ she was constantly told what,where,how to be and didn’t ease her way into the adult world of making decisions, mistakes, and learning where your own boundaries are.

It can’t be easy to have people always do everything for you and then suddenly it’s all up to you because you’re an adult now. Add to that the money and power to have people do what you want (open salons after closing because you want them to) and you have a dangerous mix.

I hope she gets the help she needs. No shaving your head isn’t the craziest thing a woman can do, but in light of her recent behavior it’s not like she has been behaving ‘normally’ up until now.

- Virginia on February 17th, 2007

My heart truly goes out to Britney. It scares me to say this but I feel like she could very well be the next Anna Nicole Smith. Her lifestyle is not healthy. Prayer can really heal so much and I think that’s the best thing she could get right now.

- Alicia A. on February 17th, 2007

I think Britney spears should be left alone by the media, I REALLY FEEL SORRY FOR HER AND WISH SHE GETS BETTER SOON…

SHE HAS HAD 2 CHILDREN AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE AND PROS FINDS IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT… AND NOT ONLY THAT SHE HAS HAD THE BAD PRESS NOT HELPING MATTERS

THE COMPANY THAT SHE KEEPS HAS SENT HER ON THE WRONG PATH (PARIS HILTON AND LINSEY LOHAN)

MY ADVICE IS TO STAY AWAY FROM THEM BRITNEY AND GET BETTER VERY VERY SOON PLZ FOR YOUR FAMILIES SAKE

WE WILL ALL BE HERE FOR YOU NOW AND FOREVER

LUV YA
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- Catherine on February 17th, 2007

I’ve been shaking my head at Britney’s decisions a lot lately, like her partying and such. However seeing her do this is actually scary, she has got to be having a nervous breakdown for sure. I’m at a loss at to where her family is, she’s always been so close to her Mom and sister but I guess there’s only so much they can do. Her assistant said in her open letter that they were not padding the bottom so when she hit it, she’d hit hard. Tough love I guess?

But what I’m really wondering is where is Kevin??? I know it’s her estranged husband but he’s also the father of her children. It’s beyond me why he hasn’t stepped in knowing their safety could be in danger or that those little boys could be in danger of loosing their mother. I just wish he would step in and try and help. No one liked them together but I don’t think any of us like her without him.

Sad, very sad and I pray she gets it together. I think this latest move should not have everyone judging her but maybe realizing just how messed up she is right now and that all of her wild ways and stunts are a cry for help. Again, I pray she gets that help.

- Heather on February 17th, 2007

And you know what happens next in this kind of situation…look at Anna nicole smith..

- estherpanda on February 17th, 2007

Maybe we’re reading a little too much into it? Maybe she was sick of the dead split ends, dyed hair and yucky extensions and decided to start from scratch with her hair? It will probably look cute in a few months. Or another idea, maybe she is using this as a way of declaring her new life, away from Kevin, like a fresh start, with her hair and her look? You never know. This girl sure gets a lot of crap! 3000+ soldiers dead in Iraq we never hear about, and today’s lead stories on both CNN and Fox News are Britney’s hairdo! Unbelievable. Why would a judge take away someone’s kids because they got a bad haircut???? I don’t think so. Good lord.

- Michelle on February 17th, 2007

I think it is real easy for people to say that someone that cares about her should just step in. I don’t know how easy that really is. Rumor has it her mother is very disturbed by her behavior, but I don’t know the actual steps a person or persons must take to “do” something legally. If she is unwilling to allow someone to take care of her boys and then choose to “get help”, then what? Watching her self-destruct in public is heartbreaking. My armchair analysis opinion is the poor woman is having a “post-partum, nervous breakdown.. exacerbated by drug/alcohol use”. Britney, there is a path out of this, I pray you find it.

- Campbell on February 17th, 2007

“Britney has been through a tragic thing that hopefully will never happen again, shaving her hair was a sort of therapeutic thing for her.”
-Britney’s manager, Larry Rudolph.

from ubritney.com

i hope it’s not a sexual assault like the rumours said. some also said it’s a tribute to her recently deceased aunt. i honestly think shaving her head is not all that different from getting those awful extensions. still crazy, just with a new ‘do. she was probably high both times. SP would have a great time rubbing it, at least.

- stephanie on February 17th, 2007

Michelle I have to agree with you. She has gone from blonde to black to blonde again in a matter of months. All the recent pictures show how messed up her hair was even with the fake hair in them. It was probably the best decision to just shave it off because it was beyond help.

- Cristina on February 17th, 2007

I feel for her, so much. I think she really did expect it all to go well, the marriage, the two kids, settling down with a family. I don’t think it was quite what she thought it would be and I personally think she rushed into having kids, especially Jayden, I mean, she got pregnant when SP was what, 3 months old? I think she is definetely on a verge of a breakdown. The stress, of her marriage breakdown, etc. I think she was trying so hard to prove to herself and everyone else that she was okay, that it had the opposite effect. I honestly don’t think she knows which way to turn. Even without the shaving the head deal, which it does make sense considering all the chemicals she has put through her hair, what she has been doing lately isn’t healthy. I hope she gets help, for her sake and the boys.
@Maximum Big Surprise ‘Why does she constantly need to be in the spotlight? Is it worth all that stress and trouble? I just don’t get it.’ = I think I do. Britney started in this business at what, 14/15? That was when she first hit the big time, but had been in the business longer than that. Have you ever thought this is all she knows how to do? This life is all she knows how to live because it’s all she has ever known. I don’t think she even knows how to get out of the spotlight. Poor girl.

- Heather on February 17th, 2007

I agree, she’s in way over her head. However, if she was sooooo victimized by the paps, why not ask an assistant to go buy a pair of clippers and do it at home in private? Why head out with your entourage, make a closed salon open just for you, shave your head in front of large windows with a zillion cameras going, then head off to a tat parlor. Bringing it on herself just a tad? There are so many celebs who manage to lead pretty discrete lives. It can be done. I know, the shaving is just a symptom of a bigger issue. Since she’s incapable of making good safe choices for herself and her boys, she really does need her family to take her away from the clubs, from her worthless crowd of employees/friends, the booze, etc. Where the heck is her mama???

- dina on February 17th, 2007

Not the actions of a sober or sane Britney? Who are you to criticize her? What’s so wrong with shaving her head? I agree that we should be concerned that she was apparently crying in the car for ten minutes, but as for the rest — who cares? Did anyone harass Sinead O’Connor when she shaved her head?

I’m not even a Britney fan, for crying out loud. It’s posts like this and blogs like this that have probably stressed the poor girl out to the point where she ends up bawling in a parking lot.

- Mia on February 17th, 2007

I personally think that she is having some serious identity issues. She grew up in this industry where you are told you have to be a certain way and when you screw up its blown up and exposed to everyone. I cant even imagine how she is even this normally. I personally think a trip to rehab or somewhere where she can really focus on herself will help her. I personally think her children shouldn’t be taken away or anything like that but I think she does need a little time away from everyone and focus on what she wants out of life and who she really wants to be.

- Brenna on February 17th, 2007

She is a grown woman and can do as she pleases. If she wants to take a dip off the deep helpless little boys. I certainly hope those country folk of hers step in now and do something before everyone regrets not helping those little innocents. I hope that someone can reach her before it is too late and I certainly hope this is not some publicity stunt.

- MrsSoup67 on February 17th, 2007

I really don’t get good vibes from Britney. She really has gone downhill TOO SOON…TOO FAST! I wouldn’t be surprised if she is going through a nervous breakdown. In some of those photos, her nose and eyes are red. Looks like she’s been doing a lot of crying and if I was her, I would be too!! Her life is OUT OF CONTROL! I so hope she doesn’t end up like Anna Nicole Smith in some way or another…..

- Doreen on February 17th, 2007

She has lost her mind. She needs to go away from the US for awhile and clean herself up.

- Kaley on February 17th, 2007

I think you guys reporting on this is venturing into tabloid territory. Since when does CBB report on someone shaving head & entering/exiting rehab? Yes she is a parent, but come on..if thats the case..you should be reporting every celebrity parents’ actions.

- katie on February 17th, 2007

Poor Britney. I think she needs help, maybe not a rahab place, but just seeing someone could help her (We could all use some help in our lives), and maybe she should move away from LA, and go to a smaller city with her kids for a bit?

- Aura on February 17th, 2007

I know many people shave their head before entering into chemo. due to cancer.

i do not think that shaving your head is a just reason to be declared unfit to raise ones children.
and more then likey it is due to the strees of the media, for crying out load, the girls has pictures of her entering and exiting the washroom. how rude is that. if we should blame anybody for her being like this, then blame ourselves for spending our free time tracking every waking minute of her life, treating her like an animal in a cage.
everywhere she goes there is a swarm of people with camera flocked around her. dont say its was her choice, she was under the age of 10 when she first got into the music scence, she had no idea what would come. and there is not chance in hell she will ever be able to have a normal life, she more then likely will end up dead, and WE WILL BE TO BLAME!

- sandy on February 17th, 2007

I think the media is a huge part, but also everyone she gets close to, writes about her. Isaac Cohen has just made a statement about how lost she is and how she’s still not over Kevin….she can’t seem to confide in anyone. I agree that she doesn’t help the situation – but those is a deep funk of depression aren’t really thinking logical.

Her life has been madness since Disney & her first album. I’m assuming that even though she enjoyed being a child star, she missed out on the normal stuff. Partying, drinking and drugs – all escapism

I think she’s trying to be a teenager as she never really got that chance as a teen as she was in long term relationships & constantly touring or doing press junkets.

She’s not used to being out of the public eye, I guess it doesn’t seem an option for her to take a hiatus.

I think her hair looks great shaved. Could be rebellion, sick of people ogling her…i agre the hair has changed a bit so chemical damage could be key.

I really feel for her. She needs some good friends and her mum. And why haven’t we seen her mum or family out with her for ages???

- Karleigh on February 17th, 2007

I think that Britney is an extremely talented and beautiful person. Every person in the world makes mistakes in their lives and Britney is going through a personal devastation, while trying to raise two young children. It is none of our business what her problems are and what she needs to do to fix them. God only knows what it feels like to be followed around all day by strangers and to have your every move exposed for the whole world to see. I don’t for one minute doubt that she will come through and pull the pieces together. It is obvious that she loves her boys and she will take care of herself…the paparazzi need to let her breathe and people need to be less judgemental because no one is a perfect mother..no one.

- kristen on February 17th, 2007

after i had my fourh baby my hair was a mess and was falling out so i shaved it maybe britney is just having the same problem she has dyed it and hads had extensions and we all know you hair does funny things after having a baby leave the poor girl alone she is facing a divorce a custody battle and constant crap being written about her god having a new baby is stressful enough i wish her and her children well two babies under 2 is hectic and she is lucky to have nannies to look after them once they are in bed keep your chin up brit dont let the buggers drag you down

- lucy on February 17th, 2007

The nurse from Cedar Sinai made a breech of confidentiality that was completely unprofession and goes again the code of ethics in nursing/medicine. He isn’t comfortable describing what the admitting dx was, but he is fine with discussing how she looked, who she came with, etc. That is distressing as someone in the same profession as he is. Also, I agree with whomever said it sounds like she has postpartum depression, or perhaps bipolar (manic phase?) I’m sad for her…

- hannah on February 17th, 2007

Poor girl. I think she’s finally taken a dive off the deep end. :\

- Traci on February 17th, 2007

She has gone through a heck of a lot in the past two years. A marriage or was it two…. Two babies, a divorce or two….. A floundering career. She is suffering. She is most definately dealing with some sort of depression, be it postpartum, regular old-fashioned, or manic-depressive. People need to back the hell off the girl, quit following her around and let her regain her footing. She needs help, that is up to her and her family. She does not need to be continually trashed in the media for her shortcomings. She knows what is being said about her. How do you all think that makes her feel? Yes, she chose this life, she made her bed. But give her some time. This is a crisis for her, she does not need the added pressure.

- peisinoe on February 17th, 2007

In my opinion, she’s having a nervous breakdown. B/c she’s a celebrity, it’s being played out publicly. This is the latest behavior in a string of similar behaviors that just scream “I AM IN PAIN AND I NEED HELP!”.

- justme on February 17th, 2007

alright, maybe there is some depression or hate for the paparazzi, why then shave your head in public with all of the people watching and filming you? why not just do it at home, or get a stylist to come to your home and do it for you?? sounds like a cry ‘for’ attention, not b/c of it…also, “i hope she has help taking care of her kids”……when was the last time she did ‘not’ have help taking care of her kids, goodness, those kids have been in the care of a nanny(manny) for all of their lives!!!

- lala on February 17th, 2007

I shaved my head when my daughter was 10 months old, at a time when I had finally gotten control of my PPD. It was a huge release to do it, and I felt really free afterwards. I can totally sympathise with her need to do something really dramatic and do it with an audience too, as a way of letting go of a lot of crap that’s building inside of her. After all it’s only hair and it will grow back, and when it does it will be in much better condition than it was then.

- meliciousgirl on February 17th, 2007

She sure is making a nice case for K-Fed to get custody of her 2 kids! K-Fed used to look like such a loser but she is making him look like a saint with her recent behavior! Where the heck is her family in all of this?!?! I feel so bad for her children. They are so young and innocent and do not need to be in the middle of all of this drama. I sure hope she gets some help soon!

- Amy on February 17th, 2007

this poor girl seems so depressed i hope she can get better, hope she finds the peace she needs in many ways. i dont want to be reading about her in tomorrows papers watching the circus media as we have done in the past few weeks about another well known celb need not to mention the poors girls name someone please help this young woman!

- sarah on February 17th, 2007

I find this really tragic. I was shocked to see the photos. Yes people can shave their heads if they want to but I think in Britneys case she clearly is not happy.

Regarding the paps – why can’t Britney just relax at home for a while? She doesn’t have to be out and about every day. She can afford to stay home and unwind. It seems lately she has been flitting about all over the place. She needs to get her head in order.

- Heavenly_hibiscus on February 17th, 2007

Are we sure she didn’t shave her head to avoid being subject to a hair sample drug test in her upcoming custody battle? Rumours about her drug use during her recent partying have been rampant, and it’s bound to come up in court.

It’s also possible she’s got extreme breakage from dying her hair so much & gluing in extensions, too.

- Christina on February 17th, 2007

When does shaving your hair mean you are crazy! Guys do it all the time! Anyway she had those truly gross extensions and getting rid of them will be good for her hair. I bet she will look great once the hair starts to grow. She looks fine anyway. Give her a chance people!

- Neke on February 17th, 2007

Those photos were quite disturbing lol (I shouldn’t be laughing really.)

why go out infront of paps if it bothers her so much? Why not shave her head at home? I couldn’t help but notice she’s still wearing her wedding ring…

- Heavenly_hibiscus on February 17th, 2007

I think it’s post-partem with a splash of nervous breakdown. It’s one thing to shave your head cause your hair is destroyed but it’s the manner in which she did it. She sat in a car crying, called up the owners of the salon, had them open the salon for her and she picked up some clippers and shaved her head then went and got a tattoo muttering things that made no sense really. If she was just shaving her hair to start over she would have done that in her own home with her own clippers.

The girl needs some help. I seriously think the girl has noone that is really there for her and her welfare. I agree..too many people saying “yes” and not one person flat out telling her “no” or that she needs help. When you are having a nrevous breakdown or have post-partem you don’t always now it. You don’t get that somethings wrong. It’s up to your friends and family to make you understand there is something wrong and you need help. She apparently doesn’t have that.

- Heather on February 18th, 2007

I agree…she has been thru a lot. The paparazzi are following her every move (oh, my god! she almost dropped the baby!) Any new mom has had moments like that, we are just jucky that they weren’t recorded for the whole world to see and comment on. I am feeling guilty myself for even following up on this story, I feel so bad for her. So she’s famous, leave her alone for a while and let her figure it out for herself. The kids are fine, she can pay for them to be cared for. I think she needs to care for herself for a change.

- Amy Dordan on February 18th, 2007

This is so sad that it makes me feel sick to my stomach. Her face looks to vacant. I hope that mama Spears can help get her the help that she needs & can be there to care for those two little boys.

- Lila on February 18th, 2007

Joy….I completely agree. As intrusive as the paparazzi can be, they are not really to blame. If she didn’t like all the attention (which I believe she does) she wouldn’t go out as recklessly as she has been. The paparazzi are going to follow the celebrities that give them the most ammo to use and lately she has given them a lot. As stated above, why would she go to a closed salon, demand them to open and then shave her hair in plain view of the paparazzi? Weather she’s doing it as a cry for help or its some kind of publicity stunt, I don’t know. Whatever the case she needs some serious help and I hope that a more stable person is watching over her boys.

- abbey on February 18th, 2007

according to employees at the salon, she was really upset after it was shaved, like she kinda went nuts n didn’t mean to.

watching celebs screw up can be funny, but it can get to a point where it’s just not funny anymore.

- ang on February 18th, 2007

The hospital rumor and the poster who put it up on ONTD look discredited. I think you should take it down from here. People on other websites are speculating wildly and even making stories up and that’s not helpful.

- emmalee on February 18th, 2007

i think it’s a shame that britney is getting so much bad coverage elsewhere about this. maybe someone she knows has cancer. i know a lot of families or friends who decide to go bald together with the person suffering from cancer. maybe she got the tattoo for them too. i got a tat for my uncle who died from it.

- maxine on February 18th, 2007

i feel sad to see britney like that. i know people are only speculating but i feel its postnatal depression, a scream forhelp and attention, lets just hope her fmaily are on hand to help her out.

just cos you got money doesn’t make you happy, sometimes having money makes you the loneliest person on the planet!

- vicki on February 18th, 2007

There’s an update from Jrexasaurus at Oh No They Didn’t saying that “Apparently Britney was checked in late last night by an older male and was diagnosed with something called “Amphetamine psychosis”. She wasn’t supposed to leave but something happened, she had some kind of outburst, was very paranoid, and they let her go, and have been involved with her today, but not at the hospital (at her home? at a clinic?).”

Jrexasaurus also wrote that, according to a friend who works at the Scientology Celebrity Centre in LA, Britney has entered a Scientology detox program, and that she left Cedars-Sinai where her bodyguard had admitted her “when psychiatrists were going to interferre.”

- Aleah on February 18th, 2007

OOOOO MY DAIZ i am gobsmacked its soooo weird. Flipping hell man Britney what went wrong? Perosnally her solution is jesus she needs Jesus everything is in him. Well all we can do now is pray hard for her because she needsour prayers. She doesnt want to end up dieng and going to hellxxx

- Zoe Briggs on February 18th, 2007

I think its all of the above: drugs, alcohol and nervous breakdown. She is so lost right now and needs to be saved even if she doesn’t want to be.

- Diana on February 18th, 2007

She seems like she has PPD and is self-medicating with booze & drugs. Poor woman needs help badly.

- PSB on February 18th, 2007

I think she shaved her head as a form of control. I know after having my second baby that I felt I had no control over anything, crying baby, needy toddler, a husband who worked all the time and my family lives across the states. I was having a hell of a time and couldnt control anyting so I cut my hair off, not buzzed, but at least 10 inches! Maybe she is just overwhelmed by everything going on, and all her crazy party antics and feels completely out of control and this is her way of getting it back. It may seem stupid to others, but to her its probably liberating!
I wish I could just hug her and tell her everything is going to be ok! Take the boys for a few hours and let her get sleep. Poor girl

- sarah on February 18th, 2007

nervous breakdown definitely. i cannot imagine this being the “real Britney”. I really hope her family can get her straightened out and back on track soon. She is still so young and has so much to offer not only her fans but her two boys! She COULD BE such a good mamma if she could just get back to the real world. She has gone through so much in the last 6 months. She had another baby, split from her husband, massive media scrutiny, more than anyone deserves…even celebrities!

Take care, Brit! I really hope you can heal emotionally and physically.

- tink1217 on February 18th, 2007

why did britney spears shave her head????

- sabrina on February 19th, 2007

Shoot. It’s only hair. Maybe she just wanted to be free of the false power people put in their hair and get a fresh start. Maybe she listened to the India Arie Song “I am not my hair” — great song. Or maybe she’s planning a parody or duet with Justin. I say let her be!

- shellipoo on February 19th, 2007

Britney has done yet another stupid thing and can add that to the ever-growing list. Now, I am all for indpendence and a sense of your own style, so if covering her body with tatoos and shaving her head makes her happy, fine, but coming and going into rehab, partying all hours of the night, drinking, smoking, who knows what else- and flashing your crotch to the world- COME ON! She is a mom now and needs to start acting like it. Those two boys (assuming there is a second kid and it really is a boy) are going to look up to her and see the life she is leading, and turn out just like the scummy father. Britney- PLEASE stop the damaging effects to your body, your life, and your career (that is NEVER going to come back).

- Neener on February 19th, 2007

She most definatly have post-partum depression, on top of a divorce and severe media scrutiny, critism and harrassment, she is on the verge of a complete breakdown, imo.
If someone doesn’t intervene immediately, something much worse than losing her hair is going to happen. The boys should really not be around her at all. She is self-destructing and some mothers take their kids with them when this happens. Her family needs to have her commited and the boys kept in safety.

- Daze on February 19th, 2007

Jesus Loves You Britney!
He is the way, the truth, and the life.
Britney would be such an awesome christian, if she would just recieve Jesus Christ.

- Josie on February 19th, 2007

omg. what a psycho. why would she do that to herself?
but you never know this could be the new fad. soon you will see all the celebs doin this.
wtf!

- Jodi on March 7th, 2007

omg. what a psycho. why would she do that to herself?
but you never know this could be the new fad. soon you will see all the celebs doin this.
wtf!

- Jodi on March 7th, 2007

you know what I am gettin really tired of everybody picking on her she is only one person everybody makes mistakes and let her do what she wants its her life not anyone elses how does anybody know why she did this she did it because she wanted to not because she wanted attention she already had everybody picking no her why would she want more the whole world and everybody in it just needs to leave her ALONE!!!!!

- ali on May 23rd, 2007