Doctor to Determine Spears Competency
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Commissioner Reva Goetz of Los Angeles County Superior Court appointed a physician on Monday to determine if Britney Spears, 26, is competent to make decisions, The Associated Press reported. While Ms. Spears continues to be held in a psychiatric ward, the judge also barred that troubled singer from contact with her friend and sometime manager Sam Lutfi, and extended until Feb. 14 the conservatorship over her personal and financial affairs granted last week to her father, James Spears, and her lawyer Andrew Wallet.
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US singer Britney Spears is released from a hospital after undergoing psychiatric evaluation, reports say.
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Britney Spears left a live-in rehabilitation facility early Wednesday, less than a day after checking in, according to several reports. It was the second time in a week that Spears entered a rehab facility and checked out before her first day was finished.
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Sam Lufti, the manager and companion of troubled pop star Britney Spears, has said the singer suffers from "mental issues" and has seen a psychiatrist, talk show host Barbara Walters revealed on Monday.
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Pop star Britney Spears has checked  back into rehab, celebrity Web site TMZ reported on Thursday,  thus temporarily halting a court action in which estranged  husband Kevin Federline planned to discuss custody of their two  children.
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Britney Spears and Kevin Federline were due in court Friday as the former spouses try to work out custody arrangements for their two young sons.
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Britney Spears was released from a hospital Saturday but still needs psychological help.
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A federal judge has ordered Britney Spears to explain why she failed to respond to a pre-emptive lawsuit filed by a diet supplement maker, who claims the pop star's lawyers threatened to sue for using her image without permission in marketing.
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MALIBU, Calif. - Britney Spears left a live-in rehabilitation facility early Wednesday, less than a day after checking in, according to several reports. It was the second time in a week that Spears entered a rehab facility and checked out within hours.
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Britney Spears' manager Sam Lutfi was interviewed by the Los Angeles Police Department.
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The father of troubled pop star  Britney Spears will retain control over her affairs for about  three more weeks, a court ruled on Thursday, even as a new  attorney sought to move the case to federal jurisdiction.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - Three court-appointed doctors  examined Chile's former military dictator Augusto Pinochet on  Thursday, a key step that will decide whether the 88-year-old  general will stand trial for human rights abuses.
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With Britney Spears whisked out of the public spotlight Thursday and committed to a hospital psychiatric ward, it's now up to a team of professional caregivers Â and possibly the legal system Â to reverse her seemingly endless downward spiral.
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A court has ruled that Jamie Spears, the father of Britney Spears, will retain control over her affairs for about three more weeks, Reuters reported. Mr. Spears was granted temporary conservatorship over his daughterâs affairs two weeks ago when she was in a Los Angeles hospital for psychiatric evaluation. Los Angeles Court Commissioner Reva Goetz has extended that conservatorship, giving Mr. Spears control over her business, finances and some personal affairs until March 10.
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Zoning in on a diagnosis for ailing Yasser Arafat should be a fairly straightforward task, medical experts say.
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Pop star Britney Spears is granted temporary visitation rights to see her sons, her lawyer says.
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James Spears, the father of Britney Spears, was named her temporary conservator, putting him in control of her welfare a day after she was hospitalized for a psychiatric evaluation, The Associated Press reported. In addition, after a hearing in California Superior Court he was named a conservator, along with the lawyer Andrew Wallete, of the singerâs estate. The court also issued a restraining order against Ms. Spearsâs friend and sometime manager, Sam Lutfi, and gave permission to change the locks on her estate and remove anyone there. Ms. Spears, shown above outside a hearing last month regarding visitation rights for her two children, will be under conservatorship at least until Monday, when another hearing will be held.