Britney Throws Fit, Gets Freed From Hospital

Star yelled at staff and pulled IV; Dr. Phil plans Britney-themed show

By Laurel Jorgensen, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 5, 2008 7:27 PM CST

(Newser) – An L.A. hospital released Britney Spears today after she threw a fit, screaming at hospital staff, refusing to sit still, and yanking out her IV, TMZ.com reports. Exhibiting what sources have called signs of bipolar disorder, Spears was being held for evaluation after a dispute with ex-husband Kevin Federline two days ago. The hospital nonetheless let her out without consulting lawyers in the custody case involving their two kids.

Spears received a visit from Phil McGraw, known as Dr. Phil, before leaving Cedars-Sinai hospital. “We visited for about an hour before I walked with her to her car. I am very concerned for her,” Dr. Phil said in a statement. TMZ.com reports that Dr. Phil plans to shoot a Britney-themed show Monday and air it on Wednesday. No word on whether the recuperating pop star will take part.

Michael Sands, publicist for attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan, addresses the media outside Los Angeles County Superior Court about the filing of an emergency motion to revoke pop singer Britney Spears' child... (Associated Press)

Britney Spears reacts as a throng of celebrity photographers surround her car as she leaves court after a hearing to work out custody arrangements with Kevin Federline for their two young sons on Friday,... (Associated Press)

Britney Spears arrives for the grand opening party of LAX nightclub at the Luxor hotel-casino in Las Vegas, in a Sept. 1, 2007 file photo. Police were called to Britney Spears' home Thursday night, Jan.... (Associated Press)

Mark Vincent Kaplan, the attorney for Britney Spears' ex-husband Kevin Federline, speaks to the media on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008, in Los Angeles. Spears appeared Thursday for a deposition in her child-custody... (Associated Press)

A Los Angeles City Fire Department ambulance carrying entertainer Britney Spears leaves her residence, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) (Associated Press)

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