Monday, January 28, 2008

Britney Spears Is “Seeking Treatment”

Earlier this morning, it was announced that Britney Spears’ pal Sam Lutfi phoned into Barbara Walters and revealed that the Gimme More singer “is starting some kind of treatment” for “mental issues,” the talk show host announced.

“There is a man named Sam Lutfi, who is the manager and very good friend of Britney,” Walters told the audience. “He has been staying with her constantly.”

Continuing on, Barbara tells: “He got in touch with us… I can’t vouch for this… He seemed to be very knowledgeable and he certainly was very nice. He said Britney was suffering from what he describes as mental issues which are treatable.”

Adding to this, Walters informed her viewers: “He said that she has been to a psychiatrist and ... I assume she is starting some kind of treatment. She has been having mood swings. She has been having some kind of trouble sleeping.”

Contrary to reports of a huge rift, Lutfi also says that Spears “is in touch with her mother — because we had heard that she wasn’t — and her mother [Lynne, who arrived in L.A. late Sunday] has been very supportive of whatever it is that Britney is trying to do.”

Celebrity Gossip

Enjoy the pictures of Britney out in Century City and her mom arriving at LAX the same evening (January 27).