Britney Spears' hospitalization has sparked an astonishing war between her parents and the people the star keeps closest to her. The troubled pop superstar's admittance to hospital in L.A. for mental evaluation finally brought about her parents' wishes for her to be forced into getting help.
But even now, Spears and her right hand man Sam Lutfi are stopping her parents from taking control - even drawing up legal letters blocking them.
However her parents Jamie and Lynne feel those around her - including Lutfi and paparazzo boyfriend Adnan Ghalib - are a bad influence and are desperate to ultimately take her away from L.A. and home to sleepy Louisiana.
The events mean that even as she is in hospital getting help, a nasty battle for control is being waged in the hallways of UCLA Medical Center.
Now lawyers are being involved to try to sort out a legal mess - and it may take a judge to ultimately decide who should look after the troubled star.
An insider said: "Lawyers have been called and the tension in the air is thick.
"Jamie has been screaming at Sam in the hallway, accusing him of trying to control his daughter's mind."
Spears and Lutfi are said to have drawn up legal papers preventing her parents from making decisions over her healthcare after she was hospitalised earlier this month.
Insiders say at the time Spears' dad went "ballistic", screaming and swearing at Lutfi - and even pushing him
The fight surrounds who has the best interests at heart for Britney. Her parents Jamie and Lynne have been desperately trying to get her to seek help, and believe that Lutfi and those around their daughter are controlling her and encouraging her to make terrible decisions
But Spears herself has still not fully forgiven her parents for what she saw as betrayals over her divorce from Kevin Federline - and she still wants Lutfi to call the shots on her behalf. He insists that Spears "went willingly".
Lutfi said: "It was like something in her heart was telling her she should go. "She knew something was wrong."
The battle for control extends beyond hospital treatment.
Once discharged, Britney's mother Lynne wants to take the singer away from temptations in L.A. and back to her childhood home of Kentwood, Louisiana.
"Lynne is extremely concerned for her daughter and would like to take Britney back home to Louisiana and get her out of Hollywood," Britney's lawyer Michael Flanagan said.
"Brit has an amazing support system in Louisiana."
He added: "Lynne was holding up reasonably well, but her first priority and concern right now is with her daughter and helping her through this very tough situation that she is in."
By Lee Brown, Jan 31 2008 © Copyright 2008 - Showbiz Spy
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