Britney Spears’ parents rush to her home after stand-off with pal

Britney Spears' worried parents dashed to the troubled singer's home on Monday evening after her furious bust up with pal Sam Lutfi.

The evening's events reportedly kicked off around 18:00 - when the 26-year-old pop wreck had an argument with Lutfi - her manager and close friend. The 'Gimme More' star then stormed out of Lutfi's car, just outside the gates to her Summit Circle home, and sat on the side of the road, without shoes on her feet, sobbing in front of hoards of paparazzi.

Sources claim that the fight was fueled by Lutfi's insistence she speak to her mother, Lynne, his insistence that she see a psychologist, and his refusal to let Spears see her British paparazzi boyfriend, Adnan Ghalib.

Spears - who recently won telephone rights to speak to her two sons, Sean Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, then got into the car of another photographer named Felipe, and drove inside the gates of her home. It was then that her shutterbug boyfriend, Ghalib, tried unsuccessfully to gain entry into her gated community.

At 9:07 p.m. Spears’ estranged father, Jamie, arrived at the Summit home. After sitting outside the gates for a few minutes, reports Us Weekly magazine. He finally went inside. Spears' mother, Lynne, arrived soon after.

At around 9.30 p.m. Spears left her home. She was later seen driving around Los Angeles with Ghalib by her side. Shortly after 11 p.m., Spears and Adnan returned to her home. Jamie had left at that point.

At 1:20 a.m., Spears went to nearby Longs Drugs with her mother, Lynne, and Lutfi.

By Owen Williams, Jan 29 2008 © Copyright 2008 - Showbiz Spy