Britney Spears Hospitalized Again for "Mental Health Evaluation"

At approximately 1 a.m., dozens of Los Angeles Police officers along with an ambulance arrived at Spears' home in the Summit Circle gated community in the hills above Beverly Hills. Less than 20 minutes later, she was transported to UCLA Medical Center.

Citing unidentified authorities, The Los Angeles Times said Spears was placed on a "mental evaluation hold."

The ambulance was seen pulling out of the side entrance of Spears' gated Summit community at 1:20 a.m. Her mother, Lynne Spears, was seen riding in an SUV as part of the police escort caravan.

Her father, Jaime, and her brother, Bryan, arrived at the hospital minutes after Britney was brought in. Sam Lutfi and Alli Sims also were seen entering.

Lutfi recently told Barbara Walters that Spears — whose behavior has become increasingly erratic — suffers from "mental issues which are treatable" and "that she has been to a psychiatrist."

On January 3, Spears was taken to L.A.'s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after a three-hour stand-off with authorities, which began when she refused to hand over her two sons, Jayden James and Sean Preston, to her ex Kevin Federline as required by their custody decree. Spears was released less than 48 hours later.

DISCLAIMER: This posting was submitted by a user of the site not from The Insider editorial staff. All users have acknowledged and agreed that the submission of their story and its contents is in compliance with our Terms of Use.