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| Parents fear for Britney's life | |
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| The life of US singer Britney Spears has been put at risk by her early release from a hospital in Los Angeles, her parents have said. | |
| Jamie and Lynne Spears said they were "extremely disappointed" that their daughter had been released against the recommendation of her psychiatrist. | |
| Spears, accompanied by private security guards, slipped out of the UCLA Medical Center a week earlier than expected. | |
| She had been undergoing psychiatric evaluation since last Thursday. | She had been undergoing psychiatric evaluation since last Thursday. |
| After her release, Spears spent the day driving around Los Angeles with an unidentified man, accompanied by paparazzi who surrounded the vehicle at each stop. | |
| In a joint statement, her parents said: "We are deeply concerned about our daughter's safety and vulnerability and we believe her life is presently at risk. | |
| "We ask only that the court's orders be enforced so that a tragedy may be averted." | "We ask only that the court's orders be enforced so that a tragedy may be averted." |
| 'No media' | 'No media' |
| The star's low-key departure from the UCLA Medical Center, in stark contrast to her admission, required no police presence, the commander of the North Hollywood police station said. | The star's low-key departure from the UCLA Medical Center, in stark contrast to her admission, required no police presence, the commander of the North Hollywood police station said. |
| "There was no media, no paparazzi, and no need for public safety protection," Capt Sharyn Buck told the Associated Press. | "There was no media, no paparazzi, and no need for public safety protection," Capt Sharyn Buck told the Associated Press. |
| More than a dozen LAPD officers escorted Spears to the facility in a motorcade on 31 January, when she was hospitalised and held for a 72-hour evaluation. | More than a dozen LAPD officers escorted Spears to the facility in a motorcade on 31 January, when she was hospitalised and held for a 72-hour evaluation. |
| Her stay was then extended for a further two weeks, according to reports. | Her stay was then extended for a further two weeks, according to reports. |
| This week Spears's manager was banned from going near her after a court issued a restraining order. | This week Spears's manager was banned from going near her after a court issued a restraining order. |
| Lynne Spears told a judge that Sam Lutfi drugged her daughter, cut off her phone lines and called her an "unfit mother" in an attempt to take control of her life. | Lynne Spears told a judge that Sam Lutfi drugged her daughter, cut off her phone lines and called her an "unfit mother" in an attempt to take control of her life. |
| The 26-year-old singer was briefly hospitalised earlier in January after refusing to surrender custody of her two sons in a police stand-off. | The 26-year-old singer was briefly hospitalised earlier in January after refusing to surrender custody of her two sons in a police stand-off. |
| Sole custody of the children was subsequently awarded to her former-husband, Kevin Federline. | |
| Spears remains under the temporary conservatorship of her father until 14 February, an arrangement put in place when a judge determines a person can no longer care for themselves. | |
| Jamie Spears was named her conservator Monday, and he and lawyer Andrew Wallet were made co-conservators of the estate. |