The latest: another melt-down and into rehab, once again...
Britney Spears snapped overnight, lashing out at a photographer's car, before reportedly going back into rehab.
The website x17 has posted photos and a video of the troubled bald-headed pop star battering the snapper's vehicle with an umbrella before stomping off.
The website says the incident happened after she went to her ex-husband Kevin Federline's San Fernando valley home and got no answer when she rang the bell.
The site reported that Federline later met Spears. They reportedly agreed that he would keep their two young children while Spears was in rehabilitation, a program that takes between 30 and 45 days.
An appearance in US family court sought by Federline was cancelled and Spears has returned to the Promises Malibu Treatment Centre, according to reports from TMZ, The Insider and Extra. Her mother, Lynne Spears, drove her daughter to the centre, Extra and The Insider said.
"Kevin continues to be a very focused father with his children with hands-on management," said a statement from Kaplan, read by his publicist Michael Sands.
The events came amid increasingly bizarre behaviour by Spears, which culminated with the pop star reportedly checking into and out of two rehab centres in a week and shaving her head bald.
Federline sought spousal support and sole custody of Jayden James, five months, and Sean Preston, 17 months, after Spears moved to end their two-year marriage in November, but a temporary order issued February 1 granted joint custody through this month.
Spears previously left the Promises centre yesterday, according to The Insider, less than a day after arriving. The centre specialises in treating drug and alcohol abuse.
Last week, she reportedly sought treatment at a centre in the Caribbean but also checked out after a day.
The next day, she arrived at a San Fernando Valley hair salon, grabbed an electric razor and shaved her head bald. Afterward, she visited a tattoo parlour, where she had a pair of red-and-pink lips inked onto her wrist. Then she went out clubbing with friends before apparently checking into Promises.
Whether her recent behaviour will damage her recording career is hard to say, said Vibe magazine music editor Jon Caramanica.
Spears, whose 1999 debut album Baby One More Time sold more than 13 million copies, hasn't released a new album since 2003. Before her troubles began she had promised one this year, and Caramanica suggested that might be a good outlet to address what she's going through.
"I think the best thing she could do is make an album that engages with this subject matter in some way," he said. "Not only to have a good album but to have an album that's a declaration of emotional health."
