After a custody dispute at her house during which the police were called, Britney Spears was taken from her house on a hospital gurney in hysterics. Spears transported to the hospital for a 72-hour evaluation, as a special needs patient.

• YouTube Video: Britney Spears in Police Standoff! (Time 1:02)
• Topix: Britney Spears Meltdown
• Google News: Britney Spears Meltdown
• Page Six: Britney's Scared to Seek Help (January 09, 2008)
• TMZ.com: Pandemonium Outside Brit's Madhouse (January 4, 2008)
• The Bosh: Britney Spears Not on Drugs! (January 4, 2008)
• TMZ.com: Britney Wheeled Out on a Gurney!! (January 4, 2008)
• People.com: Kevin Federline Takes Kids Home from Hospital (January 4, 2008)
• Star Magazine: Britney Spears Hospitalized After Custody Dispute! (January 4, 2008)
  • Star Magazine reported: Authorities were called to Spears' Los Angeles home around 8 p.m. after Britney reportedly refused to hand over custody of 2-year-old Sean Preston and 1-year-old Jayden James to a bodyguard for their father, Kevin Federline.
• The Hollywood Gossip: The Britney Spears Meltdown: A Timeline of Events (January 4, 2008)
• Radar Online: Britney Spears, Son Hospitalized After Custody Meltdown (January 4, 2008)
• The Superficial: UPDATE: Britney Spears is now completely screwed in custody battle (January 4, 2008)
• People.com: Britney on 72-Hour Mental Lockdown (January 4, 2008)
• Usmagazine.com: Source: Britney Went "Completely Psycho" on Hospital Gurney (January 4, 2008)
• PageSix.com: Britney's Downward Spiral
• PageSix.com: Psychologist: Britney Could Be Locked Up for 14 Days (January 4, 2008)