I would love to come in here one morning, sit at the computer, pull up various websites, and see that Britney had a “normal” night the night before…had a nice supper, was home at a decent hour, watched some television, went to bed, had a good night’s sleep.  But I don’t think that’s going to be happening any time soon.

I saw this going on before I went to bed, but I thought I’d give it until this morning to calm down a bit before I reported anything, and there still may be yet more happening today.  Apparently Britney had somewhat of an emotional night…I hesitate to say she had an emotional breakdown, though.  So here’s what we’ve gleaned thus far:

TMZ is reporting that Brit and constant buddy/spokesman/mooch Osmarmy bin Loopy had a big blowout of a fight when they “drove up to the gate of her house”.  X17 is saying that it happened “inside the gates of her community”.  Regardless, they had a huge fight which culminated in her getting out of her car, wandering around crying, and sitting on the curb with little dog London.  Smarmy got mad at photographers snapping photos and tried to run them off.  TMZ says that Brit called sometimes-boyfriend Anon Brazilianwax, who showed up at the gated community but was denied access by the security guards at the gate (who I bet just love Brit right about now).  X17 says that their photog Filipe, one of the paps invited inside Brit’s house to party last week, drove her home.

At some point police were called to contain the pap swarm, and to run out some of the photographers who had managed to sneak inside the gated community.  Both sites are reporting that Brit’s parents (yes, mom AND dad) are with her, and TMZ says that the little party also includes Anon (who apparently was let in at some point), Osmarmy, and cousin Alli.  Oh, to be a fly on the wall at that house…

TMZ says that at some point Brit left with Osmarmy and her mom to go to a Rite-Aid, but X17 says that Brit left with Anon and they are speeding down the freeway at 100 MPH.

The Sun, however, has a bit different interpretation of the story:

On arriving back to Britney’s LA house together, the singer broke down in tears on the kerb with Sam only briefly consoling her.

The star – already distraught at having access to her two sons to ex-husband limited to telephone access only – continued crying outside until being comforted by her dad, pregnant 16-year-old sister JAMIE LYNN [I don't think she was there, I think the mag is confusing Jamie Lynn with father Jamie] and boyfriend ADNAN GHALIB.

In a further twist Adnan was banned from entering Britney’s house by security, on orders from Sam who also sent the snapper a text saying: “You’re a manic trigger. If you continue to have any contact, you’ll kill her. It’s your decision.”

Later, desperate to see her partner, Britney jumped into the car of a waiting paparazzo who gave her a lift to a meeting point where they then sped off together.

And the Daily Mail has yet another take on it (this is turning into a longer article than I thought):

In shocking scenes, a hysterical Britney was pictured sitting barefoot outside her LA home as she sobbed on the pavement after a run-in with her manager and closest confidant, Sam Lutfi.

Britney was allegedly subject to verbal abuse as she and Sam exchanged harsh words over her relationship with boyfriend Adnan Ghalib, which prompted Britney to call the British photographer for help. [...]

Birmingham-raised Ghalib was denied entry to the premises as Lutfi warned security not to let him in, turning Britney’s mobile phones off to ensure he could not [contact] her.

A source said: “Britney and Sam drove up to the gate of her house when she suddenly jumped out of the car crying. Adnan then got a frantic call from a hysterical Brit, pleading with him ‘Can you come pick me up?’”

Britney, 26, later left with another paparazzo before meeting up with Ghalib on the street as her father, Jamie Spears, and police arrived on the scene. [...]

For months, the star has been tipping off photographers on her whereabouts - in part for her own amusement but also, it’s suspected, to make money.

“Sam has always given tips to X-17 while Adnan obviously wants everything going through Finalpixx,” explains an insider. “These two guys are making money off Britney but she’s too blind to see it. It’s tragic that her life has come down to this.” [...]

Ghalib released his own version of events, claiming: “The truth is that Sam Lutfi started an argument with Britney and the two ended up in a screaming fight. Sam continued to verbally abuse Britney as she sat barefoot on the curb at her Summit home crying holding her dog London.”

But reports say that events were more serious. Britney, it’s said, “lost it” when her mother and father tried to sit her [down] and convince her to check herself into rehab. [...]

Lutfi, meanwhile, is said to have a history of tempestuous relationships as he reportedly has had three restraining orders taken out against him in California prior to forming a friendship with the pop star.

According to Blender magazine, Danny Haines, one of the people who obtained a court order, says Lufti was “more jealous than a lover”.

Okay, I give up trying to chart the events of the night.

Furthermore, TMZ says that the long-awaited intervention is about to take place (I hope Brit doesn’t read the website!):

Brit’s mom and dad (and others) have known for months a bipolar disorder — and not substance abuse — is at the root of her problems. They cannot involuntarily commit her (impossible under these circumstances) and Brit has refused to voluntary enter a hospital or even undergo evaluation for the problem. But now the plan is underway.

Here’s what’s significant: Britney has not spoken to her mom for a while — no contact at all. Last night, Britney and Lynn (along with Sam) left the house at one point and went to the drugstore, so it seems they are now interacting.

There were signs last night that Britney didn’t feel as warm towards her dad, that she didn’t want anything to do with him.

This move has been in the planning stages for well over a month. It should begin to unfold IF Britney cooperates, and that is the wild card.

BTDub, this “creative” intervention is different from what her divorce lawyers pitched to Commissioner Scott Gordon last week. They are not involved in this one.

I certainly hope that they can get her some sort of intensive treatment…as I said last night on BTRToday, I think that her seeing a psychiatrist (per the judge’s orders) is a step in the right direction, but I’d rather see running to an inpatient facility.  The sudden emergence of her parents into the equation is good, but it could be a case of too little too late at this point.  Where have they been for the past several months?  Osmarmy’s attempt to keep Anon away is probably the right thing to do, but what about his responsibility in this whole sordid mess?  Who’s going to keep him away?

But here’s the interesting part of this, to me…a couple of weeks ago I began my “Britney Experiment”, where I charted her menstrual cycle for a month.  I wanted to see if her mental problems, allegedly bipolar disorder, were made worse by the hormonal swings of a woman’s monthly cycle.  And, if you take a look at the calendar, last night was at the beginning of what I call the “no-no days”, or the five-day window I gave to ovulation (generally on the 14th day, which in this case is January 30, tomorrow).  A woman’s hormones can start to get wacky in that five-day window of time, which in this case began yesterday.  It has been shown that a woman’s hormone fluctuations can heighten or worsen bipolar symptoms that already exist.  Coincidence?

A person who struggles with severe hormonal problems can get upsetting news at one part of the cycle and handle it okay, but get the same news at a different time and completely break down.  It all is dependent on timing.

My educated guess is that their best bet to talk Brit into whatever mental health intervention they are proposing would happen around Valentine’s Day, when her hormones will settle back down.  But they may not want to wait another two weeks.  However, if her hormones and PMS continue to get worse in the next two weeks, that combined with bipolar symptoms may both make Brit incredibly unreceptive to any sort of help and worsen any public and/or private displays of erratic behavior.

And from what I understand, an “intervention” is when a family insists that a junkie, alcoholic, mentally ill person, etc, receive intensive help at that moment, no delays, no questions, go directly to whatever treatment facility has been chosen and begin that moment to receive help…or a series of consequences will happen, usually the withdrawal of family help and support and even contact.  Just a bit of a problem with that scenario…Brit is the one doing the helping and supporting of her family, instead of the other way around, and by all accounts she’s had no contact with them anyway.  To do a true “intervention” would just hurt Brit’s family financially, but have no real effect on her.  What are they going to say, “Go to a facility or we won’t have any further contact with you”?  How is that any different than what they’ve been doing?  Plus, they keep saying “rehab”, when what she needs is mental health treatment, because it is unknown at this point what role alcohol or drugs, if any, play in this situation.  Plus, I’m fairly sure it’s supposed to be a surprise.  So I don’t think this is a true intervention, in the strict sense of the word.  Maybe it’s a strong talking-to, but it certainly isn’t an intervention.

So basically, Brit has two controlling men on either side of her trying to make money off her “derriere in a magazine”, two parents who finally decided to show up, an untreated mental health issue, possible PMS problems, and a custody battle which looks increasingly bleak.  I’d check myself into a mental health facility just to get some rest.

I do agree with Osmarmy about one thing…if this keeps up we’ll be seeing the funeral of Britney Spears before the year is up…even before summer.