Britney Spears has been sectioned.

The ‘Toxic’ singer, who was removed from her home and taken to Los Angeles’
UCLA Medical Center by ambulance at 4:00 am this morning, has been
placed on a 5150 hold - a piece of US legislation which means she poses a
danger to herself and others.

It is claimed the intervention was planned for days and was finally executed
when Britney’s condition deteriorated after she went without sleep since
Saturday.

One source told gossip website TMZ.com: “When she was taken away she was
non-responsive about the whole thing - out of it. She wasn’t resistant, she
was saying, ‘Is something wrong?’

”She made hot chocolate and waited for paramedics to place her on a gurney.”

Brit and Adnan at Jerry's deli for lunch yesterday.

The 26-year-old star was reportedly committed after her psychiatrist
contacted the North Hollywood division of the Los Angeles Police Department
(LAPD) and warned them “something must be done”.

The psychiatrist, who visited Britney last night, was said to be
concerned by the star’s erratic driving in her new Mercedes and “downhill
behavior” and recommended hospitalization.

Britney’s mother Lynne Spears, her cousin Alli Sims and manager Sam Lutfi
all rushed to the star’s home at around 1:00am last night.

Lynne is said to be furious with Britney’s psychiatrist for calling the
police, while Lufti fully supports the intervention.

A source revealed: “There was extreme tension inside the house between Sam
Lutfi and Britney’s family. Lynne blames all this on Lutfi. Britney was
screaming at her mom, ‘Shut the hell up!’ There was so much drama that cops
were speaking in code. Britney’s code name is ‘The Package’.”

Reports have surfaced the ‘Piece of Me’ singer tried to commit suicide last
night, but police insiders insist this is not true.

Britney, who was also placed on a 5150 hold earlier this month after she
refused to hand her sons back to ex-husband Kevin Federline, had reportedly
enjoyed a “three-day crystal meth binge” before her police stand-off on
January 3.

A source said: “Britney was high on meth and naked all day before the
custody stand-off. Her erratic behavior is the sign of her drug-addled
descent into madness.”

Britney can’t be forced to take medication against her will for the first
72-hours of her stay at UCLA. If she still refuses to accept medication, her
psychiatrist could ask a court to allow Britney to be held for another 14
days so she can be prescribed drugs.