Britney Spears checks herself into mental-health facility - reports

Britney Spears checks herself into mental-health facility - reports

The singer has checked into a psychiatric facility after suffering from emotional distress.

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The Baby One More Time hitmaker was admitted at the end of March and is expected to remain in treatment for a month.

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Spears has been troubled over the past year by her father, Jamie Spear’s health crisis. Jamie Spears recently underwent a second surgery to fix a ruptured colon and isn’t getting better. 

The pop star put her Las Vegas residency on hold for the same reason a few months ago. 

She wrote on Instagram: “A couple of months ago, my father was hospitalized and almost died. We’re all so grateful that he came out of it alive, but he still has a long road ahead of him. I had to make the difficult decision to put my full focus and energy on my family at this time.”

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I don’t even know where to start with this, because this is so tough for me to say. I will not be performing my new show Domination. I’ve been looking forward to this show and seeing all of you this year, so doing this breaks my heart. However, it’s important to always put your family first… and that’s the decision I had to make. A couple of months ago, my father was hospitalized and almost died. We’re all so grateful that he came out of it alive, but he still has a long road ahead of him. I had to make the difficult decision to put my full focus and energy on my family at this time. I hope you all can understand. More information on ticket refunds is available on britneyspears.com. I appreciate your prayers and support for my family during this time. Thank you, and love you all… always.

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Britney herself addressed her fans on Instagram on April 3, for the first time since January. She captioned the post, “We all need to take time for a little me-time. :)”

Have a look:

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We all need to take time for a little "me time." :)

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