Britney Spears' inner circle are said to be 'terrified' and in 'crisis mode' in Los Angeles after reports of the singer's bizarre behaviour at a California restaurant emerged this week, barely a month after she left rehab.
The concern over Britney Spears has been building since her arrest for driving under the influence in Ventura, California, in early March. She voluntarily admitted herself to a rehab facility several weeks later, with those close to her reportedly hoping she would commit to at least 90 days of treatment.
Instead, she checked out after roughly two weeks, and the uneasy feeling among friends who had been reassured by the stint in rehab has now returned with force.
'The rehab bought everyone a little time, but it didn't solve the deeper issues,' a source told Rob Shuter'sNaughty But NiceSubstack on Friday, 15 May. 'She refuses to accept she needs more help, and that's what terrifies people most.'
Another person described as being close to theCircussinger, 44, painted a starker picture, saying her inner circle are 'exhausted, scared, and running out of answers.' The same source quoted byStarmagazine added a line that has clearly rattled those around her: 'If this is how she behaves in public, imagine what happens behind closed doors.'
The latest alarm over Britney Spears was triggered by an eyewitness account from entertainment reporter Jeff Sneider, who said he found himself sitting near the star at Blue Dog Tavern in Sherman Oaks, California, earlier this week.
I am having dinner next to Britney Spears right now and it’s a WILD experience.
In a video posted to his Instagram Story on Wednesday, 13 May, Sneider claimed that Spears was acting erratically while dining with two companions. 'She was clearly on some sort of medication,' he alleged, adding that he saw her 'pick up a knife' at one point, which he said made another diner visibly nervous.
He went further, saying the scene initially left him unsure of who he was watching. 'It was like this woman who was screaming and barking and I thought she had Tourette's, and only a few minutes later did I realize it was Britney Spears,' he said.
Those comments, emerging so soon after her rehab stay and amid long‑standing questions about her wellbeing, were enough to reignite a full‑blown panic among parts of her inner circle, according to theNaughty But Nicereport. People around her are described as scrambling for ways to persuade her back into sustained treatment, but privately fear she will resist any such move.
Source: International Business Times UK
