By Jennifer Larson

Just when we thought Britney Spears couldn’t slip any further into the dark well she’s plunged herself into, she did. After being warned to shape up, zap2it.com is reporting that “Commissioner Scott M. Gordon stripped Spears of custody of her two young sons, ordering her to hand the children over to her former husband, Kevin Federline, at noon Wed (Oct 3).” You know, watching Britney shave her head bald and stumble through a disastrous performance at the VMAs was mildly entertaining; It was kind of like the morbid curiosity we all have with looking at car wrecks. But this latest incident proves just how deeply troubled this former pop princess really is.

It would have taken a lot to make Lindsay Lohan look like she just had a little drinking problem, and Britney sure achieved that. I don’t know what was in the air this summer, but these girls just went off the deep end. With Paris Hilton going to jail and a pregnant Nicole Ritchie barely escaping it, it makes you wonder if having all that money and fame is even worth it. I suppose they aren’t the best examples to judge that by, but there have been plenty of other young stars who were given too much too soon and went down the same path … anybody remember Robert Downey Jr.? However, at this point, I believe Britney is going through some very serious mental health issues, so I can’t even put her in the category of party girl. It’s more like the category of sick and in desperate need of help girl.

As to why she has pushed pretty much her whole family away from her, I can’t say. But this is the time when a person needs his or her family the most, so I can only hope somebody sane and responsible steps in. Personally, I was never a big fan of Britney the singer, but I did think she had enormous talent as an entertainer. Talent like that doesn’t just go away, so hopefully she can work her way through this and come back stronger than ever. I know I for one will be rooting for her as well as her kids.