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Barbara Walters: Britney in 'Treatment'
Barbara Walters: Britney in 'Treatment'
The View host says she received the news from Spears pal Sam Lutfi
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Barbara Walters says Britney is in Treatment
Bitten and Bound — ... Walters discussed this with her co-hosts at the round table and it was brought up that how do we know if this is true? Walters stated “I don’t know if anybody is telling the truth, or not telling the truth.” But also went on to say that Sam has been with her constantly and said he seems to be enormously supportive. ...

Mollygood — ... FINALLY “Barbara Walters received a call from Britney Spears‘ manager and ‘very good friend’ Sam Lutfi, the TV host told her cohorts on Monday’s The View — reporting that Lutfi said the pop star was seeking help for what Walters termed ‘mental issues which are treatable.’” ...

Sam Lufti says Britney is getting treatment
The Superficial - Because You're Ugly — Britney Spears’ pal/manager/leech Sam Lufti called into The View today and spoke to Barbara Walters. He told Barbara that Britney is in treatment and has been suffering from mood swings. Sam also revealed Britney has reconciled with her mother, according to People: ...

Alli Sims says Britney “will be fine;” Sam Lutfi says she’s in “treatment”
Cele|bitchy — ... also reported that Spears was having trouble sleeping and was suffering from “mood swings,” but that she was back in touch with her mother, Lynne Spears. When those at the table challenged the veracity of Lutfi’s report, Walters’s response was, “I don’t know if anybody is telling the truth or not telling the truth.” But she noted, “He has been with her constantly. He seems to be enormously supportive.” [From People] Hey, Britney Spears getting some sort of treatment is better than nothing. And ...

Sam Lufti Claims Britney Spears is Seeking Help For Mental Issues to Barbara Walters
Celebrity Dirty Laundry — ... that Spears was having trouble sleeping and was suffering from “mood swings,” but that she was back in touch with her mother, Lynne Spears. The ladies of the View challenged the veracity of Lutfi’s report and Walters’s response was, “I don’t know if anybody is telling the truth or not telling the truth.” But she noted, “He has been with her constantly. He seems to be enormously supportive.” Listen Here Source

Sam Lutfi: Britney Spears in “Some Kind of Treatment”
The Hollywood Gossip — ... In a phone call to Barbara Walters (really, we’re serious), Britney Spears’ pal and shady character extraordinaire Sam Lutfi revealed that the troubled pop singer “is starting some kind of treatment” for “mental issues.” ...

Barbara Walters Hops on the Britney Spears News Bandwagon
Circus Hour | Celebrity, Art, Gossip, Entertainment, Pop Culture, Satire, The Superifical — ... Barbara Walters— whose career has seemingly devolved from interviewing world leaders to recounting phone conversations with celebutards — announced on ...

Does This Mean the End for the British Lady?
CelebWarship — ... During a telephone call with Barbara Walters this morning, Sam Lutfi claimed Britney Spears is actively seeking help for her “treatable” mental condition. Barbara recounted the call on The View this morning. ...

Britney's Crew Checks in with The Media
Socialite Life — ... Sam Lufti gave old Babara Walters a ring on the phone to keep Babs up-to-date on what was going down with the young Ms. Spears. You can be pretty sure when she was interviewing Castro and the like back in the day, she never anticipated that she'd be talking on the phone with some schmuck-head like Sam Lufti about the "Oops I Did It Again" girl. On a recent episode of "The View," Barbara described Sam as Britney's "very good friend" and said that he revealed that the pop star was getting treatment for her "mental issues." According to ...

Britney Spears in Treatment According to ‘The View’
Bumpshack.com — ... Barbara Walters has stated that she talked to Sam Lufti, acting manager for Britney Spears, and that he is saying that Spears is seeing a “psychiatrist” for mental issues which are “treatable”.  Barbara made the comments on this morning’s episode of ‘The View’. ...

Barbara Walters Says Britney Spears Is Getting Treatment
N/A — ... has been to a psychiatrist. She, I assume, is starting some kind of treatment.” On a positive note, we now have confirmation that Britney is speaking to her mother again and now we know that Whoopie Goldberg has gots Brits back. Whoop chimed in with her opinion before Barbara changed the topic. “I think this girl has worked and worked and worked – and she is burnt out.” Source

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