JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and PINK are among the stars who have secretly been reaching out to show their support to BRITNEY SPEARS as the pop singer battles substance abuse in rehab. Friends claim Timberlake left a personal message for his ex-girlfriend after calling the Promises treatment centre in Malibu, California last week (23FEB07). A pal tells America’s Life + Style magazine, “He wished her the best and told her to get healthy and come back as the Britney he knew.” And Timberlake has asked Spears’ mother LYNN to keep him updated with the TOXIC singer’s progress. Pink and MARY J. BLIGE have also called Promises to leave messages for Spears, who, under the centre’s rules, isn’t allowed to receive phonecalls during her stay.

source: contact music

Since Britney Spears filed for divorce from Kevin Federline in November, her life has gone into a tailspin. But although Kevin has been supportive of her rehabilitation at Promises in Malibu – he even brought their sons Sean Preston and Jayden to visit her on February 24 – an insider close to Kevin tells In Touch that he’s not interested in reconciliation. “Kevin has a lot of feelings for Britney, but the main thing is that he wants his sons to have a healthy mom,” the friend says. “That’s so much more important to him than getting back together with her. He isn’t in love with her anymore. He feels sorry for her and wants to get her better.”

source: in touch

When Britney returns to the spotlight again, everybody is going to receive her with open arms, Hollywood loves her, just notice the ton of stars that keep supporting her and wishing her a soon recovery.

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“I’m very sad. I feel big compassion for her. You need to cut yourself off from the outside world and you need to focus and it is scary to want to dig up, dig in and look inside, but… it’s worth it.”

Another star who has had personal struggles in the past is supportive to Britney: KELLY OSBOURNE
E! ONLINE’s TED CASABLANCA spoke with Ozzy’s daughter at Elton John’s AIDS Foundation party, and she reportedly had this to say: “I’ve been to rehab a few times, and unless you want it to work, it won’t work…I wish [Britney] all the luck in the world. She must be really suffering right now. I think they should leave her alone.”

source: access hollywood and contact music

Britney Spears caused a case of mass whiplash when she bolted from rehab after less than 24 hours – then checked back in days later. The reason for the quick turnaround? An ultimatum from Kevin Federline, a source tells PEOPLE.

Upset by the news that Spears had checked out of Promises in Malibu on Wednesday, Federline scheduled an emergency hearing to seek physical and legal custody of their sons Sean Preston, 18 months, and Jayden James, 6 months, says a source.

Ultimately, Federline, 28, gave his estranged wife a choice: Either she got back into Promises that night or Federline would go to court in the morning, says the source.

(Spears, 25, had since January had custody of the boys, with visitation for Federline, thanks to a temporary court order issued after she filed for divorce in November.)

At about 7 p.m. that night, Spears, driven by a friend, showed up outside Federline’s home in Tarzana, Calif. – followed by some 20 paparazzi. Federline failed to appear, so she left.

When a photographer followed her to a gas station, she became enraged and began whacking his SUV with an umbrella. Later that night Spears’s mother, Lynne, 51, who had flown in from her home in Kentwood, La., to be near her daughter and grandsons, took Spears back to Promises. Says a friend of Federline’s: “Britney scared everyone real bad.”

On Friday Federline – who, sources say, also played a role in persuading Spears to enter rehab in the first place – spent an hour visiting his ex at Promises; the next evening he also brought the boys, and they were joined by Lynne.

“Kevin is working closely with Lynne to let Britney know how serious it is that she gets help,” says one family friend. A source close to Federline notes that “Kevin loves Britney … nothing has changed about that.”

Right now the boys are “being taken care of by Kevin,” says a source. “Lynne is helping.” Eventually, says a Spears family friend, Federline, who will turn 29 this month, “would like [Britney] to have the kids because he thinks she is a good mother.”

But to make that happen will require hard work. A typical stay at Promises lasts 45 days – and Spears “is getting no special treatment,” says her manager Larry Rudolph. “She has a regular room, a regular routine. She is doing exceptionally well.”

source: people

Britney Spears, who checked into rehab on Feb. 22, enjoyed a visit with her children Sean Preston, 1, and 5-month-old Jayden James, two days later. “It was such a relief for her to be with her kids after everything that has happened recently,” a friend of Britney Spears tells OK!. Britney Spears is desperate not to lose custody of her sons, a very real threat after her out-of-control antics the past few weeks. Britney must complete a 30 to 45-day treatment program. “There’s a lot riding on the treatment she’s getting now,” the friend tells OK!. “It’s not just Britney’s health that’s at risk, but also the future of her kids.” Luckily, Britney’s getting support from a surprising source…

source: ok magazine