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After the original ruling of a 14-day hold on Britney Spears, she is now a free woman left to roam the streets again. Here is all the latest:
The Los Angeles Times reports that Spears left without fanfare Wednesday, with the help of a private security detail. Spears was spotted later in the afternoon, leaving her Summit Circle home in Studio City.
Spears was taken by ambulance to the hospital on Jan. 31 and was initially held under a 72-hour psychiatric hold. Under the treatment of her psychiatrist, Dr. Deborah Nadel, Spears's stay was extended to a 14-day hold on Sunday.
Only Dr. Nadel would've had the authority to deem the singer well enough to be released, legal experts say.
It's unclear whether the singer will continue with outpatient treatment.
Spears's dad Jamie was granted temporary control over his daughter's affairs on Friday (though it did not include control of her psychiatric treatment). His conservatorship was extended this week to Feb. 14 – following a battle in court over who's best suited to look after the troubled pop star. More court documents were released Tuesday, revealing Jamie Spears's conversations with Britney in the hospital.
The release of the 26-year-old singer also comes after Spears's mother, Lynne Spears, successfully obtained a restraining order against her daughter's self-described friend and manager Sam Lutfi.
The order forbids Lutfi from getting within 250 yards of Britney, her homes, her family's homes and the hospital where she's staying.
In her court documents, Lynne Spears, describing the chaotic scene at her daughter's house when she arrived Jan. 28 for an intervention, claimed, "Mr. Lutfi has drugged Britney. He has cut Britney's home phone line and removed her cell phone chargers. He claims to control everything."
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Joining the string of celebrities at Cirque Lodge in Utah is Kirsten Dunst. A source tells Star, "She desperately needed help. She seemed to be intoxicated when she checked in because she was acting really erratic. She was extremely emotional, constantly breaking down in tears. She not in a good place right now, but thankfully, she's getting the help she needs."
She will be joining the likes of Eva Mendes, who also checked in recently. Lindsay Lohan, Richie Sambora, and Mary-Kate Olson have also enlisted the help of the clinic.
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Former ex-Miss Nevada Katie Rees (you'll remember her from her rise to infamy when racy photos of her were posted all over the internet, causing her to be stripped of her crown) was arrested at 3am this morning for a traffic violation. She was driving with a suspending license and without insurance. When officers tried to arrest her she resisted & began elbowing & kicking them.
She is now being held at the Clark County Detention Center for speeding, driving on a suspended license, driving an uninsured vehicle, & resisting a police officer. 
It is not clear yet if she will face assault charges in connection with her actions towards police.
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People.com reports that Heath Ledger's official cause of death was an accidental overdose of several prescription drugs.
Heath Ledger's death on Jan. 22 was due to an accidental mixture of prescription drugs, New York City's Chief Medical Examiner has concluded.Image source
"Mr. Heath Ledger died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, Diazepam, Temazepam, Alprazolam, and Doxylamine," said an announcement released Wednesday morning by office spokeswoman Ellen Borakove.
"We have concluded that the manner of death is accident, resulting from the abuse of prescription medications," the two-paragraph statement said in its entirety.
Oxycodone is a painkiller, Hydrocodone is also known as Vicodin, Diazepam is commonly called Valium, Temazepam treats anxiety or sleeplessness, Alprazolam is known as Xanax, and Doxylamine is a sedating antihistamine often used as a sleep aid.
Dr. Michael Hunter, a prominent forensic pathologist not involved in the Ledger matter, tells PEOPLE that the combination of the powerful drugs most likely caused "poly-drug intoxication" which led to respiratory arrest. "His breathing probably got slower and slower until it stopped all together," he said.
Hunter also said it is highly unlikely a doctor would have allowed Ledger to take all the different types of drugs in his system (though another doctor, Vatsal Thakkar, a psychiatrist at NYU Medical Center, tells PEOPLE that it could be "sloppy prescribing"). Either way, "This is a dangerous mixture of drugs," said Hunter. "We are seeing more and more people dying of poly-drug intoxication from prescription drugs and it usually a combination of the narcotic-type drugs seen here."
Hunter said it's important to note that the Medical Examiner officially ruled the death an accident, which means they must have ruled out suicide. He also said they officially determined his death was caused by the "abuse" of prescription drugs, which is telling.
"When they use the term abuse it tells us that he used drugs to obtain an intoxicant effect and not for a therapeutic reason. They must have determined through their investigation that the drugs were not for therapeutic use."
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