Britney Spears was let go from Cedars Sinai medical center because she no longer posed an imminent threat to herself as perceived by the hospital, PerezHilton.com.

The trainwreck demanded to be released, and Cedars Sinai had no choice but to let her go.

A source tells us, "It is very difficult to keep a patient in a psych ward at a hospital for longer than 24 to 48 hours. Even if you have tried to committ suicide (which Brit did not do) you are released as soon as you are no longer a threat to yourself. It is very very rare for someone to be in the psych ward of a hospital for more than a week or two even after attempting suicide."

Continues our source, "Brit is no different than other mentally ill people. After being admitted and given meds they are released if they are not a suicidal threat to themselves or others."

Spears' father, Jamie, was with Britney the morning of her release.

Update:

Britney probably left AMA (against medical advice), we're told.

A source says, "Normally, you have to have a court order or judge ruling to keep someone against their will in the hospital."

Britney's dad or lawyers should do that ASAP!!!!!!!

After miraculously convincing the staff of Cedars Sinai to release her Saturday morning, a clearly deranged Britney Spears is currently at her Beverly Hills home in The Summit, PerezHilton.com has learned.

We hope she gets better, but she probably won't.

Britney is the gift that keeps on giving!!!

If you're a celebrity, you can pretty much do anything you want!

A normal person would have had to stay in the hospital for 72 hours, but Britney Spears bolted from Cedars Sinai on Saturday, just a day and a half after being admitted and put under psychiatric evaluation against her own will.

And, to make it all wonderfully surreal, none other than Dr. Phil, the TV talk show host, paid Unfitney a visit Saturday morning and was seen walking her to her car, The Insder is reporting.

This woman is CLEARLY a danger to herself and others.

Why would the hospital release her??????

Shame on you, Cedars Sinai! Shame!!!

[Image via Don't Feed The Artist.]

If I could send a message to Britney Spears that I'd be guaranteed she would read, I'd tell her ________.

[Image via Fame Pictures.]

You guys really care about Britney Spears - a lot!

Friday was the busiest day we've ever had on PerezHilton.com.

Over the course of 24 hours, we had over 10 million page views. 10,089,428 to be exact.

That's insane!

Thanks, Britney.

Get well soon!

After a long day of Britney Spears insanity, I’m glad to see my constant vigil of Kelly Brook’s vacation has hit the jackpot. Here she is sunbathing topless in St. Barts. It’s almost like Kelly Brook knew I was having a rough day so she took her boobs out. She's a keeper. You hold on tight to that one, Billy Zane. And not just because you’ll die old, bald and alone if you don’t. NOTE: All pics are full of NSFW breasty goodness.

In these screenshots Penelope Cruz plays some sort of hot lesbian librarian in her brother Eduardo Cruz’s new music video “Cosas Que Contar.” And who’s that woman Penelope is kissing, you ask? Maybe it's, oh I dunno, her sister Monica. The idea was cooked up by Eduardo who wanted to generate some controversial publicity, according to FOX News:

“I don’t think it was a wise move for Penelope, as she has always been considered a very classy actress and it wasn’t like she was doing this for a ground-breaking film,” said Adam Weiss, CEO of Weiss PR in New York City (who does not represent Cruz). “But then again, nothing in Hollywood is surprising. People have done worse things and become much more famous as a result.”

Wow, I can honestly say that the last two people I’d want making out in my music video would be my sisters. Unless, of course, I never wanted an erection ever again. Then, yeah, this is exactly the route I would take. NOTE: Secret kudos to Eduardo Cruz for pulling this off. Hey, they’re not my sisters.

After the smoke has cleared, Officer Ana Aguirre provided details of the incident at Britney Spears’ home. Most notably police believe the children were not in danger. The Associated Press reports:

"There was a time where she was within the residence and wasn't available to be speaking to the officers, apparently," she said. "There was no threat to the children."
"Police resolved the conflict," Aguirre said. "Both children were turned over to her ex-husband Kevin Federline for custody, and she was in fact taken to a local hospital for medical treatment."

The police are also confirming that Britney Spears was not on drugs and will not face charges:

Early police reports said officers thought Spears might have been under the influence of some substance but Aguirre said there was no evidence of that.
"Our understanding is that was not the case," she said.
Officers at the scene determined that paramedics "needed to be called" but it was unclear why, she said.
"We're not aware of any type of injuries that she sustained" and she was not combative with authorities, Aguirre said.
Spears wasn't arrested in connection with the custody dispute, Aguirre said.
"There was no actual crime that was involved," the police spokeswoman said.

So was this whole event blown out of proportion? Clearly. Has Britney’s chances at seeing her kids again increased? Unfortunately. Will the SWAT team be called in next time? God, I hope so. I want Britney to get hit with one of those beanbag guns. Mostly to see if she thinks it’s a burrito and tries to eat it. UPDATE: The AP reports that Commissioner Scott Gordon granted Kevin Federline sole legal and physical custody of the children and Britney Spears visitation rights are suspended.

Pamela Anderson is moving ahead with her divorce despite reports that she reconciled with Rick Salomon. Pamela had Rick personally served with divorce papers on December 28, according to Us Magazine. She also wrote the following in her blog on New Year’s Eve:

"2007 was an interesting year for me. What's the definition of insanity? This is the year I do everything I wanted to do – my way... I'm going to be proud of every single day – and make sure I do not veer from the path."

Dear Pamela Anderson, Allow me to define insanity for you: Your writing. I hope that helps you on your path. There’s no need to pay me for this service, but if you must, I only deal in one kind of currency: boob dollars. I assure you it's for purely economical reasons based on the weak American dollar and my penis has nothing to do with it. Even though he is my accountant. Best of luck to you in 2008, The Superficial Writer