Britney Spears Allowed Phone Contact With Children

Posted by Mitch Michaels on 01.29.2008

Plus, more on her giant blowout last night...

Britney Spears - who hasn't seen her two sons for more than three weeks after she refused to return them to ex-husband Kevin Federline - is forbidden from visiting her children indefinitely, meaning her only access to them is via phone calls.

According to recently released court documents, "Spears is to have telephonic contact with the minor children. All prior orders remain in full force and effect."

Meanwhile, Britney's manager and friend Sam Lufti has confirmed she has seen a psychiatrist for her "mental issues".

Following a conversation with Lufti, "The View" host Barbara Walters said: "Britney is suffering from what Lufti describes as mental issues which are treatable. He said that she has been to a psychiatrist and that she, I assume, is starting some kind of treatment. She has been having mood swings. She's been having trouble sleeping, and also she is in touch with her mother - because we had heard she wasn't - and her mother has been very supportive of whatever Britney is going to do."

Spears' legal team are hoping her visitation rights will be reinstated if she undergoes psychiatric treatment for what they are calling bipolar disorder.

Britney and Lufti had a major fight last night after he told her she must see a psychiatrist and talk to her parents, as well as to stop seeing Adnan Ghalib, her photographer boyfriend. More on that story here.

Britney's parents - who were in Los Angeles visiting Britney's sons Sean Preston and Jayden James last night - arrived at her house at around 9:00 PM and waited outside the gates in their car. Britney refused to speak to them and left after Adnan collected her.