NY Daily News Courtney Love, Police, Media, Psychiatric Abuses

NY Daily News Courtney Love, Police, Media, Psychiatric Abuses


[George Rush and Joanna Rush Molloy write a gossip column for the NY Daily News.]

Hello George Rush and Joanna Rush Molloy.

I write about your March 11 2008 story (below) about Courtney Love.
I am hoping that you will reevaluate the way that you
report on psychiatric abuses.
I saw what happened to Britney Spears. Did you notice that about
8 employees of that hospital were fired for
releasing Britney's medical records? That is a violation of the HIPAA
US laws. Why do you and your wildly entertaining column not recognize
the government abuse of celebrities? Ordinary civilians who are abused
by psychiatrists get no media attention.
Taking a person's freedom without having committed a crime is an outrage.
Taking her freedom based upon the opinion of a doctor without any
ability to appeal nor any right to an arraignment within 24 hours is an
abuse of police powers.
Now regarding Courtney Love who you and the police say has a
disability is ignored when she complains about theft? What are you
thinking?


Perceiving Love as if she has a mental illness, gives to her
all of the protections of city, state and US laws on disability based
discrimination. It is as illegal as racism, sexism, homophobia and
ethnic discrimination.
If the police ignore her complaints because
they say she has a disability they are violating all of the laws that
prohibit such bias. That includes but is not limited to the Americans
with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and many other
statutes. It does not matter legally if she actually has a disability.
What matters is that the police think she has one and deny her access
to police services and protection because of their perception.
These laws extend the equal protection of laws, Amendment 14 to persons who
are regarded as having a disability as well as those who have a
disability or have a history of having a disability.
Psychiatrists make up illnesses by consensus. Psychiatry is a
business of personal
opinions masquerading as science. It is a means of social control
without due process protections. It is the easiest method of
discrediting a person for theft or to destroy a career or reputation.
I write about discrimination toward persons with
disabilities in the media. But what is an outrage is that government
officials openly violate discrimination laws against persons with
disabilities and no one questions the unlawful abuses. If your report is
accurate this is an example of the police denying protection
to a person they perceive as having a disability.
The free use of hateful words about persons who are accused of mental
illness is shameful. But few journalists give equal status to hate
against persons with disabilities as they do for persons of color.
That indicates another form of discrimination by journalists.

Roy Bercaw - Editor ENOUGH ROOM

Courtney Love blogs back
New York Daily News
Tuesday, March 11th 2008, 4:00 AM
George Rush, Joanna Rush Molloy
Courtney Love McCarten/Reuters

TMZ Courtney Love, Police Psychiatric Abuses

TMZ Courtney Love, Police Psychiatric Abuses

[Harvey Levin is the Producer of the online, and TV gossip show TMZ.]

Hello Harvey Levin,

I posted the below comment on your site below your story about
Courtney Love. I am hoping that you will reevaluate the way that you
report on psychiatric abuses. I saw what happened to Britney Spears.
Did you notice that about 8 employees of that hospital were fired for
releasing Britney's medical records? That is a violation of the HIPAA
US laws. Why do you as a lawyer and your wildly entertaining web site
and TV show not recognize the government abuse of celebrities? Taking
a person's freedom without having committed a crime is an outrage.
Taking her freedom based upon the opinion of a doctor without any
ability to appeal nor any right to an arraigment within 24 hours is an
abuse of police powers.
Now regarding Courtney Love who you and the police say has a
disability is ignored when she complains about theft? What are you
thinking?

Roy Bercaw - Editor ENOUGH ROOM

Regarding Courtney Love as if she has a mental illness, gives to her
all of the protections of city, state and US laws on disability based
discrimination. It is as illegal as racism, sexism, homophobia and
ethnic discrimination. If the police ignore her complaints because
they say she has a disability they are violating all of the laws that
prohibit such bias. That includes but is not limited to the Americans
with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and many other
statutes. It does not matter legally if she actually has a disability.
What matters is that the police think she has one and deny her access
to police services and protection because of their perception. These
laws extend the equal protection of laws, Amendment 14 to persons who
are regarded as having a disability as well as those who have a
disability or have a history of having a disability. Psychiatrists
make up illnesses by consensus. Psychiatry is a business of personal
opinions masquerading as science. It is a means of social control
without due process protections. It is the easiest method of
discrediting a person for theft or to destroy a career or reputation.
I watch TMZ often. I write about discrimination toward persons with
disabilities in the media. But what is an outrage is that government
officials openly violate discrimination laws against persons with
disabilities and no one questions the unlawful abuses. If the TMZ
report is accurate this is an example of the police denying protection
to a person they perceive as having a disability.
The free use of hateful words about persons who are accused of mental
illness is shameful. But few journalists give equal status to hate
against persons with disabilities as they do for persons of color.
That indicates another form of discrimination by journalists.

TMZ on Courtney Love

http://www.tmz.com/2008/03/10/courtney-love-to-tmz-youre-bats-t/

Courtney Love to TMZ -- You're Bats**t!
TMZ.com
Posted Mar 10th 2008 12:14PM by TMZ Staff

* * * * *
[2nd article]

http://www.tmz.com/2008/03/10/courtney-love-still-has-identity-as-for-her-mind/

Courtney Still Has Identity -- As for Her Mind ...
Posted Mar 10th 2008 5:00AM by TMZ Staff
TMZ.com

Dr. Phil Not Unique

Dr. Phil Not Unique

Dr. Phil is not unique abusing the privacy rights of persons accused of
mental illness. (DAVID K. LI, "BETRAYAL," New York Post, January 10, 2008, page
9) In some states and under US law it is unlawful to reveal the medical records
of a person without consent.
Dr. Phil is among the many unlicensed persons who make diagnosis that
journalists publish in their rush to demonize vulnerable people. Police,
prosecutors, relatives, neighbors and lovers regularly become psychiatric
experts for journalists who want an explanation for a person's behavior.
Journalists share the misguided notion that mental illness causes
violent behavior. They refuse to scrutinize the abuses of the psychiatric
industry, the academic research industry and the psychiatric drug cartels.
More and more research shows that the psychiatric drugs are the cause of
violence and death. Yet the economic power of the drug companies overrules the
duty of journalists to reveal this evil to the public.

Roy Bercaw, Editor ENOUGH ROOM

BETRAYAL
New York Post
By DAVID K. LI

January 10, 2008 -- Britney Spears' fuming family turned to the wrong person
when they tapped blabbermouth Dr. Phil to counsel their daughter - he's not even
a licensed psychologist.

TV host Phil McGraw allowed his license to lapse in Texas and never had one in
California, where he tapes his syndicated show, officials in Austin and
Sacramento said yesterday.

When "Dr. Phil" first aired in 2002, California regulators - concerned about
McGraw's folksy, off-the-cuff commentary - convened a panel to rule if he was
acting as a clinical psychologist and in need of a license.

"It was determined what he was doing was more entertainment than psychology,"
said Russ Heimerich, a spokesman for the California Board of Psychology,
explaining why state officials passed on regulating "Dr. Phil."

So even though Dr. Phil had been classified as a showman and not a shrink,
Spears' parents still sent McGraw into Britney's Los Angeles hospital room in
hopes he could treat their daughter.

Instead, McGraw tried to turn Spears' problems into a ratings blockbuster, the
livid parents' spokeswoman said yesterday.

"Well, what's wrong with Dr. Phil's statement is that he made a statement [to
the press]," said Lou Taylor, business manager for parents Jamie and Lynne
Spears.

"The family basically extended an invitation of trust for him to come in as a
resource to support them, not to go out and make public statements," she told
the "Today" show.

Taylor said McGraw violated family trust, and made it harder for Britney to seek
help.

"Any statement publicly that he made, because he was brought in under the cloak
of trust, are just inappropriate . . . we feel like, to set the record straight,
we need to say that," she said.

"I mean, here you have Britney, that needs to have some security somewhere, that
every single thing she does and every single person she has a relationship with
doesn't become an opportunity to be exploited. I mean, when do you ever rest in
that if you're constantly in fear of being exploited?"

McGraw, through his LA spokesman, yesterday declined to defend himself against
the Spears' accusations.

After briefly chatting with Spears this past weekend, McGraw said she needs
help.

"My meeting with Britney and some family members this morning in her room at
Cedars leaves me convinced more than ever that she is in dire need of both
medical and psychological intervention," Dr. Phil said in a statement,
publicizing his meeting with Spears.

"She was released moments before my arrival and was packing when I entered the
room," the doctor adds. "We visited for about an hour before I walked with her
to her car. I am very concerned for her."

Earlier this week, McGraw said he pulled the plug on a "Dr. Phil" show about
Britney out of concern for her family.

"Because the Spears situation is too intense at this time, and out of
consideration to the family, I have made the decision not to move forward with
the taping at this particular time," McGraw said.

Jamie and Lynne Spears also dispute reports they agreed to go on "Dr. Phil" this
week. Taylor said McGraw asked them to appear, but they didn't accept his
invite.

"I felt that, too, it was inappropriate for him to even be self-serving in
bringing something like that up," Taylor said. "Because that would not be a
vector to get Britney help."

david.li@nypost.com

Drugs Caused Britney Spears Meltdown?

Drugs Caused Britney Spears Meltdown?

"That source told the paper Spears 'had been drinking, which wasn't a good
idea, since she was on [prescription] medications . . . '" (JAMES FANELLI in
Kentwood, La. and JENNIFER FERMINO in New York, "BREAKDOWN BRITNEY IS OUT OF
'CUSTODY,'" New York Post, January 6, 2008, Page 3) The article does not say if
they are psychiatric drugs.
When will journalists and law enforcement officials recognize the criminal
negligence of medical professionals who give prescription drugs to vulnerable
persons with known weaknesses? The drug companies have taken control of rational
medicine and put profits above common sense.

Roy Bercaw, Editor ENOUGH ROOM

BREAKDOWN BRITNEY IS OUT OF 'CUSTODY'
New York Post
By JAMES FANELLI in Kentwood, La. and JENNIFER FERMINO in New York
Page 3

January 6, 2008 -- Mad mama Britney Spears was secretly smuggled out of a
hospital yesterday past hundreds of clueless paparazzi, only a day after cops
strapped her to a gurney and forced her to get mental help following a
harrowing, three-hour custody standoff.

READ: Live Britney Coverage On Pagesix.com

Spears was quietly carried out of LA's Cedars-Sinai Medical Center via an
underground tunnel, according to the Web site of the TV show "Entertainment
Tonight."

But right before she left the hospital, the fallen pop star received a visit
from boob-tube shrink Dr. Phil McGraw.

"My meeting with Britney and some family members this morning . . . convinced
[me] more than ever that she is in dire need of both medical and psychological
intervention," the talk show host told "Entertainment Tonight" and "The
Insider."

One relative who missed the Dr. Phil meeting was her mother.

Lynne Spears was home in Louisiana seeking solace at the graves of her parents
and sister, Sandra Covington, who died a year ago from cancer.

It appears that her ex-husband, Jamie, who has publicly criticized some of Lynne
Spears' decisions in the past, is taking charge in LA.

He was spotted at the hospital following his daughter's massive meltdown.

It all began on Thursday, when Britney barricaded herself in a bedroom, and
ended when she was hauled away to the hospital psychiatric ward early Friday.

Later that day, she lost custody of her two kids to her ex-husband, Kevin
Federline.

READ THE COURT DOCUMENTS (PDF)

The latest revelations include:

* Britney Spears will check herself into a private loony bin to deal with her
mental problems, according to PageSix.com.

* Before she was released, the troubled "Toxic" singer was freaking out in her
hospital room, demanding to be sent home, screaming at the staff and even
pulling out her IV, according to TMZ.com.

* Lynne Spears reportedly believes her troubled spawn deserved to lose custody
of her two sons.

* The pop tart did nothing to soothe her panic-stricken, sobbing toddler while
she kept him locked in her bedroom during Thursday's three-hour standoff with
cops.

The drama began when a member of K-Fed's camp showed up at Spears' home to pick
up the kids.

VIDEO: Britney Wheeled into Hospital on Stretcher

Almost immediately, the unstable superstar went into "total meltdown," a source
who was inside Spears' home at the time told the Chicago Sun-Times.

That source told the paper Spears "had been drinking, which wasn't a good idea,
since she was on [prescription] medications . . . As soon as Kevin's guy got to
the House, she started screaming, then ran to her bedroom and locked and bolted
the door."

Most disturbing, she took her "screaming" son, Jayden James, 1, with her.

London's News of the World reported that K-Fed was fearful that his ex was going
to use a firearm on the frightened baby. Kevin had purchased Spears a 9 mm
Beretta for her birthday, which was kept in the bedroom, and a Glock, the paper
reported.

Cops were called, and the chaos inside the house escalated.

At one point, the desperate ex-wife freaked so bad that she tried to bite one of
K-Fed's bodyguards in an effort to keep him from taking Jayden James, News of
the World reported.

Finally, a restrained Spears was carried out of her Studio City, Calif., house
on a stretcher.

jennifer.fermino (at) nypost.com

Promoting a Boondoggle

Promoting a Boondoggle

An insider said, Britney's "sick. [...] She needs help. It's sad because
what she's got - and we've heard it's like bipolar disorder - can easily be
treated with medication, but she won't do it." (Richard Johnson, "Britney
back-out stuns label," Page Six, New York Post, August 22, 2007, page 12)
The New York Post publishes rubbish -- psychiatric diagnoses made by
anyone. Who needs psychiatrists if everyone can make diagnoses?
Is Page Six in on the large joke called psychiatry which makes up illnesses
by consensus? When will the Post expose this great fraud, the harms by such
insiders, by police, by prosecutors and most of all by psychiatrists? When will
the boondoggle be stopped ending the theft of taxpayer funds for nonsensical
treatment?

Roy Bercaw, Editor, ENOUGH ROOM

Britney Back-out stuns label
Page Six
New York Post
Richard Johnson

August 22, 2007 -- Britney Spears backed out at the last minute from recording a
duet with her old flame, Justin Timberlake - and the inexplicable decision last
month has suits at her record label, Jive, very worried.

The duet, which was to be produced by hit-maker Timbaland at his studio in
Virginia Beach, could have started a big comeback for the troubled pop tart, who
peaked before she had two marriages and two kids.

A music industry source said Timberlake wrote the duet specifically for Spears.
Although they wouldn't be together in the studio, his voice would have been
mixed with hers later.

"Timbaland set aside a week out of his crazy schedule to do this - and then,
just before she was supposed to fly out, Britney abruptly canceled the session
and refused to do the song.

"It's crazy," the insider added. "She's looking for a comeback, and this would
have not only been a huge hit, but something she could have opened the MTV Video
Awards with and really blown everyone away."

Another insider said, "Listen, everyone is worried. In her mind, her album is
done and she's done enough work . . . She's an easy target right now, because
she's . . . sick. People like her are sick. It's like an anorexic who's sick in
the head and needs help. She needs help. It's sad because what she's got - and
we've heard it's like bipolar disorder - can easily be treated with medication,
but she won't do it."
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