THE BRITNEY SPEARS SAGA CONTINUES. THE 26-YEAR-OLD TROUBLED SINGER WILL
REMAIN IN A PSYCHIATRIC WARD FOR AT LEAST TWO MORE WEEKS. SPEARS WAS
COMMITTED THURSDAY FOR A 72-HOUR EVALUATION AND WAS TO BE RELEASED SUNDAY.
BUT DOCTORS DETERMINED SHE SHOULD STAY.
ACTRESS EVA MENDES HAS CHECKED HERSELF INTO A UTAH RHAB CENTER FOR SUBSTANCE
ABUSE. ACCORDING TO HER PUBLICIST, MENDES IS TAKING "TIME OFF" TO DEAL
WITH SOME "PERSONAL ISSUES" AND FELT SHE NEED PROFESSIONAL HELP.
FROM PACKING CONCERTS TO PACKING MOVIE THEATERS, FANS JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH
OF 15-YEAR-OLD HANNAH MONTANA. HER FILM, "HANNAH MONTANA & MILEY CYRUS: BEST
OF BOTH WORLDS CONCERT" WAS TOPS AT THE BOX OFFICE WITH 29 MILLION DOLLARS
, A RECORD FOR A SUPER BOWL WEEKEND DEBUT. DISNEY HAD PLANNED JUST A ONE
WEEK ENGAGEMENT FOR THE 3-D FILM THAT GIVES VIEWERS THE ILLUSION OF
VIRTUALLY BEING AT A LIVE SHOW. BUT ITS RUN HAS BEEN EXTENDED INDEFINITELY.