HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – The mystery continues behind the recent hospitalization of Britney Spears.
According to one report, the fallen pop star reportedly took over 100 pills during a massive 36-hour drug binge last week, prior to her hospitalization.
The troubled singer is said to have washed down the huge amount of drugs with a “Purple Monster” cocktail — a mixture of vodka, anti-flu syrup and an energy drink, before being taken to Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Thursday night, according to Britain’s Daily Mirror newspaper.
A source close to the singer said: “She ended up taking 20 Clenbuterol diet pills, 18 herbal speed tablets, 18 Piriton anti-histamine tablets, 12 Vicodin painkillers, 10 sleeping pills and eight antacid reflux tablets.
“She also drank one bottle of Pepto-Bismol, two bottles of NyQuil and two bottles of OxyContin painkiller, and further took 10 anti-hangover drugs and six Ritalin tablets, which are usually used to treat Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD).”
However, another source tells a completely different story, claiming to People magazine that the pop star was drug free at the time.
The insider said, “She tested clean. This lady is as clean as clean can be, and has been for some time.”
Meanwhile, Britney’s estranged father, Jamie, reportedly “broke down in tears” when he visited his 25-year-old daughter in the hospital.
A source told People: “Jamie was incredibly upset. He broke down in tears. When he realized the situation, it just literally broke him down.
“Jamie thought he understood what was going on, as he was the only Spears family member there during Britney’s mental evaluation.
“But it’s got to the point where he doesn’t know what to do. Everyone is trying to figure out the best thing to do, but who knows what that is now.”
Spears was taken to the hospital by paramedics after police were called to her home because of a dispute involving the two sons she had with ex-husband Kevin Federline.
The pop singer, who spent much of 2007 in and out of alcohol and drug rehab and battling legal problems, became hysterical, was taken from her home on a stretcher and transported to Cedars-Sinai via ambulance.
