The paparazzi-clotted streets of West Hollywood are safe again (at least for now): TMZ is reporting that an elite team of patient reclamation specialists from Promises Malibu—armed with oversized butterfly nets, the latest taser technology, and a baby rattle (she misses Sean Preston and the other one)—have succeeded in subduing rehabilitation fugitive Britney Spears and have returned her to lockdown at their minimum security facility. Also: the children are in Kevin Federline's custody, as Spears' preferred child care provider, the clown-faced ghost of Anna Nicole Smith, was unavailable due to a previous commitment.

• Britney Back in Rehab [TMZ]
• Previously: Britney Spears RehabWatch: Cops Crack Down On Paps, Let Celeb Fugitive Escape [Defamer]

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