Occupying Entire Wing Of Promises Assures Britney Spears A Baldwin-Free Recovery Experience

Seth — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:15:06 EST

Details continue to trickle from within the gated, seaside facility known as Promise Malibu, inside which Britney Spears battles her impulse-humoring demons (HairRecoveryWatch: .4 inches and counting!). Following Friday's 90-minute visit from ex-husband Kevin Federline, ExtraTV.com is reporting that Spears' shatter-resistant children Sean Preston and Jayden James have also dropped by; their initial distress at seeing their shorn mom was quickly allayed once she handed them a box of color Sharpies and let them go to town on her scalp. The Scoop also notes that Spears has opted to spare no expense during her stay there, booking a whole wing of the recovery center for her rehabilitation needs:

The "Toxic singer" reportedly booked an entire wing for herself at Promises, the Malibu clinic where she's hoping to detox.
"She wants all the rooms on her wing," a source told the London Sun. "It will cost her hundreds of thousands."

The singer wants to avoid mixing with other patients, according to the paper, but another source says she's equally concerned about stories being leaked to the media.

There is one other possible explanation: Extra also reports that deeply troubled Baldwin brother Daniel has reached out to Spears while also booked at Promises, and that she "seemed 'a little fearful' of her situation." Having the entire Robert Downey Jr. Memorial Wing to herself would presumably avoid further unsolicited and terrifying incidents of attempted sponsorship by any other overly friendly, recovering lesser Baldwins who may be lurking around a tastefully decorated corner.

Britney Spears has whole rehab wing to herself [MSNBC]
Britney's Emotional Rehab Reunion [ExtraTV]

Hollywood BaldwinWatch: Daniel The Fugitive

Seth — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:25:01 EST

While his vastly more successful and less troubled brother Alec scoops up acting accolades at awards ceremonies around town, fascinating nature vs. nurture case study Daniel Baldwin's most notable recent projects remain limited to the sphere of crack-related run-ins with the law. Now, he can proudly add "fugitive experience" to his resume skills section, as a Newport judge has issued a warrant for his arrest for failing to show up to his arraignment for a car theft charge:

The $25,000 bench warrant means that if Baldwin is arrested, he will be held in lieu of $25,000 bail, said Farrah Emami, a spokeswoman for the Orange County district attorney's office, in a telephone interview.
Baldwin was scheduled to appear this morning at the Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach to be arraigned on felony charges of unlawfully taking a vehicle and of receiving stolen property, she said.

The KTLA video on the LAT's story page also informs us that only last week, Baldwin was in court on misdemeanor charges for "possessing a cocaine ingesting device" and "being under the influence." With no further details to go on, we'll assume the device was either a glass pipe, a sterling silver rolled dollar bill, or a beer helmet retrofitted to hold two giant vials of Crack Light delivered by crazy straw directly up the user's nostrils.

Arrest warrant issued for Baldwin brother [LAT]

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Occupying Entire Wing Of Promises Assures Britney Spears A Baldwin-Free Recovery Experience

Hollywood BaldwinWatch: Daniel The Fugitive