Britney suicide watch claims 'absolutely untrue'

Britney Spears’ manager has denied reports claiming that the troubled pop princess is on suicide watch.

Larry Rudolph said the stories were “absolutely untrue”.

Spears went into rehab for the third time in a week on Wednesday night, after prompting concern about her health with her erratic behaviour – which included shaving off all her hair.

Estranged husband Kevin Federline has apparently visited her at the luxurious Promises facility in Malibu, where she appears to have managed to stay for more than 24 hours.

Speaking to entertainment news show Extra, Mr Rudolph said of the suicide watch claims: “The story is absolutely untrue.

“She is in rehab, and it is very disappointing that various media outlets are running these false stories about her, as Britney tries to get better.”

Federline, 28, and Spears, 25, are involved in a custody battle over their two young sons, but People reported that the worried wannabe rapper had been to see her as she started a treatment programme.

“He cares a lot about her,” a source told the magazine.

Yesterday Spears’ father, Jamie, said his daughter was a “sick little girl”.

“We’re just trying to take care of her,” he told Fox News.

A planned emergency family law court hearing called by Federline was cancelled after it emerged that Spears had gone back to rehab again.

Before being taken back to Promises – where she spent a day earlier in the week - by her mother, Spears was photographed furiously taking aim at a photographer’s car with an umbrella, reportedly outside the house where Federline is staying.

Last week, she briefly visited Eric Clapton’s Crossroads clinic in Antigua, but after leaving she shocked fans by shaving off her own hair in full view of photographers.