Bodyguard: Britney is a drug-binging bad mother

Britney Spears binged on drink and drugs and nearly overdosed just weeks after checking out of rehab, according to her former bodyguard Tony Barretto.

Mon, 24 Sep, 2007 - 16:30

Britney Spears binged on drink and drugs and nearly overdosed just weeks after checking out of rehab, according to her former bodyguard Tony Barretto.

The revelations formed part of Barretto's testimony during Spears' court battle with ex Kevin Federline over custody of their two children Sean Preston, two, and Jayden James, one.

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