Carrie Underwood had an uber-emotional performance at Atlanta, breaking down mid-chorus of her song, “Don’t Forget to Remember Me.” Her rep says the song was inspired by her mother, and speculates the verses may have triggered memories of home.

In another sad example of real life imitating television, Mischa Barton, best known for her role as the tortured Marissa Cooper on The O.C., was sentenced to three years probation for drunk driving. Her sentence also included the order to join an alcohol education program. The 22-year-old actress agreed that driving drunk in L.A (weaving across lanes and failing to signal on a turn) was a very stupid move indeed.

As if being hauled away in an ambulance then being kept in a hospital for “mental evaluation” wasn’t enough to get her to slow down, Britney has now fled from her Beverly Hills home, despite the paparazzi being camped out outside her house.

She was then seen with photographer pal Adnan Ghalib, 35, drinking a champagne mimosa and laughing  at the Daily Grill in Palm Desert. Dr.Phil and her family all claim to still be seriously concerned about the pop star’s mental state.

After the fiasco in Brintneyland over the past few weeks, its no surprise that perhaps theres a reason to all the madness- Britney having a mental disorder. It would explain the extreme mood swings and when coupled with substance abuse, total mayhem.

According to a close family source, the 26-year-old singer has been suffering from a mood disorder for years, and although she hasn’t been formally diagnosed, all fingers point to  Bipolar Disorder.

Well, with the picture of Britney laughing wildly as she was being taken away in the ambulance, it seems like a pretty fair assumption.