People Top 5

The Former 'Pregnant Man' Debuts His Baby

Thomas Beatie shows off newborn daughter Susan Juliette, whom he calls "a miracle"

Patrick Swayze Calls His Recovery a 'Miracle' | Patrick Swayze

2 Patrick Swayze Calls His Recovery a 'Miracle'

3 Balthazar Getty: Yes, My Wife and I Have Separated

Angelina Leaves Hospital with Newborn Twins | Angelina Jolie

4 Angelina Leaves Hospital with Newborn Twins

Carey Hart on Pink: 'I Miss Everything About Her' | Carey Hart, Pink

5 Carey Hart on Pink: 'I Miss Everything About Her'

LAST UPDATE: Thursday July 24, 2008 03:10PM EDT

PEOPLE Top 5 are the most-viewed stories on the site over the past three days, updated every 60 minutes

Cover Story

Britney's Road In & Out of Rehab

After weeks of wild partying and alarming behavior – capped by the night she shaved her head – the pop star, with the support of family and friends, gets help ... only to make a hasty retreat

Originally posted Thursday February 22, 2007 12:00 PM EST

"Shaving her head was self-destructive," says hairstylist Corinne Asch of her client and friend (left, in the act on Feb. 16). "She was fed up, felt rebellious and was sick of everyone following her." Spears (right, wearing a wig in L.A. on Feb. 19) "is going to be fine," says her former agent Nancy Carson. "Her family is surrounding her, and they love her." Photo by: MBF / X17; ALPHAX / X17

Looking back, the only thing anyone can agree upon about the day Britney Spears seems to have hit rock bottom was that nothing made sense – beginning with her after-hours arrival at Esther's Haircutting Studio in Tarzana, Calif., about a half-hour drive from her Malibu home. At 7 p.m. on Feb. 16, owner Esther Tognozzi had locked the doors and was cleaning up when she heard a bang on the door. "Someone said, 'Ms. Spears is...