Britney Spears BSPEARSSMILE1228_01.jpg Britney Spears' last few days may have come as a surprise to her fans worldwide - but at least one member of her inner circle saw things coming!

X17 just got off the phone with a source close to Britney, who gave us the following statement:

I'm still trying to find out all the details myself. I have to say I was not too suprised, for me and several others who are relatively close to her have felt her mental state had been alternating between clear and opaque.

From what I have been explained as far as Thursday night's situation, is that Ms. Spears had a mental lapse. Stress and anxiety along with fear and worry got to her.

Our source also wanted to make one fact even clearer: "She did NOT injure her children."