Drew Barrymore shares her 'empathy' for Britney Spears, talks about her own time in a psychiatric ward

The talk show host is speaking out for former party girls like Spears and Paris Hilton.

The host likened her situation to that of Spears, prompting the host to note that she has "so much empathy" for people in her position.  "Paris Hilton came on this show and she had been institutionalized by her mom and, you know, you think like Britney and Paris and I’ve thought it for myself, I’m sure that people look on and think, ‘These party girls, these privileges, how dare they have feelings about any of this? They’ve put themselves out there, they’ve asked for this — it’s fair f---ing game,’ and I just go, ‘They’re humans. They’re just humans,’ and I have a lot of empathy," the star explained.