Filed under: Britney Spears
I managed to go, what, one full day without a Britney Spears story? Wow — miracles do happen!
So the details of the restraining order against Britney’s “manager and friend” Sam Lufti have been made public and, not surprisingly, they ain’t pretty. The order alleges that he took over her life and finances, drugged her and controlled the paparazzi for months.
Looks like somebody has been reading The Howard K. Stern Guide to Fortune!
The documents released by the court ordered Sam to stay away from Britney. In a section of the order that detailed previous harassment, Lynne Spears said “Mr. Lutfi drugged Britney, he has cut Britney’s home phone lines and removed her cell phone chargers. He yells at her. He claims to control everything — Britney’s business manager, her attorneys and the security guards at the gate.”
According to the declaration, Lynne and Jamie arrived for an intervention, and –
“Sam had told Britney that she was an unfit mother, a piece of trash and a whore, that she cares more about Adnan, her current boyfriend, than she cares about her kids, and that she does not deserve the kids.” Lynne continues, “Sam told Jackie and me that he grinds up Britney’s pills, which were on the counter and included Risperdal (an anti-psychotic drug for schizophrenia and bipolarity) and Seroquel.” Also, “He told us that the doctor who is treating her now is trying to get her into a sleep-induced coma so that they could then give her drugs to heal her brain.”
During a dispute later that night, Sam allegedly said, “If you try to get rid of me, she’ll be dead and I’ll piss on her grave.”
Oy.
Britney’s father has been granted control of her finances until Valentine’s Day by a judge who also barred Britney from contacting Lutfi. In addition, a physician has been appointed to evaluate whether Britney is competent to make any decisions on her own.
All I want to know is, when are the Scientologists* going to weasel their way into that psychiatric ward? Because, as you know, they’re the “only ones who can help!” It’s only a matter of time till they dance through Britney’s room in a conga line, vitamins and auditing questionnaire in-hand…
Posted by Candy ♦ February 5, 2008
At 2:19 pm The Joker said:
Interesting that at almost the same time, an attorney in another of the legal actions swirling around Britney claims that her assets are (only) 40 million dollars, rather than the generally understood 100 million dollars she was understood to be worth.
Maybe Sam has been vacuuming out her accounts? I bet that his finances would be VERY interesting…
February 5, 2008
At 2:21 pm midevil said:
Jeebus.
February 5, 2008
At 2:32 pm PoorBritney.com said:
You know Tom Cruise is just itching to SAVE Britney in front of the whole world. Actually, he’s been quiet on this issue. I guess her mental issues are even too much for him. He likes easy cases like Brooke Shields.
February 5, 2008
At 3:36 pm nashdog said:
ok… so let’s presume this is all 100% true - sam’s involvement covers only a portion of a long time of weirdness… what’s the reasoning for the rest of it? (i.e. - think of the video footage from the erstwhile declaration of true love that was the ‘chaotic’ show)
February 5, 2008
At 4:11 pm jewed said:
“Sam had told Britney that she was an unfit mother, a piece of trash and a whore, that she cares more about Adnan, her current boyfriend, than she cares about her kids, and that she does not deserve the kids.”
UM,YEAH.
February 5, 2008
At 6:58 pm Vern said:
Now THERE’S a conga line even band nerds are too cool for!
February 5, 2008
At 7:14 pm Erika said:
I’m really surprised that Tom hasn’t come out with some message to Britney. I mean, seriously - do scientologists REALLY believe that they can help mentally ill people with vitamins? Frightening.
February 5, 2008
At 6:53 pm Happy Go Lucky said:
I’m with Jewed. I’d say this Sam Lufti guy is
pretty damn perceptive.
Also, I’m no doctor but does it strike anyone else
as weird that he wants to put Brit into a ’sleep-
induced coma so that they could then give her drugs to heal her brain’???? I have never heard
of anything like that before.
February 6, 2008