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Britney's Manager to Be Fired

Posted Feb 9, 08 10:18 AM CST in Gossip,  Arts & Living 

(Newser) – Britney Spears’ business manager and her divorce attorney are both flying the coop, but for different reasons, says People. Lawyer Sorrell Trope turned in his notice yesterday, filing to be released from the K-Fed custody case for the second time. Meanwhile, Spears’ father got Superior Court permission to fire business manager Howard Grossman, though Grossman says he doesn’t know why.

But TMZ thinks it could be because of ties between Grossman and Brit pal Sam Lutfi, who makes the family “uncomfortable”; Britney's mother charged in court papers that Lufti was controlling and abusing her daughter. Grossman denies a Lutfi connection, reports the AP. As for Trope, a hearing will be held March 10. “Hopefully they will find someone to replace us," the attorney said. "I'm not at liberty to say more at this time."

Sources: People, TMZ, Associated Press

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Attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan, representing Kevin Federline, not shown, speaks to the media Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008, after a child custody hearing in downtown Los Angeles. Sorrell Trope, Britney Spears'...   (Associated Press)
In this image released by OK! Magazine, Britney Spears is shown with her sons Sean Preston, 2, left, and one-year-old Jayden James on the cover of the Jan. 21, 2008 issue of OK! Magazine currently on...   (Associated Press)
In this image taken from video and released by TMZ, Britney Spears arrives to court in Los Angeles Monday, Jan. 14, 2008 for her child custody ruling. Divorce lawyer Sorrell Trop has filed for release...   (Associated Press)
Britney Spears arrives for the grand opening party of LAX nightclub at the Luxor hotel-casino in Las Vegas, in a Sept. 1, 2007 file photo. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)   (Associated Press)
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