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Lynne Spears: Manager Drugged, Abused Britney

Pal Sam Lufti 'claims to control everything'

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 5, 2008 4:55 PM CST

(Newser) – Britney Spears' manager has been drugging and verbally attacking the singer, her mom said in papers filed to support her application for a restraining order against Sam Lutfi. Lynne Spears says in a document dated Jan. 31 that Lutfi "claims to control everything"—... Read full story »

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