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NEWS ABOUT: Sam Lutfi

Sam Lutfi stories: 15 news summaries
GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Ex-Manager 
 Owes Us $123K: 
 Brit's Lawyers 

Plus, Kiefer and Brooke speak out over headbutt, more

May 12, 09 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears’ legal team slapped Sam Lutfi with a 3-year restraining order—and now they’re going after his money, People reports, asking a court to order the erstwhile manager to reimburse Spears $123,142 in legal fees. They also want $72,292 from similarly restrained ex Adnan Ghalib. Elsewhere:... More »

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entertainment • Britney Spears • Kanye West • celebrity • Kiefer Sutherland • Rihanna • Adnan Ghalib • Sam Lutfi • Spencer Pratt • Chris Brown • Heidi Montag • Brooke Shields • Jack McCollough

 Britney Pals 
 Slapped With 
 Restraining Order 

Court grants Britney's dad's request to keep ex-manager away from his daughter

Apr 29, 09 3:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Los Angeles court has ordered former manager Sam Lutfi and lawyer Jon Eardley to stay away from Britney Spears for the next three years, People reports. Britney's father—who filed the request—charges that the men have harassed his daughter and tried to undermine the agreement giving him control... More »

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Britney Spears • Sam Lutfi • Jamie Spears • restraining order • Jon Eardley

 Dad 'Blackmailing' 
 Britney, Court Told 

She sneaked star a secret cell phone

Apr 2, 09 7:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chafing under her dad's control, Britney Spears wants to hire her own lawyer, People reports. The sister of Spears' former manager, Sam Lutfi, told an LA court yesterday that she recently sneaked the singer a cellphone so she could call Lutfi and ask for help without her father knowing. "... More »

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Britney Spears • cell phones • Adnan Ghalib • Sam Lutfi • Jamie Spears • restraining order • Christina Lutfi

 Brit's Dad Wins 
 Extension of 
 Restraining Order 

He texted her continuously to reach Brit, stylist testifies

Feb 26, 09 9:18 AM CST
(Newser) - An LA court yesterday extended the restraining order against Britney Spears' ex-manager, ex-boyfriend, and another man who've been accused of trying to influence the troubled pop star, People reports. Her father and conservator, Jamie Spears, had requested the extension. At a hearing yesterday, the singer's hairstylist testified the ex-manager, Sam... More »

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Britney Spears • pop music • celebrity • Adnan Ghalib • Sam Lutfi • Jamie Spears • restraining order

(Newser) - Britney Spears' dad yesterday asked an LA court for help in keeping the troubled pop star away from three men he fears are attempting to interfere with her recovery. Jamie Spears, who has legal control of his 27-year-old daughter's affairs, appeared weary as he offered a peek into daily life... More »

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Britney Spears • pop music • testimony • Adnan Ghalib • Sam Lutfi • Jamie Spears • conservator • restraining order • court appearance

Docs Called as Britney Throws Tantrum

Spears suffers panic attack under tour, lawsuit pressure

Feb 5, 09 10:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Britney Spears is buckling under pressure as her world tour approaches, the Telegraph reports. The 27-year-old threw temper tantrums so severe her dad called a doctor. “Britney is in danger of not going on tour,” a source whispers. “She fears her performance will be branded a flop.... More »

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Britney Spears • pop music • gossip • Sam Lutfi • temper tantrums • concert tour

 Ex-Manager Sues Britney 

Lutfi claims Spears family sought to 'destroy' him

Feb 3, 09 4:20 PM CST
(Newser) - A former associate is suing Britney Spears and her family for libel and defamation, TMZ reports. Sam Lutfi claims matriarch Lynne Spears’ tell-all book Through the Storm contains numerous false claims about him, part of a “campaign of lies and intimidation" to destroy his reputation and "drive him... More »

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Britney Spears • libel • lawsuit • defamation • Lynne Spears • Sam Lutfi • restraining order • manager

 Britney Ex-Pals Hit 
 With Restraining Orders 

Ex-manager, ex-boyfriend accused of undermining conservatorship

Jan 31, 09 6:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Britney Spears' family has obtained restraining orders against ex-manager Sam Lutfi, ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib, and a lawyer, sources tell TMZ. Lutfi and Ghalib, frequent companions during Britney's breakdown last year, are accused of conspiring to undermine her conservatorship arrangement. Spears herself is terrified of them both and wants to see... More »

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Britney Spears • Adnan Ghalib • Sam Lutfi • Jamie Spears • restraining order • conservatorship

 Brit Says Bye-Bye to Sam Lufti

Restraining order's up, but he's still kicked to the curb

Jul 31, 08 2:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - A restraining order was lifted yesterday against Sam Lufti, the man by Britney Spears' side during her string of embarrassing mishaps earlier this year. But he won't be seeing her any time soon, reports AP. The singer "does not want to be further harrassed or contacted" by her former... More »

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Britney Spears • pop music • Sam Lutfi • Jamie Spears • celebrity parents

Cops Probe Claim Britney Was Drugged

Manager dosed her, mom charges
in deposition

Feb 28, 08 5:19 AM CST
(Newser) - As Britney Spears' True Hollywood Story unfolds in real time, the latest dust-up centers on mother Lynne Spears' accusations that her daughter was drugged by former manager Sam Lutfi. The LAPD is working "to determine if laws have been violated" in response to Lynne's deposition claiming that Lutfi told... More »

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Britney Spears • prescription drugs • LAPD • Risperdal • Seroquel • Lynne Spears • Sam Lutfi

Spears Pal Strikes Back Against Dad

Ex-manager asks
court to spring Britney from family control

Feb 16, 08 7:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Britney Spears' former manager and pal Sam Lutfi is trying to liberate her from her family's control by getting her case moved from Los Angeles to federal court, E! reports.  He's arguing in a petition that Jamie Spears is unfit to oversee his daughter's life and that she's being... More »

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Britney Spears • federal courts • civil rights • Sam Lutfi • Jamie Spears • mental breakdown • conservatorship

Lynne Spears: Manager Drugged, Abused Britney

Pal Sam Lufti 'claims to control everything'

Feb 5, 08 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"—he cut her daughter's phone... More »

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Britney Spears • antipsychotic drugs • Lynne Spears • Sam Lutfi • hospitalization • verbal abuse

Brit's Dad Gets
Control Until Valentine's Day

Attorney tries to block dad's conservatorship of Spears' $40M assets

Feb 5, 08 6:20 AM CST
(Newser) - A California court has extended control over the affairs of troubled pop star Britney Spears to her father until February 14, reports the Los Angeles Times. The judge also appointed a physician to report on Spears' mental condition at a hearing next week. The singer is currently at UCLA Medical... More »

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Britney Spears • paparazzi • Sam Lutfi • Jamie Spears

Jamie Spears Given Control Over Britney

Furious singer doesn't want parents in charge, but court disagrees

Feb 2, 08 6:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Britney's dad is taking charge of the hospitalized singer's affairs, at least for the very short term. A Los Angeles court yesterday assigned Jamie Spears as conservator of her person and estate, meaning he has temporary control over her medical care and assets, MTV reports. The situation will be reassessed... More »

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Britney Spears • Lynne Spears • Sam Lutfi • Jamie Spears • conservator • restraining order

Britney Grilled on Parenting

Spends two hours giving deposition

Jan 22, 08 9:01 AM CST
(Newser) - After skipping out on earlier court-ordered depositions, troubled pop star Britney Spears finally spent more than two hours yesterday being grilled about her fitness as a mother by attorneys for ex-hubby Kevin Federline. The 26-year-old singer was questioned at the lawyers' offices about drug use and her often erratic behavior,... More »

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Britney Spears • parenting • Kevin Federline • deposition • custody • Sam Lutfi • Claus Hjelmbak • Los Angeles Superior Court • Scott Gordon • visitation

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