Restraining order against Britney's manager extended
Monday, 17 Mar 2008 16:54
Restraining order against Britney's Spears former manager Sam Lufti is extended for a further 30 days.
A restraining order against Britney's Spears former manager Sam Lufti has been extended for a further 30 days, his spokesman has confirmed.
Lufti was ordered to stay away from the troubled singer by US district court judge Philip Gutierrez last month - after court officials initially struggled to serve a restraining order to him - and has now agreed to keep his distance from the 26-year-old for another month.
A Los Angeles family last month granted temporary conservatorship of Britney's estate to her father James and a co-conservator, attorney Andrew Wallet.
A temporary restraining order against Lufti was issued at the same time, after Britney's mother Lynne Spears alleged he had drugged the Toxic star and restricted her access to telephones.
However, the extension of a temporary order could affect a hearing to make the restraining order permanent.
Lufti's spokesman Michael Sands told the Reuters news agency: "There is an agreement between Sam Lutfi and the conservatorship for the next 30 days.
"Both parties are happy and will continue to work together to further resolve any issues that may have come up in the past."
In a six-page declaration submitted to the Los Angeles superior court in February, Lynne Spears said Lufti had "inserted himself into my daughter's home, life and finances".
"Sam had told Britney that she was an unfit mother, a piece of trash and a whore, that she cares more about [paparazzo] Adnan [Ghalib], her current boyfriend, than she cares about her kids, and that she does not deserve the kids," she claimed.
"Sam told… me that he grinds up Britney's pills, which were on the counter and included Risperdol and Seroquel," Lynne said.
Risperdal is a sleeping pill, while Seroquel is used to treat bipolar disorder.
Meanwhile, staff at the UCLA medical centre who looked at Britney's confidential records while she was being treated at the Los Angeles facility in January are to be disciplined or lose their jobs, the hospital has confirmed.