Restraining order against Britney's manager extended
Restraining order against Britney's former manager Sam Lufti extended
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Thursday, 17, Apr 2008 06:29
The restraining order against Britney Spears' former manager and confidante Sam Lufti has been extended until July 31st, it was revealed on Wednesday.
Lufti was ordered to stay away from the troubled singer by US district court judge Philip Gutierrez in February - after court officials initially struggled to serve a restraining order to him - and he has now been forbidden from contacting or coming within 250 yards of the 26-year-old for a further three months.
When a Los Angeles family court 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, following allegations from Britney's mother Lynne that Lufti had drugged her daughter.
And Los Angeles superior court judge Aviva Bobb has now extended the order until July 31st after James Spears, Wallet and Lufti agreed on the matter.
In a statement issued to Usmagazine.com, Lutfi's spokesman, Michael Sands said: "Sam and the family are communicating and cooperating trying to do what's best for Britney."
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.