Lutfi Sues Britney, Spears Parents for Slander

Pop star's former manager names singer, Jamie and Lynne in breach-of-contract and slander suits

By Gina Serpe Feb 03, 2009 9:00 PMTags
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Sam Lutfi is doing his best to make sure the Britney Spears circus keeps on rolling.

Four days after the pop star was granted a temporary restraining order against former manager turned meltdown-enabler Lutfi and onetime paparazzo paramour Adnan Ghalib, Lutfi has filed suit against Spears and her parents for allegedly damaging his rep.

While Britney, Jamie and Lynne Spears are all named in the suit, Lutfi claims it was the Spears parents who "began a campaign of slander, libel and defamation aimed at discrediting, destroying and physically and emotionally intimidating Lutfi in order to drive him out of Britney's life."

As for the singer herself, Lutfi accuses her of breach of contract and claims she still owes him unpaid management fees for her time under his pill-mashing thumb.

Last Friday, Spears' conservatorship was granted an order barring Lutfi and Ghalib from having any contact with the singer.

According to paperwork filed with the request, Lutfi had ramped up his efforts in recent months to undermine the conservatorship by threatening Jamie Spears with the release of "utterly false" accusations about the Spears family, as well as by attempting to get into touch with Britney via members of her entourage.

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