LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears’ companion Sam Lutfi exerted almost total control over the singer, cutting her phone lines, taking away her cell-phone chargers, disabling her vehicles and grinding up pills to place in her food, Spears’ mother alleged in a declaration seeking a restraining order against the sometime manager.
Lynne Spears said Lutfi told her, “You’d better learn that I control everything. … If you try to get rid of me, she’ll be dead and I’ll (urinate) on her grave.”
The recently approved restraining order, released by the court Tuesday, bars Lutfi from coming within 250 yards of Spears and is the latest bit of drama in the decline of the pop star, who is at the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center on a two-week psychiatric hold. Her father and an attorney have been granted temporary conservatorship over her.
Lutfi, 33, could not be reached for comment. Lutfi’s first name was listed on the restraining order as Osama. According to court records, a previous restraining order was issued against him under that name in 2004.
Lynne Spears, in her declaration, alleged that Lutfi “essentially moved into Britney’s home and has purported to take control of her life, home and finances.”
“He yells at her. He claims to control everything — Britney’s business manager, her attorneys and the security guards at the gate,” the filing alleges.
“The paparazzi reported to Sam and addressed him with great respect. They treated him like a general,” she wrote.
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