Britney Spears's former manager Sam Lutfi says legal wrangling over conservatorship will ultimately result in her 'freedom'
Sam Lutfi, the former manager of Britney Spears, believes that the ongoing legal wranglings swirling around the pop star will ultimately result in her 'freedom.'
Lutfi was quizzed about the ongoing case about the 37-year-old singer's conservatorship by a photographer as he made his way through LAX airport Tuesday, TMZ reported, and kept things short but clear as he moved through the travel hub.
The chat came after a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge recently granted a restraining order Spears requested barring Lutfi from approaching within 200 yards of her; her mother Lynne, 64, father Jamie, 66, sister Jamie Lynn, 28; sons Sean, 13, and Jayden, 12; and her boyfriend Sam Asghari, 25.
The latest: Sam Lutfi, the former manager of Britney Spears, told TMZ Tuesday that the ongoing legal wranglings swirling around the pop star will ultimately result in her 'freedom'
In the clip, Lutfi was asked about the order and said, 'What do you want me to say, man?' before noting he believed the order 'of course' was unjust and unfair.
Asked if he felt the restraining order was the result of a personal vendetta on the part of Jamie, Lutfi said, 'I think that's obvious.'
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Lutfi said he hopes and thinks that Lynne understands his side of things better.
In court docs to obtain the restraining order, Spears' camp said that Lutfi had posted 'disparaging and threatening comments' against the star and her relatives; and has been a chief instigator in the #freebritney movement, a social media theory that Britney's been held against her will following her stint at a mental health treatment center last month.
Unhappy: Lutfi, pictured in LA in 2008, said he believes a restraining order issued against him was unjust and unfair
Make room: Lutfi and Spears were pictured in LA in November of 2007, which preceded her most turbulent times in 2008
A source told Us Tuesday that 'reports that Lynne is trying to help Britney loosen the constraints of the conservatorship are false,' and that 'if anything, Lynne wants Britney back in treatment, and that angers Britney.'
Spears and her parents attended a private court hearing on Friday over the future of the conservatorship, with all three agreeing to a 730 expert evaluation to be conducted in connection with the ongoing legal situation, the AP reported.
It was not immediately clear who would be examined, as it's a practice traditionally reserved to evaluate parents involved in divorce cases.
In the mix: Lutfi and Spears were snapped in November of 2007 shopping in Beverly Hills
Last month, Britney touched on her family problems in an Instagram clip, saying, 'My family has been going through a lot of stress and anxiety lately, so I just needed time to deal. But don't worry, I'll be back very soon.'
In a long caption she that accompanied the April 23 clip, Britney said that rumors about her had 'gotten out of control' amid 'just so many things crazy things being said' likely a reference to the #freebritney movement.
She said that the ongoing issues were causing her a hard time, in a request for privacy amid the turbulent time.
'I am trying to take a moment for myself, but everything that’s happening is just making it harder for me,' she said, later adding, 'What I need right now is a little bit of privacy to deal with all the hard things that life is throwing my way. If you could do that, I would be forever grateful.'
