EXCLUSIVE: Britney Spears' business manager Lou Taylor SUES #FreeBritney supporter who bought website domains in her name and shared posts calling her the 'mastermind controlling the pop star'
- Britney Spears' business manager Lou Taylor is suing a man named Bryan Kuchar
- The suit claims Kuchar bought the domains loumtaylor.com and loumtaylor.net to 'mislead internet user' and 'tarnish Taylor's name'
- The sites tout being 'Your #1 source for the gay demon exorcist' and 'Your 2nd source for the gay demon exorcist', which Taylor calls 'defamatory'
- The suit claims that Kuchar used the sites to 'exploit Taylor's fame and goodwill for Kuchar's own commercial gain' by selling ad space
- The complaint filed in Atlanta, Georgia, last week claims the domains are 'confusingly similar' to her real name and 'harmful to business interests'
- Taylor, who is a top entertainment business manager with celebrity clients, was implicated in the #FreeBritney movement in a series of 'fake' emails
Britney Spears' business manager Lou Taylor (pictured) is suing a man named Bryan Kuchar for buying domains in her name to 'tarnish her name and mark'
Britney Spears' business manager Lou Taylor is suing a #FreeBritney supporter who bought two website domains in her name and began posting 'defamatory' claims about her and her relationship to the troubled pop star.
Taylor filed a complaint last week claiming a man named Bryan Kuchar bought the domains loumtaylor.com and loumtaylor.net to 'mislead internet users' and 'tarnish Taylor's name and mark', according to court documents obtained by DailyMailTV.
The site loumtaylor.com, which has since been taken down, touted itself as 'Your #1 source for the gay demon exorcist'.
The other, loumtaylor.net, which is still active, is branded as 'Your 2nd source for the gay demon exorcist.'
The active site with #FreeBritney at the top of the page features articles that appear to paint Taylor as a master manipulator, with headlines that include: 'Lou Taylor mastermind behind Britney Spears conservatorship, then tries again with Lindsay Lohan' and 'The Britney Spears Foundation goes broke, thanks to an organization highly supported by Lou M Taylor'.
Taylor, who is a top entertainment business manager, was implicated in the #FreeBritney movement earlier this year after emails allegedly written by Spears in 2007 described Taylor as a 'stalker'.
Spears later claimed that the emails were fake and written by her former manager Sam Lutfi.
This is the site loumtaylor.com that claims Kuchar bought to 'exploit Taylor's fame' for 'commercial gain' and boasted itself as 'Your #1 source for the gay demon exorcist'
This is loumtaylor.net which was created June 29 allegedly by a #FreeBritney supporter and posts 'defamatory' stories about the pop star's business manager
This article on loumtaylor.net claims that Taylor hired a private investigator to take down loumtaylor.com
Taylor is CEO of TriStar Sports and Entertainment Group, managing the business side of the careers of artists Gwen Stefani, Jennifer Lopez, Mary J. Blige, and Spears, as well as top athletes, directors and writers.
Taylor, who is a top entertainment business manager with celebrity clients, was implicated in the #FreeBritney movement in a series of 'fake' email
The suit claims that both sites attempt to appear legitimate by reprinting articles about Taylor from known media outlets such as Billboard Magazine and Variety Magazine without permission.
She has, in fact, been in the media for her success in business after landing on The Hollywood Reporter's Top Business Manager list from 2014 to 2018 and Variety Magazine's Business Managers Elite list from 2014 through 2016 and again in 2018.
The complaint filed in the Northern District of Georgia on July 1 says Kuchar registered the domain www.loumtaylor.com on May 21, 2019 and www.loumtaylor.net on June 29, 2019 without Taylor's permission or consent.
One of articles on the now-deleted site is titled,'Britney Spears' Alleged Leaked Emails Attack Father, Call Business Manager a 'Stalker''.
Meanwhile, the new site has another article titled: 'Lou M Taylor hire a private investigator to take down loumtaylor.com ''Your #1 source for the gay demon exorcist'''.
The complaint argues that using Taylor's full name, including her middle initial, is 'confusingly similar' and harmful to her business interests.
'Kuchar knew, or had reason to know, such statements were false and would be harmful to Taylor and her business interests,' the complaint says.
It says that as a result of Kuchar's acts, Taylor has suffered damages in an amount to be determined at trial.
The suit also claims that Kuchar was using the sites to 'exploit Taylor's fame and goodwill for Kuchar's own commercial gain' by selling ad spaces.
The complaint filed in Atlanta, Georgia, last week claims the sites are 'confusingly similar' to her real name and 'harmful to business interests'
Taylor became tangled in the #FreeBritney movement after three emails were published which were allegedly written by the pop star to her attorney in 2007 criticizing how she was being treated by her management.
'There is a crazy lady Lou Taylor that has been sending stuff to my house,' Spears allegedly wrote. 'I don't know her she is a stalker.'
She continued to write that Taylor believed Spears was 'possessed and that she needs to come and kill these spirits.'
Spears responded in April where she claimed the emails were fake and actually written by her former manager Sam Lutfi.
'These fake emails everywhere were crafted by Sam Lutfi years ago... I did not write them,' Spears said. 'He was pretending to be me and communicating with my team with a fake email address. My situation is unique, but I promise I'm doing what's best at this moment.
'You may not know this about me, but I am strong, and stand up for what I want! Your love and dedication is amazing, but what I need right now is a little bit of privacy to deal with all the hard things that life is throwing my way.
Taylor got involved in the #FreeBritney movement after a series of 'fake' emails were published which were allegedly written by Spears, calling Taylor a 'stalker'. Spears denied she wrote the emails and instead said her former manager Sam Lutfi (right with Spears in 2008) wrote them
Sam Lufti responded in a post which he captioned: 'Nice try Lou but this isn't going to work this time around'
The suit claims that Kuchar used the sites to 'exploit Taylor's fame and goodwill for Kuchar's own commercial gain' by selling ad space
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Lufti responded in a post which he captioned: 'Nice try Lou but this isn't going to work this time around.'
His statement read: 'Britney's Instagram post has accused me of fabricating e-emails of hers that have been circulating recently.
'I can unequivocally state that I never wrote nor had access to her email. Her team's desperate attempt to deflect negative attention onto me (yet again) is a rather ineffective way to overshadow the FreeBritney movement.
'In addition to making certain people in her camp look bad, the e-mails in question show a woman capable of running her own life, a narrative they apparently want to hide.'
