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| A Los Angeles court has issued a restraining order against Britney Spears' manager at the request of the troubled pop star's mother. | A Los Angeles court has issued a restraining order against Britney Spears' manager at the request of the troubled pop star's mother. |
| Lynne Spears claimed Sam Lutfi, 33, drugged her daughter, cut off her phone lines and called her an "unfit mother". | Lynne Spears claimed Sam Lutfi, 33, drugged her daughter, cut off her phone lines and called her an "unfit mother". |
| In a six-page declaration, she said Mr Lutfi "moved into Britney's home and has purported to take control of her life, home and finances". | In a six-page declaration, she said Mr Lutfi "moved into Britney's home and has purported to take control of her life, home and finances". |
| The restraining order bans Mr Lutfi from contacting Ms Spears in any way. | The restraining order bans Mr Lutfi from contacting Ms Spears in any way. |
| He must stay away from the singer, her homes, her parents and siblings' homes and the hospital where she is undergoing psychiatric evaluation. | He must stay away from the singer, her homes, her parents and siblings' homes and the hospital where she is undergoing psychiatric evaluation. |
| Lynne Spears took out the restraining order on Friday"He yells at her. He claims to control everything - Britney's business manager, her attorneys and the security guards at the gate," the singer's mother said in the declaration made public in court documents. | |
| She claimed he disconnected the star's home phone line and removed her mobile phone chargers. | |
| The paparazzi reported to him and treated him "like a general", she said. | The paparazzi reported to him and treated him "like a general", she said. |
| The declaration focused on the night of 28 January, a few days before the Grammy-winning superstar was admitted to hospital. | The declaration focused on the night of 28 January, a few days before the Grammy-winning superstar was admitted to hospital. |
| The singer, who recently lost custody of her two young sons, continually asked to see her children that night, her mother said. | The singer, who recently lost custody of her two young sons, continually asked to see her children that night, her mother said. |
| Sam Lufti said he was not concerned about his own image"What do I have to do to see them?" her mother quoted her as saying. | |
| "Sam responded: 'Take the pills I tell you to take.' Britney said: 'I don't like the pills and I don't like the psychiatrist. Can't I see another psychiatrist so I can see my babies?' | "Sam responded: 'Take the pills I tell you to take.' Britney said: 'I don't like the pills and I don't like the psychiatrist. Can't I see another psychiatrist so I can see my babies?' |
| "Sam responded: 'If I told you to take 10 pills a day, you should do what I tell you to see your babies.'" | "Sam responded: 'If I told you to take 10 pills a day, you should do what I tell you to see your babies.'" |
| Lynne Spears also claimed Mr Lufti ground up the star's medication and put it in her food to keep her quiet. | Lynne Spears also claimed Mr Lufti ground up the star's medication and put it in her food to keep her quiet. |
| "He told us that the doctor who is treating her now is trying to get her into a sleep-induced coma so that they could then give her drugs to heal her brain," she said. | "He told us that the doctor who is treating her now is trying to get her into a sleep-induced coma so that they could then give her drugs to heal her brain," she said. |
| Medication | Medication |
| He allegedly said he was the one giving Spears her medication and "he told me if he weren't in the house to give Britney her medicine, she would kill herself". | He allegedly said he was the one giving Spears her medication and "he told me if he weren't in the house to give Britney her medicine, she would kill herself". |
| Lynne Spears also alleged that Mr Lufti "told Britney she was an unfit mother, a piece of trash and a whore, that she cares more about Adnan [Ghalib], her current boyfriend, than she cares about her kids and that she does not deserve her kids". | Lynne Spears also alleged that Mr Lufti "told Britney she was an unfit mother, a piece of trash and a whore, that she cares more about Adnan [Ghalib], her current boyfriend, than she cares about her kids and that she does not deserve her kids". |
| A psychiatrist has been appointed by the judge to determine if the 26-year-old singer is capable of understanding the legal proceedings concerning her. | A psychiatrist has been appointed by the judge to determine if the 26-year-old singer is capable of understanding the legal proceedings concerning her. |
| Lynne Spears said her daughter met Mr Lufti last October. | Lynne Spears said her daughter met Mr Lufti last October. |
| Mr Lutfi told The Associated Press news agency: "I have no problems with anyone writing anything negative against me. My image is not of concern, hers is." | Mr Lutfi told The Associated Press news agency: "I have no problems with anyone writing anything negative against me. My image is not of concern, hers is." |