Brit's Pal Grilled Like a Cheeseburger

Sources tell TMZ K-Daddy's lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, was all over Sam Lutfi, Brit's close friend, like white on rice during his deposition today.Britney & Sam
We're told the depo, which ended just before 6:00 PM, covered a wide range of issues. Sources say Kaplan asked about the meds Brit takes, where she goes, what she does at home, what she drinks, and on and on.

Kaplan also asked Lutfi about his relationship with the photo agency X17 and specifically whether he and Brit have a financial deal where they help X17 get pics of Brit and in return get moolah. X17 has denied there's any deal.

We're told Kaplan asked Lutfi about his income and where he gets it, how he supports himself, etc. We're also told Kaplan asked him about six lawsuits in which he was reportedly sued. We're told Lutfi answered that most of those suits were against his father.

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Posted at 10:59PM on Jan 24th 2008 by kimberh

47. Why isn't TMZ all over ESPN's Dana Jacobson for getting drunk and shouting ''F'' Jesus at a roast? If she said ''F'' blacks, Jews or Allah, TMZ would be all over it like white on Paris Hilton. What's up?

Posted at 11:01PM on Jan 24th 2008 by HenryO

48. Lufti is screwed.....there is NO doubt that slutty Brit and her con man BF have arranged some deal with soomeone, why in the hell would a person change clothes 10 times a day and drive around in LA.....Noone with one brain cell would ever WANT to drive in LA traffic all day....

We all knew that some kind of deal was cooked up..... that deal with the pink wig...hello..... If Brit REALLY did do this.....she can say good bye FOREVER to her kids..... because she sold her kids to the devil.....if she has been getting payments for all these pics. .....and putting her kids in danger to JUST make money.....she is WORSE than then we even thought before. anyone who lives in LA, knows, you avoid driving in LA if you can avoid it!!!!!

Brit is one worthless human being if she sold out her 2 little boys for MONEY, when she has a 100 million dollars. Hope they throw the book at her . she should never see those kids ever again.

Posted at 11:01PM on Jan 24th 2008 by ding dang dong

49. ...SORRY TO STRAY..I THINK IT IS GRT ANGELINA IS HAVING TWINS...TMZ HASN'T POSTED ANYTHIGN ABT THIS!!...SAW IT ON X17..

Posted at 11:02PM on Jan 24th 2008 by Prime Minister Harper

50. That little bit about X17 is interesting. I wondered why their posts about her seemed so nice and FAKE! X17 is BOGUS!!!! There is nothing positive about this girl. And it is going to really suck for her once the cameras aren't following her anymore, I for one am already tired of seeing her. I feel like I need a shower every time I see a picture of her.

Posted at 11:02PM on Jan 24th 2008 by Its Just Me

51. She's a parasite and Sam is the blood sucking leach weasel.. One day they'll find her in the gutter on Sam's garbage route..

Posted at 11:03PM on Jan 24th 2008 by Trilogy

52. yawn

Posted at 11:04PM on Jan 24th 2008 by only we can call each other cracker

53. IF BRITNEY GOT PAID FOR THE PICTURES OR HER FRIEND DID....... SHE WILL HAVE BROKEN THE AGREEMENT OF HER DIVORCE....... THEN KEVIN HAS A WAY TO GET MORE MONEY OUT OF HER....

WHAT A GOLD DIGGER K FED IS AND HIS LAWYER TOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 11:06PM on Jan 24th 2008 by KEVIN IS JUST TRYING TO GET MONEY PEOPLE!!!!!!

54. I didn't think much about this before, but these dispositions just don't seem right to me. Kaplan has a vested interest in making Britney look bad and giving him a free hand to interrogate her people isn't right. The court should be the only one to do that. At least then you know it would be fair. Now it's just a vendetta.

Posted at 11:14PM on Jan 24th 2008 by btexpress

55. I just want to know who is the drug dealer who moved from the Four Seasons to the Beverly Wilshire is? Is it true that there is a connection between that person and Sam? Word is that Sam really a drug dealer, and has he also provided drugs to Paris Hilton? Who is Sam's father, and how come he got sued so many times, for what? Also, it would be interesting to know how he came into Britney's life? So yes, I agree with TMZ, who in the hell is Sam Lufti, we would like to know?

Posted at 11:14PM on Jan 24th 2008 by Just Wonderin'

56. X17 SUX, THEIR SITE HAS SPYWARE/MALWARE, WILL INFECT YOUR COMPUTER, DOWNLOAD YOUR FILES, I HAVE TRIPLE REDUNDENT PROTECTION, BEWARE

Posted at 11:15PM on Jan 24th 2008 by shepard carpenter

57. Since when is it against the law to be a friend of someone? What are the legalities of this situation? Was he allowed to have a lawyer present and or was he under oath? Couldn’t he have just pulled a Britney and not showed up? Couldn’t he just have blown it off? Or was the only reason he took the abuse because he wants to try to help brit regain custody? I just don’t understand. How can someone be required to share whether they know if a friend or an associate (whatever) drinks or smokes or pops pills or acts rational or irrational?

I can understand if the “friend” was accused of breaking the law or robbing a bank, but short of an investigation pertaining to any ‘Actual laws having been broken could not be required to testify to a mere lawyer hired by an ex? Cops can haul you in for questioning whenever they want and can use any excuse they want, but a lawyer (hired by a private party) has no authority over me (or you). If I had a friend (a gal) that had lost custody of her children and we hung out and the ex-husband (subpoenaed) me to tell them everything I knew about her (her private life) that I so much as thought I knew or had observed, how can that be legal to require me to share such information? And if I refused? What then? Jail/Prison/Contempt? For what?

What laws would I then be accused of breaking? She wasn’t my wife or sibling? We were just friends. I never saw her break any laws or do anything I felt was illegal? Short of that I remember nothing but chatting about the weather. Since when are my private conversations or my friends business any business of yours or anyone else’s or the equivalent to public records? What’s the difference in that, and bugging someone’s home and phone only to use it against them in a court of law? That would not be legal without a court order to tap her phone (and so on). It strikes me as pure intimidation by Kfed and his lawyer. Associate with Brit and we will make it as uncomfortable as we can. Pure Intimidation.

Posted at 11:22PM on Jan 24th 2008 by sandman

58. Is Perezhilton web site down?

Posted at 11:22PM on Jan 24th 2008 by Grace E.

59. How long before K-Fed's Legal sharks (that will likely be paid for by Britney) subpeona Adnan Ghalib.
You know that one has got to be coming :)

Posted at 11:27PM on Jan 24th 2008 by G

60. OMG!Guess who can afford to move out of the trailer park with the money he got to sell out his niece....patheric!
link: http://finalpixxceleb.com/
And remember Uncle Willie is making reference TO THE PAST. Who at 18 in Hollywood wasn't trying stuff? Nicole Richie is one of the worst but she met a guy, got pregnant out of wedlock and had a child so now everyone forgives & puts her on a pedestal because her "Wild Days" are over. Britney married her man and stopped working to start a family with Kevin and had 2 kids BUT she doesn't deserve that kind of respect?
As a matter of fact I think the media encourages & instigates Britney's outragious behaviour by being in her face in some of the most personal and emotional moments that they know she will get pissed and do something that will sell pics. They see her everyday - THEY KNOW she is likely Bi-Polar or such and play that for the almighty buck. Who's more disturbed?

Posted at 11:28PM on Jan 24th 2008 by G

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