Judge to Lutfi: Stay Away from the Britster

SamThe federal judge in the Britney Spears conservatorship saga has issued an order extending the restraining order against Sam Lutfi.

According to the order, Lutfi must stay clear of Brit -- and that includes phone contact -- through March 17. What's more, the judge ruled that Lutfi has been properly served with legal papers. Lutfi's rep had challenged today's service of process, but the judge said no problemo.

The judge has already indicated the case is headed back to state court. Lutfi has other problems. As TMZ first reported, LAPD's Robbery Homicide Division is investigating Lutfi for allegedly drugging Brit.




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31. Wow TMZ is really sticking to their guns on the whole investigation thing.

Posted at 11:11PM on Feb 21st 2008 by wait what

32. HI JR AND DIANE T......HAVENT BEEN POSTING DUE TO ALL THE NONSENSE LATELY...NICE TO SEE YOU GUYS ....EVEN THOUGH I TALK TO J EVERYNIGHT!!!! HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

Posted at 11:12PM on Feb 21st 2008 by LILLIE

33. funny how X17 is not reporting a damned thing about this...............
the rumor of them being in "kahoots" with Idiot face Lufti , might have some teeth

Posted at 11:14PM on Feb 21st 2008 by concerned

34. Brandy Navarre, co-owner of celebrity photo agency and Web site X17, told the AP that Lutfi contacted the agency about nine or 10 months ago after her head-shaving incident and others about telling Spears' side of the story.

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Britney Spears' Circle: Supporters or Enablers? Since then, X17 photographers have cultivated a close relationship with both Spears and Lutfi, whom they have photographed together numerous times. Lutfi communicates with X17 by text messages, instant messages and e-mail regularly, and has had long conversations with Navarre, she said.

Source - abcnews.com

Posted at 11:16PM on Feb 21st 2008 by ant

35.
20. It is too easy to blame Brittney's problems on someone else. I am not saying that he is innocent but we don't know if he is guilty either. I think that they are scrambling to save any of Brit's credibility , and blaming this guy for drugging her. Do I think this guy helped her get drugs, Yes I do. Do I think that Brittney did not know that she was on drugs, No I do not. Charging Sam Lutfi for drugging Brittney is like saying that all this madness is not her fault. How convenient would that be? Wouldn't we all want someone to blame for our mistakes.

Posted at 10:31PM on Feb 21st 2008 by SUNFLOWER77
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This is not about her doing “party” drugs before or after Sam.
This is about Sam SECRETLY drugging her to make her more manageable and easier to advantage of. Maybe that’s what he meant when he said he was her manager.

It’s hilarious that he thought that all he had to do was wait until the time to serve the TRO expired to skate around it. Not only is he a very bad person … he’s also a very stupid person.
Now that the judge has deemed it served, he has to show up for the hearing date and explain his side, or just slink away with his tail between his legs. It’s also good to know that he has to pay his own legal expenses since he did have a “rep” there today. I hope he will have much larger legal expenses in the future. Maybe his mommy will help him pay some.
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Hi jr and Lillie - I know exactly what you mean.

Posted at 11:19PM on Feb 21st 2008 by DIANE T

36. thank you TMZ for the REAL info
...just again, very happy that the world is getting to see how predators work, and praying britney has a full recovery, yes she had problems before lutfi, but he went beyond the lines of what humans do to another when they are vunerable.

a lot of people need investigated also; sands, the girl asistant provided by lutfi i am guessing, she made remarks one time about brit taking prozac a while back, and i doubt she would have been prescribed prozac or even risperadal that lutfi said he gave her as reported in lynn's declaration, her manager, phillipee the pap or however it is spelled, b/c he could probally provide info on lutfi too, adnan too, b/c surely he knows some things too, and that trip to mexico with britney that time, well one site said she appeared inebriated, well if she had been given certain "drugs" during that time it could have very well fried her brain to a point, which would explain alot of all the behaviors she has exhibited past couple of months, that are not related to depression or post partum type behaviors....to me..., even kevin b/c he knows he got her started, if you would look back or remember the little show they did before they got married, it was so obivious how desparate she was for someone to love her and you could see how she was not really bright in some ways and you could tell he was playing her, and maybe he did fall for her some but he really wanted the fame...tell the truth kevin... , and he is no dummy either and to a large extent KNOWS something too, at least i believe he does....he was married to her after all and even in divorce and custody et all, you learn about another person from spending that much time with them and he knows she loves her boys...and would not intentionally do anything to ever harm them!!! kevin you have a dirty mouth and you live a dirty life....go to church and take those boys to church, you and not their nanny or body guard take them to a good christian church...a real church...you go too and learn how to be a REAL man and father. britney you too when you do get your boys back.... in our prayers britney and sons and her family and yes even kevin...

Posted at 11:20PM on Feb 21st 2008 by gamma

37. NOW GALS!!...LETS NOT BE STRAYING!!!...FYI OTHER POSTERS..MY EYES NEED CAPS NOW..I'M NOT SHOUTING!! HAHAHAHA..THANKS LILLIE! HEEHEE..DIANE ..I AM SO HAPPY IT SEEMS THINGS R ON THE RIGHT TRACK AND IT WILL TAKE TIME TO CLEAN OUT THE SEWER OF PEOPLE INVOLVED WITH BRIT...GLAD JUDGE ITO ISN'T INVOLVED IN THE CLEANING OF THE HOUSE DECISIONS..HE IS TOO SWAYED BY TMZ VIDEO AND K-MILKS-KAP!!!...THANKS TO BRITS DAD..THE RIGHT TEAM WILL CLEAN HOUSE IN TIME !

Posted at 11:26PM on Feb 21st 2008 by jr

38. Yes Diane T - you're right. Hilarious. But the judge had implied that if Lutfi weren't served by the 22nd she would likely extend it anyway. Therefore the affidavit and whatever else the submitted in court must have been compelling enough.
And I agree on you're point about it being silly that a FED judge had to rule on it - the TRO is extended til Mar 17th to see if Eardley CAN give a good enough reason for the conservatorship to be moved. As we all probably think, that case is not going anywhere so it's just a waste of space and Lutfi will get his hearing sooner than he hopes.

Posted at 11:27PM on Feb 21st 2008 by britaculous

39. GAMMMA!!! HAHAHA...I LOVE YOUR POST!...JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU, IN LIFE IT IS THE ELDERS WHO HAVE THE WISDOM AND THE YOUNG NEED TO ADHERE!!!

Posted at 11:30PM on Feb 21st 2008 by jr

40. In April 2007, an Orange County Superior Court granted a restraining order against Lutfi for 29-year-old Danny Haines, who told Blender he had been a close friend of Lutfi for two years.

According to Blender, Haines said he and Lutfi met on Myspace.com in 2005 when Haines was struggling with relationships with his relatives and friends. The two became tight pals, Haines told the magazine, and Lutfi emphasized that he could be a mediator between Haines and his family.

Haines claims Lutfi showed a jealous side, leaving voicemails calling Haines "worthless," and then divulging, "I love you, man. I love you to death." Haines alleges Lutfi later suggested Haines take sleeping pills, "lots of them," following a dispute over money Lutfi allegedly borrowed from Haines, according to the magazine.

Haines claims when he stopped communicating with Lutfi, Lutfi retaliated by e-mailing naked photographs of Haines to his family, friends, colleagues and employer, and text messaged and called repeatedly.
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Naked pictures??? hmmmm makes me wonder what skeletons are in Sammy's "closet"????

Posted at 11:31PM on Feb 21st 2008 by ant

41. Stop posting in all-caps. You don't need to scream at people. If what you have to say is worth reading, we will read it. I personally never read all-caps comments because people who post in all caps never have anything valid to say. Remember, the person who screams the loudest is usually the biggest idiot.......

Posted at 11:33PM on Feb 21st 2008 by wait what

42. Sam has admitted to drugging her with prescription drugs! Sands his buddy said the same thing as well! best to go check before you post on here! He crushed up drugs & gave them to her! I can't stand the B!TCH Sam!

Posted at 11:33PM on Feb 21st 2008 by Sam knows he's a MORON

43. WELL TO ME IT SEEMS BRIT HAS BEEN BEHAVING TO SOME EXTENT......SINCE DADDY HAS BEEN AROUND. LUFTI WAS DEFINATELY NOT A GOOD INFLUENCE........HAS ANY OF YALL HEARD ABOUT ADNAN???? SEEMS HE DISAPPEARED.....STRANGE???

Posted at 11:34PM on Feb 21st 2008 by LILLIE

44. Glad to see the federal judge is continuing what the Superior Court started. This shows that the feds will defer to the better judgment of the state court in probate matters and other legal issues that arise under state law. I think Sam has got himself deeper in hot water than he bargained for. Hope he didn't pay for the bad advice!!!

Posted at 11:35PM on Feb 21st 2008 by lawdawg

45. apparantly "wait what" didn't get the point of you explaining first why it's in ALL CAPS jr!!!! CHILL OUT!!!

IT MAKES READING FOR US OLDER ONES WAIT WHAT!!!

keep the caps on jr - some of us don't care either way!

Posted at 11:36PM on Feb 21st 2008 by ant

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