Sam Lutfi has always been there for Britney Spears, although obviously by 'there' we mean 'willing to secretly mash anti-psychotic drugs into her food'.
But the tide has turned now, and Sam Lutfi is no longer needed in Britney Spears' orbit. And obviously by 'no longer needed' we mean 'legally required to stay at least 250 metres out of it for the next month'.
Yes, Britney Spears' friend and former sort-of manager Sam Lutfi has agreed to a new 30-day restraining order in order to hold off a permanent one. It'll be hard for Lutfi to cope without seeing Britney Spears for another month, but that's mainly because it's only the dangerously mentally ill who can hold conversations with him without being distracted by his horrible half-beard that looks like a big hairy dribble.
Looking at Britney Spears' spectacular downfall, you're confronted with no end of worthy blame-targets. Like Britney's parents, for example, who so clearly favoured professional success over personal happiness that they denied Britney the chance to learn normal social interaction. Then there's the media and the public, who can't stop consuming Britney Spears even though it's to the clear detriment of her mental health.
And then there's Kevin Federline, who just seems like a bit of a dick.
But according to Britney Spears' parents, the main culprit for Britney acting so bananas lately is Sam Lutfi, the man who's been accused of mashing drugs into Britney's food, conspiring with the paparazzi to have Britney followed all the time and phoning up The View to tell everyone what a crazy old nutter Britney Spears is.
Sam Lutfi has already been hit with one restraining order to keep him away from Britney Spears, but now he's just landed another one, as the Associated Press reports:
Britney Spears' friend Sam Lutfi has agreed to stay away from the pop star for at least another month, delaying a hearing that could have made a restraining order against him permanent, Lutfi's spokesman said Sunday. Lutfi and conservators for Spears' estate agreed to have the restraining order extended for 30 days, said Lutfi spokesman Michael Sands. "There is an agreement between Sam Lutfi and the conservatorship for the next 30 days," Sands said. "Both parties are happy and will continue to work together to further resolve any issues that may have come up in the past."
In many ways, the restraining order against Sam Lutfi makes perfect sense. Since Lutfi left the scene, Britney has managed to scrape together some semblance of a normal life under the tight rule of her father. If the two things are linked, then we can see why the order is a good idea. But not a completely good idea.
After all, if Sam Lutfi was still Britney Spears' main adviser then would we have still seen a Britney Spears cameo on How I Met Your Mother? No, no we would not – and that's because Britney Spears would still be zonked out of her spaz on mashed-up anti-psychotic medication. Sometimes we miss those days. We miss them real bad.
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