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Spears family settles with Britney’s self-declared former manager
By Chris Cooke | Published on Thursday 8 September 2016
Lawyers for Britney Spears’ father have confirmed that a settlement has been reached with Sam Lutfi, a close friend of the singer during her public breakdown in 2007 and 2008, who also claimed to be the popstar’s manager during that period.
As previously reported, after James Spears took over responsibility for his daughter’s financial affairs, and Lutfi had basically been pushed out of the singer’s life and career, he sued. A number of legal claims were made, for defamation, assault and breach of contract.
Defamation over a book written by Spears’ mother that accused Lutfi of escalating her daughter’s very public mental breakdown. Assault over an altercation between Lutfi and Mr Spears in 2008. And breach of contract in a bid to win a cut of the singer’s earnings from 2007 and 2008, on the grounds Lutfi was her manager during this time and therefore was due a management commission.
The case was dismissed in late 2012, but some elements of it were subsequently restored on appeal, and a hearing was expected to kick off next month. But, according to TMZ, attorneys for Spears Senior filed a notice with the LA Superior Court last Friday stating that a settlement had now been reached with Lutfi, specifics of which were not shared.
