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Legal
Spears senior defends Lutfi push
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 18 May 2009
Britney Spears’ dad Jamie has filed his own legal papers relating to an altercation with the singer’s former sort-of manager Sam Lutfi.
Lutfi is currently suing the Spears family for defamation over their allegations that he sent Britney loopy, probably by feeding her drugs. He is also accusing Jamie Spears of assault after a run in between the two men outside the singer’s LA home last year. In his legal papers, filed last week, Spears Senior denies assaulting Lutfi, but admits using force to keep him away from Britney, adding that he should be allowed to do so, given the allegations against the former manager, and the subsequent restraining order that has been issued against him.
According to TMZ.com, Spears Senior’s legal papers say the courts should confirm that “any necessary force may be used to protect from wrongful injury the person or property of oneself, or a wife, husband, child, parent or other relative or member of one’s family”.
Lutfi is seeking compensation in relation to the incident, though US media reports say the case isn’t likely to actually go to court until next March.
