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Judge Awards Brit's Dad Control, Restraining Order Against Sam

Fri, 02/01/2008 - 3:37pm by PopSugar
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As an overwhelming majority of you seemed to think is the right call, this afternoon the judge named Britney Spears' father, Jamie, as her legal guardian. This means he has control over her assets and legal matters. Jamie shares the responsibility with lawyer Andrew Wallet, so as to have an unbiased independent party involved. This ruling is only temporary and will be reevaluated at a hearing on Monday.

The other upshot from today's hearing is a restraining order against "someone" to stay away from Britney. While it's not explicitly stated, the person in question is Sam Lutfi. The order lasts 22 days after which Britney's parents (assuming they're still in charge) can make it indefinite. Considering he was calling her family "crazy" just this morning, methinks he'll have an angry thing or two to say about all this.

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  • Ginger's picture
    Ginger
    2

    Guess Sam better go find himself a new job and place to live. Although I bet he will pull out some papers claiming he has a contract with Britney to try and get more money. I doubt he will go away quietly.

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • mlmoreno47's picture
    mlmoreno47
    3

    Oh wow, this is the best thing that could have happened! I hope Britney stories continue to look up! Smiling

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • Woop's picture
    Woop
    5

    Ginger, this is good news BUT Sam probably won't have to get a job with all the stories he can sell about her and don't think he won't. Why has he been blabbing and badmouthing her parents ALL over the place - US Weekly, Ryan Seacrest, E! News, etc.? Why is he SO preoccupied with spreading their business?

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • nomerz's picture
    nomerz
    6

    THANK GOD! You know what Britney needs? She needs real people around her, people that aren't going to use her for fame and money but people who have her best interests at heart: Her mom, dad, brother, sister, REAL cousin Laura Lynne, Felicia Culotta, Johnny Wright, and Larry ... people that were with her before she was Britney Spears, famous pop-star. THOSE are the people that Britney needs around her. Not Adnan (or any other paparazzi) not Alli, and certainly not Sam.

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • onholiday's picture
    onholiday
    8

    finally some good britney news.
    now if they can just get adnan out of the picture, maybe she can finally start to get better.

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • Mykie7's picture
    Mykie7
    9

    THANK GOD! This is the best thing for her. I only wish it had happened sooner. Maybe she'll make a comeback, maybe she won't, but at least she's getting help. Carry on Brit, carry on. You still have lots of people on your side.

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • lickety split's picture
    lickety split
    10

    has hollywood always been like this? with addictions, rehab stays, mental health hospitalizations, etc, and the public just never knew?

    hope this is the start of a new chapter in brit's life. such high highs and low lows for her. she must be exhausted.

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • Mykie7's picture
    Mykie7
    11

    Shenany, that's just it, no one really knows where he came from. One day he was just "there" and that's what's scary about him. It's like he was stalking her waiting to pounce. I had all but given up on Britney, no, I HAD given up on her. I'm still pulling for her, and I AM on her side, but man, these last couple of years, she made it really hard to feel bad for her. Now I just empathize with her and pray that she is FINALLY getting the help she needs.

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • Woop's picture
    Woop
    14

    Mykie7 - I had read that he got in through Alli somehow. Alli's website was registered under his name. He has also been outed as "Jeff." This was the name X-17 used for him when he gave them an "exclusive" interview earlier last year saying she had never, ever used drugs and that she was an good mother who spent 23.9 hours a day with them. Something like that.

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • Christina23559's picture
    Christina23559
    15

    It would be very very nice and not skeezy at all if those magazines would do the "Responsible" thing and turn Sam away. I know it's a pipe dream, but I think it would be such a help to someone who is obviously unstable and think of her poor boys that will eventually read all this stuff about their mom at a very rough time in her life.

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • SwtLikeCandi1's picture
    SwtLikeCandi1
    16

    Thank goodness! Hopefully this will help Brit make a complete turn around with her life.

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • MFOX4's picture
    MFOX4
    17

    I'm glad that someone independent is going to participate in decisions, not just her dad alone, not just some random attorney alone. Sounds like a plan--a good one. Hard to imagine that much of a fortune could be stolen, but with her condition, I'm sure someone could take advantage. It's just sad that it was allowed to go this far.

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • tabloidprincess's picture
    tabloidprincess
    19

    yes hollywood has always had rehabs and mental wards and stuff. This is nothing new. It's just extreme because all of it is happening to Brtiney right now.

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • Christina23559's picture
    Christina23559
    20

    Licketysplit - I think that it has always been like this, it's just that in the past "Reporters" had what was known as a Code of Ethics. And not so much now a days, they used to all have this code that made it so that they had too much honor to print stories that couldn't be substantiated, now they just don't care. It all started to go down hill back when STAR Magazine and a few of those other SLEEZEBALL Mag's were started.

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • Woop's picture
    Woop
    21

    Hi Christina! Wave Seriously, this guy is talking everyone who will listen which is sad because they are listening and will listen especially when he has dirt to sell.

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • desertbanshee's picture
    desertbanshee
    22

    Apparently, the new conservators (mother and attorney) do not have to honor any prior contracts. This includes the Mercedes just purchased. So at least Sam can't pull out any shady piece of paper to get control of anything. The downside is, the order is for 22 days, but she can have it made permanent.

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • Julienne's picture
    Julienne
    23

    That's good news, very good news but only time will tell. Britney herself has to want help not her parents and she's been sick for at least a year so I really doubt we can expect her out next month all sane and clean. I feel bad for saying this because most of you are so optimistic and pulling for her and that's great but I expect more chapters in that tragic story that is the life of Britney Spears.

    I'm not an expert on this but I think Amy Winehouse will have better chances for a good life IF she'll finish her therapy, while her enemy sits in the liquor bar and shady corners Britney's sits in her head.

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • Christina23559's picture
    Christina23559
    24

    I mean I know WHY they are listening to him, because it's sensationalisim at it's finest, but people (meaning the people listening)need to have a code of ethics! It's not that hard, just say you know what I don't need to know the personal and private details of a girl that is obviously having some real issues. Think of her as if it was your Sister, Aunt, Mother, Grandmother, give her some respect and back off!

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • lcterp's picture
    lcterp
    25

    Hopefully this will make her realize that there is hope and she doesn't have to rely on the paparazzi for comfort.

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • Ginger's picture
    Ginger
    26

    It would be nice if magazines recognize that he's now an outsider with nothing new or exclusive to offer, and just shut Sam up. Awesome news about the contracts. I just hope it sticks and we're not all cheering for nothing, like if she gets herself checked out of the hospital and invites Sam over, or something like that.

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • Christina23559's picture
    Christina23559
    27

    Phew I feel better after having said that, but I am a realist, I know it won't work. But a girl can hold out hope that someone somewhere will take a stand and prove that no one needs to know what she's going thru. And I'm done with this rant, thank you everyone, I'll be here all week....

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • Novaraen's picture
    Novaraen
    30

    YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAH!!!!

    Oh...im going out tonight and drinking a toast to that judge!! Eye-wink

    Thank you Lord....i hope now that Britney can get her sanity back. That Sam guy was saying some evil sh*t....i have a feeling he will continue for quite sometime though. Atleast he has to stay away now!!!! Oh, im so happy i could shave my head!! ok..maybe not...lol...

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • sarah100682's picture
    sarah100682
    31

    I was watching CNN earlier where they were talking about Sam and how in the past he also took another vulnerable person who was having alot of problems "under his wing"....when this guy (Danny) finally said "im done with you" Sam outted everything about this guy including sending naked pictures of this man all over the internet....what a scum bucket!!!! (I just wonder also how he came about those naked pictures to spread....)

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • Lill McGill's picture
    Lill McGill
    32

    Woohoo Yay!! Ugh, Ive been waiting for someone to boot Sam out!! Dad to the rescue!... Well Britney's whole family to the rescue but since he's conservator I'm going to say it anyway, Dad to the rescue!!

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • desertbanshee's picture
    desertbanshee
    33

    Oops, the new conservators are her father and Andrew Wallet, not her mother. Wallet now has Britney's wallet. (teeny tiny haha) They can change her locks, hire 24 hour security, etc.

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • Novaraen's picture
    Novaraen
    34

    Its the father and his lawyer that has conservatorship...not the mother. btw. Laughing out loud

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • Woop's picture
    Woop
    35

    Julienne - For me, I would say that it's more cheering against Sam than cheering for Britney. If that makes sense. I don't think her problems are gone just because sam is out of the picture and she's supposedly gonna be put on stronger meds.

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • loveallstar's picture
    loveallstar
    36

    meowtomekitty I agree with you. I just read this info a little ago, hopefully it all goes well.Im surprised I care about this story( in the way that I hope things get better for her) when I was never a britney fan, but it says so much about how famous she really is, no one is untouched by this story.

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • Julienne's picture
    Julienne
    37

    Remember when Britney was holding this magazine saying "I took this picture" and Sam put it aside? If she took the picture of Jayden it's an easy conclusion who had the best access to her camera... I wouldn't be surprised at all if Sam himself took and/or sold all those "private" pictures from her backyard. Remember? Her in a bikini, with the kids in the sandbox, etc. And they we're only available on X17. You do the math.

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • sarah100682's picture
    sarah100682
    38

    Woop I agree...her problems existed long before Same did, but he only made them worse. Getting Sam away is only a baby step in a huge giant leap...hopefully this order will be extended and she can really get the help she needs. I am not a Britney fan at all, but that doesn't mean I don't want to see her happy and healthy.

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • Novaraen's picture
    Novaraen
    39

    Yeah...this is going to take some time...i do wonder how her tests went today? I guess we will find out on Monday when they decide whether or not to continue the conservatorship. I hope she gets a good long stay in the psych ward...she's going to need a ton of therapy to get her back into a "normal" state of mind.

    I do really hope for the best. Who cares about a comeback...just maybe a comeback to reality will be enough for now. Laughing out loud

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • sarah100682's picture
    sarah100682
    40

    Novaraen...you are sooo right....at this point who cares about a comeback...its far deeper than that.

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • Julienne's picture
    Julienne
    41

    Woop, I thought she refused to take the meds until now and they can't force her yet. And she would have to take the meds for years if not the rest of her life, they better shoot her a depot because otherwise she'll maybe think "now I'm fine" and the story repeats itself. Like I said those are all assumptions from other posters and my conclusions of them.

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • msshellokitty's picture
    msshellokitty
    42

    I'm glad Sam is out of the picture.I hope they take her back to Louisiana once she gets out of the hospital.She needs to be far away from Hollywood so she can get better.

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment
  • sarah100682's picture
    sarah100682
    43

    I think the first step is to get her to REALLY see that she has a problem, because you are right Juliene...whos to say she will actually take the medicines...until the drs and her family make her REALLY see the problems, she wont make any progress.

    48 weeks 3 days ago Report Comment