While friends of troubled pop star Britney Spears portrayed manager and friend Sam Lufti as a positive influence on the singer, James and Lynne Spears promptly placed a restraining order on Lufti once they were placed in conservatorship roles. The move surprised many but details are now emerging as to why the order was put into effect.

Commentary: Lynne Spears has alleged that the troubled singer was drugged and controlled by the former manager who also orchestrated the paparazzi parade that infected the singer's life. In addition, Spears mother alleges that Lufti took over the singer's finances while holding her a virtual prisoner in her own home. Lynne Spears offered up the most recent breakdown when Lufti and Spears had a major blowout as an example insisting that Lufti contacted paparazzi to get pictures of the distraught singer.