Britney has been the center of a tense power-struggle recently, but now the poor girl can get peace � Late yesterday, LA Superior Court Judge, Aviva Bobb, slapped Sam Lutfi with a withering restraining order that�s good for three years.
Sam and fellow Britney associate, Jon Eardley, a Lawyer who has almost made a career out of testing Daddy Spears� custodial claims, must now stay at least 100-yards away from the star and her children at all times, and make no attempt to contact her by mail, email or phone.
Brit�s dad, Jamie Spears, applied for the order on January 30th, alleging both men had �harassed� his daughter in various ways, including smuggling a cellphone to her at a hotel so she could make contact with Lutfi behind Daddy�s back.
Mr. Lutfi has already sworn to fight back; Bryan Freedman, his attorney, told reporters; �We will absolutely appeal this ruling. Never before has a restraining order been issued against someone who answered another�s cries for help.�
Sam has a right to appeal, but it could be an uphill task � The order was only issued after numerous hearings in which a positive swarm of Brit�s closest people testified the young starlet was frightened of Lutfi and needed protection. Sam�s chief supporter, his sister Christina, told the court it was Brit who conceived the plan with the cellphone, as she wanted Sam�s help to break out of her father�s relentless control.
Mr. Lutfi, 35, currently has a lawsuit pending against the Spears family for defamation and battery, which may not help his case. And last week, a lawyer appointed by the Court to act on poor Brit�s behalf told the Judge that his client was doing better without Sam around,�The orders against Lutfi are in my client�s best interest. She has suffered emotional distress.� he explained.
This story is not over yet by a mile! The appeal will be filed later this week, so keep checking in and you won�t miss a thing.