Spears confidant: Order against Lutfi, Ghalib

The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A person close to Britney Spears says the singer has obtained a restraining order against former pal Osama "Sam" Lutfi and one-time boyfriend Adnan Ghalib.

Attorneys for Spears and her father, who is her legal conservator, received the order Friday. The person, who was not authorized to speak on the matter publicly and requested anonymity, said Lutfi and others were trying to gain control of Spears' affairs.

Lutfi was a manager and friend of Spears, whose mother once accused him of grinding pills into her food to control her. Ghalib, a paparazzo, had dated Spears.

The exact nature of the order was not clear Friday; a court official said the documents remained in a judge's chambers. Messages left for Sam Lutfi were not returned.

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