Written by: Louise Robina Happe
Possible Inquiring into Britney’s Drugging
Just one week after Sam Lutfi’s restraining order, placed by the Spears family, his apparent drugging of the singer has been put up to inquiry.
No official investigation has yet been launched into the allegations. But, according to E! Online, the LAPD has confirmed that the department is considering the accusations.
Lutfi’s accusations were brought up repeatedly by the Spears family, with Lynne Spears, Britney’s Mother, even filing a 14-page deposition about the apparent incidents.
According to Mrs. Spears, Sam Lutfi drugged her daughter on a number of occasions in an attempt to calm the singer down. In court documents filed in conjunction with the family's request for a temporary restraining order made earlier this month, Lynne goes on to describe in detail, boasts Lutfi had made about the drugging, specifying Risperdal and Seroquel among others that were ground up and put in Britney’s food.
Lutfi recently confirmed to E! News that he had given Spears a number of pills on Jan. 30, even stating that they were “working wonders—they are miracle pills.”
Robbery-Homicide division's Captain Kyle Jackson stated on Wednesday, “The issues regarding Britney Spears are being considered by the department. At this time, we don't know whether or not a formal investigation will be initiated.”
Presently, mother Lynne Spears is shuttling between Louisiana and California in order to be with her two children.
Britney Spears is being “deprived of her Constitutional rights”, says the man who claims to be the troubled singer’s new lawyer.
Jon Eardley, a leading lawyer with practices across the US, says he is seeking a “return to normalcy” when it comes to the Toxic singer’s living and legal situations.
Eardley reportedly filed a complaint in U.S. District Court on behalf of Spears on Thursday - blasting the existing conservatorship - currently held by Jamie Spears - as a “violation of [Britney’s] civil rights,” and requested the case be moved from California state court to a federal court.
“I see the case as a civil rights case,” he says. “These are issues of confinement. Very serious confinement. Not allowed to contact her friends. Not allowed to use the phone. Not allowed to come and go as you please. Bodyguards controlling you and so forth.”
Jamie Spears, Britney’s father was granted temporary conservatorship over his troubled daughter - allowing him to restrict the visitors Britney receives and the right to approve contracts.
Jamie applied for the order after Britney was committed at the UCLA Medical Center in the early morning hours of January 31.
Since the singer’s release from the UCLA earlier this month, she has spent much of her time at her Studio City home, and when she does go out, she is usually accompanied by a driver and a bodyguard. In court papers, Eardley states: “She is being confined by the conservator to the private prison of her own home.”
On Friday, a Superior Court spokesperson said that the existing conservatorship and other orders “are still in effect,” and that court officials are unaware of any federal court action or scheduled hearings on the matter.
Eardley says he has never met the 26-year-old pop idol, but Spears sought his services. “She reached out by phone. I have no idea how [she got my number],” he tells People.com
Eardley says he doesn’t normally represent celebrity clients - but has hired spokesperson Michael Sands, who until recently worked with Kevin Federline’s lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan.
When asked if Britney’s often-erratic behavior posed a danger to herself and others, Eardley said, “I don’t,” adding that he sees far worse cases on the streets.
“In downtown Los Angeles I’m surrounded by people talking to themselves and having fits on the street,” Eardley says. “They are out in public. They are not being institutionalized.”
The creative teams behind Spamalot and We Will Rock You removed playful jabs at U.S. pop star Britney Spears from their respective musicals.
