Attorneys Duel Over Britney Case

Two different teams of attorneys appeared in L.A. court today, arguing over the restraining orders placed against Britney Spears’ former manager Sam Lufti and others.

E! reports that this morning, attorney John Anderson took the stand, claiming that he was asked to step into the case in order to free Britney from the conservatorship of her father, Jamie Spears. He stated, “A person who purported to be Lutfi told me that all of Britney Spears’ phone rights were cut off,” and added that she was virtually “in prison.” Anderson claimed to have sent papers to Spears which were returned with her signature, but officially backed out of the case Jan. 28, shortly before Jamie Spears went to court to ask for the restrainig orders.

In the afternoon, Spears’ attorney Blair Berk countered that Britney asked her father to keep Lufti away from her. “She repeatedly asked if I could get him arrested for what he’d done to her and to get the court to order him to stay away from her,” Berk stated. Berk also claimed that lawyer Jon Eardley made a “blatant” solicitation to work for Britney, but that the singer had told her that she did not want his services.

Berk also questioned the veracity of the voicemails which have been revealed here at JFXOnline, saying that “Moments it sounded like Spears and moments it didn’t,” adding that the tape “sounded like it had been edited.”

The restraining order against Britney’s former boyfriend Adnan Ghalib was extended to three years last month, and today’s testimony will be used to decide whether to do the same for Lufti and Eardley.

What a mess. Doesn’t it sound like somebody has be committing perjury here? They can’t all be telling the truth.

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