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Britney Spears has been granted a five-year restraining order against her former manager Sam Lutfi.

The 37-year-old “Toxic” singer’s ex-manager is not allowed to contact her or her family, or make derogatory comments about them online, a judge ruled on Thursday (June 13), Billboard reports.

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Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny came to this ruling following testimony from Sam and from Britney‘s father, Jamie Spears.

Jamie has been in charge of Britney‘s money and affairs through a court-ordered conservatorship for 11 years.

Jamie testified that Sam has been a “predator” to his family for over 10 years, and that his harassment has recently started up again, stating on the stand, “I worried that he was trying to take down the conservatorship. I was very angry. I was worried that we were right back in 2008.”

Britney Spears was not present in court.

The judge extended the temporary restraining order first issued on May 8.

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Britney Spears has been granted a temporary restraining order against her former manager Sam Lutfi.

According to The Blast, the 37-year-old singer made the request asking for him to stay away from her, her father, mother and two sons on Tuesday (May 7) in Los Angeles.

The documents explained that Sam has been sending harassing and threatening texts and tweets that have caused “severe mental trauma.”

Britney‘s legal team claims Sam is trying to disrupt her conservatorship through calls for “vigilante action, bribes and release of private information.”

Britney’s team and her father Jamie were all in court Wednesday (May 8) when the judge approved the temporary order.

Britney Spears has filed for a temporary restraining order against her former manager Sam Lutfi, according to The Blast.

The outlet reports that Lutfi has been “sending harassing and threatening texts and tweets to Britney and her family.”

In legal documents that are being filed in Los Angeles, Britney‘s team reportedly implies that Lutfi is involved in the #FreeBritney movement. They say his actions are causing “severe mental trauma.”

Lutfi was Britney‘s manager in the early 2000s and her family reportedly believes that he is responsible for the mental breakdown she suffered in 2008.

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