Spears 'in contact with ex-manager Lutfi'

Britney Spears's ex-manager Sam Lutfi has reportedly claimed that the popstar is in regular contact with him

According to Heat, Lutfi - who agreed to a restraining order to stay away from Spears in 2008 - told a friend that the singer wants him to help her.

Lutfi reportedly said: "Britney reached out to me a few weeks ago. She makes contact with me quite frequently. She pleads with me to help her and end the control her dad has over her life.

"She keeps asking me, 'When is this going to end?'. If she's out in public, she will use somebody's phone - sometimes the bodyguard's - to call me."

He added: "She will go to the bathroom and lock herself in and make a call. She is miserable right now. This is an ongoing crazy drama.

"She is not insane. She is lost. You have to understand, her parents have been in control of her life since she was a teenager. All she wants to do is free herself, to get away from [manager] Larry [Rudolph], her mum and her dad."

However, a source close to Spears reportedly countered: "It's amazing that this guy has crawled out from under his rock again. He is a huge nightmare for Britney."

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