Washington
(ANI):
Britney
Spears
mom
Lynne
Spears
has
blasted
the
popstar's
former
manager
Sam
Lutfi
in
her
new
book
for
acting
as
a
predator
in
her
daughter's
life
and
cutting
her
off
from
her
loved
ones.
Called
'Through
The
Storm
A
Real
Story
of
Fame
and
Family
in
a
Tabloid
World',
Lynne
has
described
how
Lutfi
worked
his
way
into
her
daughter's
life
and
tried
to
cut
all
her
ties
with
her
family.
"She
(Britney)
was
sad,
floundering,
ripe
for
a
predator
to
come
along.
Britney
was
open
to
this
man
who
rode
in
on
a
white
horse," Contactmusic
quoted
Lynne,
as
saying
in
her
book.
She
wrote:
"Within
a
month
of
meeting,
Sam
was
in
complete
control
of
her
life.
He
appointed
himself
as
her
gate-keeper,
and
there
was
no
one
he
wanted
to
keep
the
gate
closed
to
more
than
Britney's
family."
The
'Toxic' star
went
through
a
mental
and
emotional
breakdown
initially
this
year,
after
she
lost
custody
of
her
two
sons
by
ex-husband
Kevin
Federline
in
late
2007.
At
that
time,
Lutfi
turned
out
to
be
a
constant
fixture
in
Britney's
life
until
he
was
served
with
a
restraining
order
in
February
(08)
and
ordered
to
stay
away
from
Spears
and
her
family.
The
legal
ruling
came
after
the
Spears
clan
accused
him
of
drugging
the
pop
star.
Lynne
also
described
how
Lutfi
claimed
Britney
would
commit
suicide
if
they
tried
to
sack
him,
threatening,
"If
you
try
to
get
rid
of
me,
she'll
be
dead
and
I'll
p**s
on
her
grave."