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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Lynne Spears has filed a new motion in court hoping to strike down three claims in a lawsuit filed against her by daughter Britney Spears' former manager Sam Lutfi.
In February, Lutfi filed suit against Britney and her parents, Jamie and Lynne Spears, accusing them of libel, defamation, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress and breach of contract. And in Lynne Spears' court filing on June 15, she claims Lutfi's lawsuit is meritless as he is suing her for her words, which she claims are constitutionally protected.
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In Lynne Spears' filing, the mom claims a statement she made in order to help obtain a restraining order for her daughter against Lutfi, filed in court around the time her daughter was placed under a well-documented conservatorship, "became public and were widely reported throughout the United States."
Lynne Spears claims that those statements, which were in her book "Through The Storm," and which are cited in Lutfi's defamation claim, are covered under the First Amendment.
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Having previously called Lutfi "fake," a "Svengali," and "a predator," are "mere statements of opinion," the filing claims.
Lutfi, in his suit, has claimed that "since the publication of" Lynne Spears' book "Through The Storm," "Lutfi has been subjected to unfathomable amounts of ridicule and public scorn. Lutfi claimed he is constantly bombarded by magazine headlines, television shows and internet gossip sites that have propagated Lynne's lies and fabrications."
In her new filing, however, Lynne Spears claims she only repeated information that was already out in the public domain as a result of her restraining order related statements that were part of public court documents. Additionally, she claims she couldn't have done the damage Lutfi claims as her book was "relatively unsuccessful."
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She claims her book "constitutes a 'public forum' within a California anti-SLAPP statue," which was enacted to protect defendants against inappropriate lawsuits that stifle the right to free speech.
Lutfi has not yet filed a response to Lynne Spears' filing.
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J.kalot of this crap so you buy the magazine,s in the store she and them makeing a fast buck off you every one been hussel by the pro,sreport abuseposted July 5, 2009 5:19 AM PDT
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__A_YAHOO_USER__i agree who caresreport abuseposted July 2, 2009 11:39 PM PDT
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lilpixie3This is a Lufti/Spears fight. Lufti I hope you are ready to deal with the family. Britney can only go up from here and she is on the rise. I don't know the situation but at any rate everyone knows don't mess with family.report abuseposted June 24, 2009 3:13 PM PDT
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Longhorn68Who cares !report abuseposted June 22, 2009 4:47 PM PDT
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Mahan99This guy is total garbage but the entire Spears family is nothing but trailer trash! They can through eggs at everyone good and bad but in the end one needs to ask how did creeps like this come into the scene. He did not force his way in he was invited! The Spear family and the Lohan family show whats wrong with this country......report abuseposted June 19, 2009 4:08 PM PDT
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Mahan99This guy is total garbage but the entire Spears family is nothing but trailer trash! They can through eggs at everyone good and bad but in the end one needs to ask how did creeps like this come into the scene. He did not force his way in he was invited! The Spear family and the Lohan family show whats wrong with this country......report abuseposted June 19, 2009 4:08 PM PDT
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martiHe should have received prison time. Money grubbing piece of crap.report abuseposted June 19, 2009 2:05 PM PDT
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one of the massesHis 15 minutes are up.report abuseposted June 19, 2009 1:09 PM PDT
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DeDeHe is a leach. Druged that poor girl and tried to take over her money. Who can blame Lynn?report abuseposted June 19, 2009 1:02 PM PDT
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joeboyI am with love with lucy.report abuseposted June 19, 2009 10:55 AM PDT
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