Britney Spears' former manager, that Sam Lufti fella, who, as previously reported, began defamation proceedings against the singer and her parents earlier this week, in particular related to a recent book penned by Spears' mother about her daughter, has denied he is taking legal action in a bid to simply raise cash to pay off some debts.
Following news Lutfi was suing the Spears family, some canny reporters discovered the former manager is facing foreclosure on his California home after allegedly defaulting on $12,000 in payments - hence the claims the defamation action was motivated by a need for cash.
But Lutfi's lawyer said yesterday that the litigation was about principle, not money, adding that the debts on his client's Californian property were the result of an admin error rather than Lutfi being in dire straits.
Legal man Bryan Freedman told E!Online: " nonsense. The homeowners association misplaced two cheques. The cheques were paid. This is just more lies and misrepresentation about a guy who is a great caring human being".
The Spears family, of course, don't reckon Lutfi is a "great caring human being" at all, and continue to allege he drugged Britney in a bid to control her life and finances during her mental breakdown last year.
And, according to The Sun, not only is Britney's father - who legally controls her affairs - planning on defending the defamation lawsuit, he's also looking into pressing criminal charges over the drugging allegations.
The relatively short-lived Britney/Lutfi relationship was always an interesting one, and one way or another we could get the whole affair analysed in detail in either the civil or criminal courts, or both. I suspect there's a studio in Hollywood considering bidding for the film rights to the affair as we speak.