LOS ANGELES AP – Britney Spears’ former manager and friend Osama “Sam” Lutfi filed a libel and defamation lawsuit Tuesday against the singer and her parents.

Lutfi’s lawsuit came just three days after a judge granted Spears and her parents a restraining order against Lutfi, paparazzo Adnan Ghalib and a lawyer who the Spears family claim tried to regain control of the singer’s life.