Sam Lutfi
From handlers of addicted celebrities to garden-variety "sober coaches," the addiction treatment world can be a rat's nest of opportunists, charlatans—and worse. MORE
Sam Lutfi insists that he didn't enable Spears' "habitual, frequent and continuous" use of drugs. MORE
A libel case launched by Britney Spears' ex-manager Sam Lutfi against her parents hears startling claims about the singer's drug problems. MORE
Documents obtained by The Fix shed light on claims made in a bitterly disputed, drug-soaked lawsuit that goes to court next week. MORE
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