Britney Spear's parents used their daughter

Britney Spear's mum Lynne has revealed she and her estranged husband Jamie used an argument between her daughter and then-manager Sam Lutfi to “start taking charge” of their troubled daughter’s affairs.

Spears claims Lutfi had shut her out of Britney’s life, but the singer’s parents knew it was time to take action when it appeared she was heading towards a nervous breakdown.

She explains that when Britney had an argument with that 'individual', who she just don’t even want to talk about, that was the opening and then they took advantage of it, they got in and that’s when they were able to start taking charge.

Speaking out on American Idol host Ryan Seacrest’s Los Angeles radio show, Spears confirmed Lufti was the “individual” she was referring to.

Shortly after Lynne and Jamie took charge of their daughter’s personal and professional affairs at the beginning of 2008, Jamie was made a co-conservator of the pop star’s estate and the couple was granted a restraining order against Lutfi. -(SAMPURN)