A lawyer for Britney Spears says a restraining order against Osama "Sam" Lutfi won't be extended but the pop star doesn't want him back in her life.
"Britney has made clear to everyone that she does not want to be further harassed or contacted in any way by Osama 'Sam' Lutfi, now or at anytime in the future," Spears's lawyer Samuel Ingham told The Associated Press.
Lawyers for Spears and her father James are expected to appear in a Los Angeles courtroom on Thursday to give an update on the conservatorship.
A hearing on a temporary restraining order barring Lutfi from having contact with the pop singer is also scheduled for Thursday. The order issued earlier this year required Lutfi to stay 230 metres away from Spears or her homes.
Lutfi represented one of the strangest twists in Spears's downward spiral earlier this year.
The singer's mother accused Lutfi - who described himself as a friend and sometime manager - in court papers of keeping Spears a hostage in her own home, drugging her and taking over her finances.
Lutfi was a fixture in Spears' life during a period when the star exhibited erratic behaviour, including being photographed without underwear, shaving her head and occasionally looking dazed in public.
Spears's father has control over his 26-year-old daughter's personal life and finances.
That power negates the need for a restraining order against Lutfi since James Spears's role as conservator allows him to decide who sees his daughter, according to Ingham's statement.
He serves as a court-appointed counsel representing Spears' interest in the ongoing conservatorship case.
"During the temporary conservatorship, the conservators have the power to insure that Lutfi will not harm Britney anymore," Ingham wrote.
Thursday's hearing had originally been scheduled to decide whether the conservatorship should be made permanent, but Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Reva Goetz decided weeks ago that she would instead consider other issues.
It is unclear how long Spears' affairs will remain under her father's control, but Ingham wrote that he does not expect her feelings about Lutfi to change.
"If Mr Lutfi makes any future attempt to contact Britney after the temporary conservatorship has concluded, Britney has made clear she will take all appropriate legal action," Ingham wrote.
