Britney Spears wants control of her own life. What could possibly go wrong?

The sister of Britney Spears' former manager Sam Lutfi testified yesterday that she snuck the pop star a cell phone in mid-January so Britney could contact her brother and have him help her get out of the conservatorship she's under. Britney's dad is in court this week attempting to get the restraining order against Sam Lutfi made permanent. From People:

"[Britney] told me she wanted to get a hold of Sam," said Christina, 25, whose brother had once been Spears's manager. "She wanted him to help her find a lawyer, and wanted someone to get a prepaid cell phone to her. She was scared because her father was blackmailing her with visitation rights over her kids."

Spears allegedly told Christina to meet her on the fifth floor gym of the Peninsula Hotel on Jan. 16. When Christina arrived, Spears was working out with her mother while a bodyguard stood nearby. But they rendezvoused in a sauna where Christina gave her a phone, saying it was from Sam and ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib, which Spears then hid in a locker. "She asked me, 'Will Sam be able to help me?'" Christina added. The phone, however, was later discovered by Spears's security team and confiscated from her purse. (Source)

So basically Britney's life has turned into a James Bond movie. Blackmailing, secret rendezvous, crayon-eating . . . wait, did James Bond ever eat crayons? No? OK, then maybe Britney's life isn't exactly like his.

[WENN]