Washington: The person who tricked Amanda Bynes into psychiatric hold is reportedly the same guy who created "life-threatening peril" for a then-unstable Britney Spears.


Amanda Bynes and Britney Spears. Pics/Santa Banta 

The person identified as Sam Lutfi, who was Spears' former manager, contacted the 28-year-old actress and convinced her to sue her parents, TMZ.com reported.