Hollywood ' svengali' Sam Lutfi insists there was 'no trickery' in getting troubled former child star Amanda Bynes into a psychiatric hospital. Lutfi, the controversial ex-manager of Britney Spears, spoke out to MailOnline to insist he did bring her back to Los Angeles from New York two weeks ago - despite her parents Lynn and Rick Bynes' denial that they are working with him. Today, he details the sad events that saw Amanda put in a psychiatric hold and admits he bought the star her plane ticket home following her very public meltdown. Despite earlier reports that the Bynes were forced to lie to Amanda to get her to the clinic, Lutfi tells MailOnline, 'There was no trickery. She knew where she was going.'
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Sam Lutfi says he bought Amanda Bynes her ticket back to LA after meltdown
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He says: 'I felt that she feels, deep down, that she needs help'
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Troubled star had changed her phone number to avoid 'concerned' parents
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Amanda agreed to meet her parents in LA ' to prove that nothing was wrong...but things went a different way'
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Actress, 28, is currently on a psychiatric hold in hospital for 14 days
A source revealed that Amanda actually changed her cell phone number and stopped calling her distraught parents, who became 'extremely concerned' after she arrived in @placeholder and displayed erratic behavior that included her being accused of shoplifting.