Britney Spears's mother has won her lawsuit against the 'phony publicist' she claimed had infiltrated her tight inner circle in a bid 'to become famous'.
Jacob Diamond, a self-proclaimed author, actor, and PR manager, was sued by Lynne Spears and two friends Jansen Fitz, 41, and Tatum Solis, 48, in October last year after their four-year friendship fell apart.\
A temporary restraining order barred Diamond, 41, from coming within 100 yards of her home and blocked him from publishing details of their friendship â€Â" but that didn’t stop him from posting a stream of private texts, videos and allegations against the retired pop singer’s mom.
Now, DailyMail.com can reveal a judge has ruled in the trio's favor and warned Diamond that he could be held in contempt of court or jailed if he continues publishing defamatory claims online.ÂÂ
Lynne Spears launched her lawsuit and applied for a restraining order against ex-confidante and publicist Jacob Diamond in October 2023ÂÂ
Lynne claimed Diamond 'infiltrated' her social circle â€Â" which includes friends and fellow plaintiffs Jansen Fitz, 41, and Tatum Solis, 48 â€Â" when they met in 2019
The suit alleged Diamond became chummy with the group 'in an effort to, or in the hope that he would be able to establish a person (sic) relationship' with her famous daughterÂÂ
Among the incendiary social media posts h e posted was one claiming Lynne was planning to get her nephew to beat him up.ÂÂ
'Oh good! Another threat of gay bashing!' he wrote in the post.
In documents submitted to a district court in Amite, Louisiana, Lynne, who turns 69 on Saturday, claimed Diamond had continued his harassment despite the restraining order and included 21 exhibits from his Instagram account.
The petition states that Diamond posted two captioned photos of Lynne claiming that Solis had told him she was 'so destitute that she could not afford to buy her grandchildren Christmas gifts'.
Another post claimed that Solis, 48, 'illegally used her mother's pain pills and went to 3 different doctors to get Adderall for herself and Lynne'.
The three women said that over a period of less than 10 weeks Diamond posted numerous text message conver sations out of context, as well as photographs to which he added captions 'suggestive of deceit, deception, fraud, and other similar characteristics which are often frowned upon by society'.
One caption asked people to call Child Protective Services to inform them Britney's dad, Jamie Spears, allegedly drives drunk with her sister Jamie Lynn's daughter in the car
And more recently, just days before Judge Brenda Bedsole Ricks handed down her decision on April 29, Diamond posted a video of Lynne supposedly receiving Botox from his doctor on a visit to his home in Dallas.
Diamond was barred under a temporary restraining order from coming within 100 yards of Spears's home and from publicly sharing details of their friendship while the case was ongoing, but went on to post a st ream of private texts, videos, and allegations on social media
In her filing submitted to a district court in Amite, Louisiana, Lynne claimed Diamond had continued his harassment despite the temporary restraining order and included 21 exhibits from his Instagram account, including one with claims Lynne was too broke to buy her grandchildren gifts ÂÂ
Among the incendiary social media posts he posted was one claiming Lynne was planning to get her nephew to beat him up
In another Instagram post shared on April 18, he included photos of Solis and claimed she was wearing Britney's clothes from her performances and photoshoots at Lynne's home in Kentwood, Louisiana.ÂÂ
He also re-shared a previously-published video of himself, L ynne, and friends enjoying a night out in 2019 singing along to Britney's hit song Oops I Did It Again, the same year that the singer was sent to a mental health facility, on April 20.ÂÂ
Lynne, Fitz, and Solis have argued that many of their private videos and texts have been taken out of context, which has been publicly damaging for all three.
In an affidavit supporting the petition, Lynne â€Â" who called herself 'not a very public person' â€Â" said she met Diamond in 2019 and was 'showered with exotic, lavish, or expensive gifts', which she had reservations about as 'people generally will disguise their true intentions behind a cloak of seemingly genuine kindness'.
She said a trip to Diamond's hometown of Dallas for his 40th birthday party ended with him 'angry' with her for skipping a group photoshoot and going ahead for dinner, as 'he wanted to be seen walk ing into the restaurant with me'.
He then 'berated our waiter because his manager refused to comp our meal'.
'Finally that misadventure came to a close, and with it any doubts that I had concerning who Jacob Diamond was,' Spears wrote.
'I had come to realize that Jacob was nothing more than an obsessed fan…whose true intentions were purposefully hidden behind a façade of authenticity.'
Days before the judge handed down her decision on April 29, Diamond posted a video of Lynne and her friends and claimed she had received Botox from his doctor on a visit to his home in DallasÂÂ
He also defiantly shared a video of enjoying a night out in 2019 singing along to Britney's hit song on April 20, captioned: 'Oops...He did it again!'ÂÂ
In one of the exhibits submitted in co urt showed Diamond shared a post asking people to call Child Protective Services to inform them that Britney's dad, Jamie Spears, allegedly drives drunk with her sister Jamie Lynn's daughter in the car
She also called him 'a master manipulator'.
'While in Dallas for his 40th birthday celebration I came to realize that Jacob would freely use my name to get deals, discounts, or even free gifts without ever advising or asking me,' said Lynne
When the friendship soured, Lynne said Diamond 'began to act erratically and aggressively', using their 'names and images' in 'demeaning and defamatory' social media posts that left the three women fearing for their safety.
Within hours of the lawsuit being filed in October last year, Diamond posted a photo of the group having dinner, with the caption 'if there is a devil, this was Satan's dinner. He was there that nig ht too, brewing a deadly result'.
Lynne claims that this photo left her 'paralyzed with fear'.ÂÂ
She states to have only met Diamond in person around five times, but says that his behavior and 'public misrepresentations' of her 'will incite someone to perpetrate violence towards me, my friends, or one of our family members'.
She added in the affidavit: 'I find it unconscionable that, at my age, I am being forced to look over my shoulder regardless of where I am… I hesitate each time I leave my house regardless of my destination and think twice before opening my mail.
Lynne filed the lawsuit in Louisiana last month with friends her friends Jansen Fitz (far right) and Tatum Solis (second from the left)ÂÂ
Diamond has previously alleged to be close to the likes of Khloe Kardashian, Lisa Rinna and Paris Hilton. H e is seen left posing with the famous heiress and with her mother, Kathy Hilton, rightÂÂ
'I cannot be certain but I believe that Jacob's campaign of terror, harassment and incitement began as a result of me electing to block him from having contact with me…ÂÂ
'It is clear to me that Jacob Diamond's true intention and motivation was to obtain some manner of fame or recognition by becoming my friend.'
The affidavit claims that police had been called due to Diamond's behavior, stating: 'In addition, since the incidents of October of 2023, I have been followed and harassed on more than one occasion including a particular incident where the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office was alerted to a possible threat at my place of employment which resulted in the arrest of the perpetrator.
'I am increasingly concerned that Jacob's conduct and p ublic statements may put the lives of innocent people, both adults and children, at risk.'
Diamond has been accused of being a 'phony publicist' after he was exposed by Page Six.
He claimed that a string of A-listers â€Â" including Paris Hilton, Khloe Kardashian and Lisa Rinna were turning up to the launch of his self-published book 'Sunny Collins: Sex in the Garden of Fame and Fortune'.
He also lied about a gourmet spread being put on by chef Wolfgang Puck and it being sponsored by Amazon.
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