Amanda Bynes was put on a psychiatric hold at a hospital in Pasadena yesterday after jetting in from New York City, and the person responsible for helping her parents coordinate and execute the plan is none other than Sam Lutfi, who famously worked with Britney Spears before the pop star was placed under a conservatorship.

Lutfi contacted Bynes on Thursday and convinced her to sue her parents, and she agreed to fly to Los Angeles, where she would meet with an attorney, according to TMZ. Before she was taken to the hospital, Bynes tweeted, "you feel like a brother to me @SamLutfi i mean it. Thank you luuuuv."

Lutfi told Bynes her black car would be stopping by a lawyer's office in Pasadena and then at the London Hotel in West Hollywood, at which point she would confront her parents. The medical facility in Pasadena looked like an office building from the outside, so it wasn't until Bynes was surrounded by hospital staff that she likely realized what was happening. The website reports that Bynes' parents are forever grateful to Lutfi and they even plan on publicly thanking him.

Though Spears' family spoke out against Lutfi and made allegations that he heavily medicated the pop star, Lutfi ended up suing Jamie and Lynn Spears for libel and breach of contract, though that case was closed in 2012. Still, Lutfi has always stated that he was only trying to help the pop princess, and Britney has never commented on their relationship.

Bynes was placed on a 72 hour psychiatric hold, but it can be extended for two weeks. During that time, her parents, Rick and Lynn, will be trying to get her placed under a conservatorship yet again.