Britney Spears is still in a relationship with controversial ex Paul Richard Soliz

Despite reports that Britney Spears And Paul Richard Soliz had stopped in September 2023, several sources say We weekly the pop star is still seeing her former housekeeper. “Britney and Paul are definitely together,” the source said. “He is still in the picture.”

A second source confirms Soliz, who met Spears, 42, last May when he was hired to do maintenance work at her LA mansion, shortly before her divorce from Sam Asghari, is currently involved with the singer. Although they rarely go on dates, the couple takes road trips to Santa Barbara, and Soliz stays at her house two or three nights a week. “She doesn't like it when he leaves,” the source says, explaining that Soliz, 37, works full-time and has family obligations to fulfill. “[Britney] it feels like she deserves more attention, but he needs to be there for his children.

According to the second source, Soliz introduced Spears to his children and even went horse riding with them. “She's great with [the kids], and they like her,” the source says, adding that Spears is especially fond of Soliz’s seven-year-old son: “That’s her favorite. It just clicks.”

However, Spears' team remains suspicious of Soliz, who has a criminal record that includes charges for multiple felonies and misdemeanors.

'Her assistants don't want to [Paul] all around; They have made that clear from day one,” says the second source, who insists that Soliz is not abusing Spears. 'She is so sweet and generous by nature, but he doesn't want anything. He doesn't participate in that and genuinely cares about her as a person. [But] her management team probably thinks he wants to do something shady.”

The first source agrees: “Her team believes that at some point he will either want something from her or throw her under the bus.”

According to the second source, Soliz is exclusive with Spears: “[Paul] loves her company and he doesn't see anyone else, but… [who knows] what she does when he's not around.'

The first source claims that what Soliz and Spears are sharing is more casual, explaining that the singer is “technically not dating anyone, but sleeping with a few other people.”

A third source says Us Spears is not seriously involved with anyone, but has put herself out there: “She believes in finding love again.”

Spears and Soliz were first spotted together in August 2023, and Soliz spoke exclusively with them Us in September of that year about his relationship with the star. “She is a phenomenal woman,” he said after his own court appearance for alleged probation violations. “She's a very, very good, positive… She's a good person.”

He also said he was keen to clean up his public image. “I'm not a bad guy. I understand that things have been said about me in the past, and I have a criminal record – I understand that,” he explained Us. “I'm a working man. I have my own company. I make a tile using a recognized contractor technique.

Soliz was hired to do maintenance on Spears' home until he was “terminated” after about two months, a source said Us in August 2023, claiming that the pop star had cheated on Asghari with the contractor. (Asghari filed for divorce on August 16, 2023, after 14 months of marriage; he listed the date of divorce as July 28, 2023.)

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While a second source said Spears' inner circle would be “really surprised” if she were unfaithful, the first source claimed she did indeed step out to Asghari:[Paul] was fired when Britney's team found out they were sleeping together, but then he came back into the picture.”

Spears and Soliz were rumored to have gone their separate ways in September 2023, just days after he started dating Us. “Britney and Paul have gone their separate ways,” a source said at the time. “It was a short-lived romance but nothing serious and they are no longer together.”

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