Britney ’would never harm children’ - Jan 24 2008
Britney Spears would never harm herself or her children because she loves them more than anything else and wants them back, the star’s on-off boyfriend said.

Birmingham-born Adnan Ghalib insisted the 26-year-old wasn’t suicidal and was "no different from any other mum", during interviews with two US TV entertainment shows.

He said Britney was upset after a court suspended her rights to see one-year-old Jayden James and two-year-old Sean Preston following a stand-off with police at her home which led to her being admitted to hospital for observation.

Photographer Ghalib told Entertainment Tonight: "She wants them back. She needs them back." Asked if she’d ever harm them, he said: "Never. Absolutely not."

Talking about the stand-off on January 3, Ghalib said: "I think she was just afraid of what was going to happen. It’s just that helplessness, that loss of control. It doesn’t make you crazy."

Ghalib spent an hour at the hospital with Britney, but he said: "She didn’t wish to discuss it and I didn’t want to push it." Asked if she was suicidal, he added: "No. Not even for a second. You’ve got to understand the love she has for her kids outweighs everything else."

Ghalib told the Insider: "We are talking about someone who had one of the most dynamic careers and gave it up for her kids.

"She is no different from any other mum. She’s no different at all. Does she spend nights upset about not having her kids? All the time. Does she look at pictures and go through photos of her and the kids? All the time."

He went on: "She doesn’t even drink. I have seen her drink twice or maybe three times."

Brit’s photographer speaks out - Jan 23 2008
On the same day that his wife filed for separation, photographer Adnan Ghalib went on TV to speak about his relationship with troubled popstress Britney Spears.

He told Entertainment Tonight and The Insider that the relationship is "far from over".

The 35-year-old also insisted that he didn’t get involved with the 26-year-old singer for publicity, saying: "No, never. In time I think people will understand that."

Adnan apparently admitted that Britney has strong motherly instincts and loves her two sons, Jayden and Sean.

"She has a very maternal instinct," he apparently said of the incident where she was photographed buying a pregnancy test.

"She was feeling a lot of things she said she felt when she was pregnant. I think she was hoping she was pregnant with my child. She loves those kids - it pains her a lot."

And he dismissed stories that Brits is mentally unstable on the show.

"She is not crazy at all. She never has suicidal tendencies. You’ve got to understand the love she has for her kids outweighs anything else."

Britney photographer in separation - Jan 23 2008
The wife of Britney Spears’ British paparazzi pal, Adnan Ghalib, has filed for a legal separation.

Azlynn Berry cites irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split after four years of marriage, according to documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court.

Ms Berry, representing herself in court papers, seeks spousal support, and for Mr Ghalib to pay her legal fees, the filing says.

In recent weeks, Mr Ghalib has been seen accompanying troubled Spears on shopping excursions, restaurant outings and to court. Mr Ghalib is said to work for the photo agency FinalPixx.