It’s almost a month since Britney Spears’ husband Sam Asghari filed for divorce from the singer, yet the Toxic hitmaker looked to have moved on with her rumoured new boyfriend Paul Richard Soliz.
The singer reportedly had a ‘short fling’ with the convicted criminal but she broke it off and ‘no longer has any communication’ after learning of his criminal past.
The 41-year-old was rumoured to be dating Paul, 37, a former housekeeper at her Thousand Oaks mansion, but now a source close to Britney has told DailyMail.com exclusively that ‘Britney is not dating Paul’.
‘They had a short fling after Sam left but that was it,’ they confirmed. ‘Britney hooked up with him twice and, at the time, [she] did not know about his criminal past. She no longer has any communication with him.’
The pair were first spotted ‘getting close’ last month in the immediate wake of her marriage split, but what do we know about her former flame?
Former flame: Britney Spears, 41, has ended brief fling with Paul Richard Soliz, 37, – but who was the star’s rumoured new boyfriend with a criminal past
Not together: The singer reportedly had a ‘short fling’ with the convicted criminal but she broke it off and ‘no longer has any communication’ after learning of Paul’s (pictured) criminal past
Paul, 37, and Britney, 41, have known each other for a while after he was hired to complete housekeeping tasks and maintenance around her house about a year ago, according to US weekly.
Speaking to the publication he revealed he fixed bits and bobs around the house including fixing doorknobs and unclogging toilets.
Insiders told Page Six that Soliz was fired from his job working for Spears, but she ‘has still chosen to spend time with’ him ‘and is not trying to hide their new-found friendship.’
In August Britney was seen driving a white Mercedes-Benz with a mystery man who is thought to be Paul in her passenger seat in Calabasas, California.
Yet her rumoured boyfriend doesn’t have a squeaky clean past after it was revealed he was previously arrested for possession of a firearm.
According to legal records reviewed by the outlet, in December 2020 Paul was convicted in connection of felony firearm possession, during a time he was working for the singer.
In 2016 Paul was convicted of driving without a license, the outlet reported, citing court docs. A charge of driving with a suspended license was dismissed that year after a plea agreement, according to Page Six.
The outlet, citing court documents, reported that he was convicted in connection with disturbing the peace in of April 2014; and entered into a plea deal for a child endangerment charge to be dismissed.
Moving on: It’s almost a month since Britney’s husband Sam Asghari filed for divorce from the singer
Clearing his name: Despite his past, Paul insisted that he isn’t a ‘bad dude’ in an interview with Backgrid earlier this month
Mystery man: In August Britney was seen driving a white Mercedes-Benz with a mystery man who is thought to be Paul in her passenger seat in Calabasas, California
Are they or aren’t they? Paul seemed to confirm earlier this month that the pair are still seeing each other, however wouldn’t confirm that they were officially a couple
Despite his past, Paul insisted that he isn’t a ‘bad dude’ in an interview with Backgrid earlier this month.
The father confessed he has a ‘handful of children’ and that the mother of his children has passed away.
‘I have custody of my children, I’m not a bad dude. I own my own business. I do license contractor technique tile.’
He also disclosed that one of his children is in a 5150 hold, which is a legal code which allows a person with a mental illness to be involuntarily detained for a 72-hour psychiatric hospitalisation.
Paul confirmed at that the time of the interview that he was still seeing Britney and that the singer had been incredibly supportive throughout the court proceedings of his criminal convictions.
He said: ‘She’s a very positive person,’ yet the 37-year-old said he wasn’t at liberty to confirm if him and Britney were an official couple.
Supporting his rumoured girlfriend amid her divorce, the housekeeper said ‘She’s doing great,’ while also telling US Weekly that she is a ‘phenomenal woman.’
Sam filed for divorce from Spears August 16. In a statement to his Instagram account, he wrote: ‘After 6 years of love and commitment to each other my wife and I have decided to end our journey together.’
He continued: ‘We will hold onto the love and respect we have for each other and I wish her the best always,’ adding: ‘S**t happens.’
He finished off his statement in saying, ‘Asking for privacy seems ridiculous so I will just ask for everyone including media to be kind and thoughtful.’
