When Britney Spears began dating Adnan Ghalib, she was very charmed by him in the beginning. Despite others believing he had ulterior motives, Spears was not convinced. Speaking of Ghalib in her book, "The Woman In Me" (via Insider) Spears admitted: "I was completely infatuated with him. He'd been a paparazzo, and I understood that people thought he was up to no good, but all I could see at the time was that he was chivalrous and helped me out when the others got too aggressive." However, this image of Ghalib was tainted when she learned that he was married.

Spears confessed in the memoir that she was Ghalib's mistress during their time dating. However, she was only made aware of this once they'd already broken up. After this revelation came to light, Ghalib defended himself against accusations that he was cheating on his wife with Spears. During a November 2023 chat with The U.S. Sun, Ghalib explained, "My wife and I were not divorced, but we had been separated for three years. I didn't live with her for that time. I was 100 percent single." His wife, Azlynn Berry, eventually filed for divorce in January 2008, citing irreconcilable differences.