Despite reports that Britney Spears and Paul Richard Soliz had called it quits in September 2023, multiple sources tell Us Weekly the pop star is still seeing her former housekeeper. “Britney and Paul are definitely together,” says one source. “He’s 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 L.A. mansion shortly before her divorce from Sam Asghari, is currently involved with the singer. While they rarely step out for dates, the pair take road trips to Santa Barbara, and Soliz stays at her place two or three nights a week. “She doesn’t like it when he leaves,” says the source, explaining that Soliz, 37, works full-time and has to tend to family obligations. “[Britney] feels as though she deserves more attention, but he has to be there for his kids.”

According to the second source, Soliz has introduced Spears to his children and even taken them horseback riding. “She’s great with [the kids], and they like her,” says the source, adding that Spears is particularly fond of Soliz’s 7-year-old son: “That’s her favorite. They just click.”

Spears’ team, however, remains suspicious of Soliz, who has a rap sheet that includes charges for multiple misdemeanors and felonies.

“Her assistants don’t want [Paul] around; they’ve made that clear from day one,” says the second source, who insists Soliz isn’t taking advantage of Spears. “She is such a sweetheart and generous by nature, but he doesn’t want anything. He isn’t in it for that and genuinely cares about her as a person. [But] her managerial team probably thinks he is out to do something shady.”

The first source agrees: “Her team believes that at some point he will 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’s not seeing anyone else, but [who knows] what she does when he’s not around.”