Tuesday, 8 May 2007

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Britney's new rehab romance

Friends and family fear this new love affair will only lead to more trouble

Britney Spears is out of control and her new boyfriend Howie Day, 26 – who she met in Malibu's Promises centre – will only make matters worse, according to her friends and family.

Her mum Lynne has questioned his suitability, but 25-year-old Britney refuses to listen.

In 2004, Howie was arrested for reportedly locking a fan in the bathroom of his tour bus after she allegedly refused his sexual advances, plus breaking the mobile phone of another who was trying to call the police.

The next year, he was arrested in Boston for verbally abusing a flight crew while under the influence of alcohol and sleeping pills.

‘Britney’s been seeing this guy on and off since she left rehab,' a source tells Now. 'He’s been texting her “strength messages” they learnt in their support groups.

'They were both advised by their counsellors to avoid striking up romances with fellow rehabbers, but they met up and felt a real connection.

'Lynne wants Britney to take time out before she leaps into anything. But Britney’s telling her to butt out and it’s causing rows.’

See the full story in Now magazine (dated 14 May) out now!