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Celebrity photographer Adnan Ghalib stands outside the Los Angeles County courthouse - Source: Reuters
A celebrity photographer who briefly dated Britney Spears at the
height of her career meltdown was sentenced to 45 days in jail
after clashing with an official trying to serve him a restraining
order.
Adnan Ghalib, 37, one of the paparazzi who trailed Spears night and
day in 2007, was also ordered to complete an anger management
program.
Los Angeles prosecutors alleged that in February Ghalib drove his
car toward an official who was trying to serve a court order
keeping him away from Spears and her family.
Ghalib pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident, and
charges of assault were dropped.
Spears, now 27, began a relationship with Ghalib in December 2007
when her private and public life were falling apart following her
divorce, stints in rehab and a notorious head shaving
incident.
Her behaviour improved after the singer's father intervened and was
given control of her business and personal affairs by the Los
Angeles courts in January 2008.
