While in the middle of her public meltdown in 2007, Spears shocked fans when she began dating the photographer. Their relationship only lasted a year, and officially ended when Spears filed a restraining order against him, claiming he was conspiring to take control of her affairs, per Rolling Stone.
In 2012, Ghalib testified in a trial between Spears's former manager, Sam Lutfi, and her family, claiming Spears's mother once tried to coerce him, saying, "She requested that I say [to the media] Sam Lutfi was responsible for Britney Spears's behavior," according to People. The photographer also admitted that a judge ordered him to stay away from the singer for three years.
