Talk about a lust-hate relationship.

Britney’s been hounded by photographers for years, but apparently one of them — named only as “Adnan” — got a little closer than others. She invited him up to her Peninsula Hotel room, though he told Us Weekly that “We are just friends. She was just upset, pretty much about everything.”

The two became, er, best friends after he gave her his card at a gas station, after he was told that she “liked” him. They were later seen holding hands at a convenience store.

He wanted to go to her house, but she said it was too dirty. She suggested a hotel. She quickly went back home to fix herself up, he parked a street down from her gate (yeah, like that makes it more subtle) and she emerged in fishnet tights and a leopard print dress.