Britney Spears in in New York, y’all. Last night she performed at Madison Square Garden to resounding success, which was the first of three nights of performances she will give. She performed after spending some quality time with her cute little boys. Brit took Sean and Jayden to The Little Mermaid over the weekend, and spent Monday afternoon taking a ride in a pedicab with the boys in Central Park. She caused something of a minor havoc in the park, with rollerblades and joggers all chasing after her. But all was well. It actually seems like Britney has been back on track generally for months now – sure, there are slips. We’ve all had some moments when we’ve looked at pictures of her and thought “Oh, God – the jackboots of doom” or “that busted weave shows a busted mind”. But Britney prevails! Which makes me hope this latest report is bullsh-t. Here’s the thing – I don’t think it is. Fox News Pop Tarts is reporting that Britney is still hung up on paparazzo-stalker-enabler-douchenozzle Adnan Ghalib:

Just when we all thought that Britney Spears was finally back, it seems instead she’s slipping backwards.

The pop princess’s long-standing conservatorship under her father Jamie’s reign may come to an end in November, but it sounds like little has changed since her father was put in charge of her affairs last year.

According to a very close insider, Spears is still madly in love with paparazzo Adnan Ghalib, who she dated for a few months at the beginning of last year during her darkest days. The pap-turned-celebrity-by-association was later charged with assault, hit-and-run and battery stemming from an incident in which he allegedly attempted to run over a court official who was trying to serve a restraining order on him.

In July this year Jamie Spears’s request to have a restraining order against Ghalib was approved by the court, and he has been prohibited from going within 100 yards of Britney and banned from all forms of communication with her ever since.

“It is really breaking Britney’s heart,” the source told Pop Tarts. “She is still totally in love with Adnan and she can’t even speak too him, it’s making her really depressed.”

Our source also confirmed speculation that she’s dating her 37-year-old William Morris agent, Jason Trawick, although it seems her dad is the one most involved in the romance.

“Jamie (Spears) is really, really pushing the relationship with Jason, he thinks he’s a really good influence on Britney,” added our source. “And the last thing he wants is Britney going back to Adnan. She would if she could.”

[From Fox News Pop Tarts]

I can believe that Jamie Spears is pushing Jason Trawick on Britney – Brit seems like she’s not that into him. She goes for men who are a lot trashier, lets face it. She has a type. But maybe I’m misreading that situation. CB has questions about whether Britney and Jason are even together anymore – she thinks that Jason dumped her and that Britney actually liked him a lot. Or perhaps Britney and Jason get along fine, and she’s grown enough the past few years to really fall for a different kind of man, and have a private relationship. I hope so. Because I don’t want Adnan anywhere near Britney. Or anyone else, for that matter.

Here’s Britney Spears walking through Central Park and taking Sean Preston and Jayden James for a pedicab yesterday. Images thanks to Fame Pictures and WENN.com .