Britney SpearsBritney Spears‘ close friend (and now lead denier of stories) Sam Lufti has denied that the star is pregnant - or trying to get pregnant - after she and boyfriend Adnan Ghalib were spotted shopping for pregnancy tests in Hollywood yesterday.

Various reports have claimed Britney is keen to get pregnant by the British-born paparazzo in an attempt to “replace” sons Sean and Jayden after first losing visitation access to the boys earlier in the month.

Then yesterday the new couple were spotted crouched down in a shop reading the packaging of several tests but Sam told Access Hollywood: “It’s all bulls**t. They’re just toying with the paparazzi.”

Sam initially expressed concern about Adnan’s sudden appearance at the centre of Britney’s life but now seems to have accepted him and the two men have been seen out together with Britney on a number of occasions. However, Britney’s cousin and former assistant Alli Sims is less convinced about the photographer.

Alli told Us Weekly: “I do not think Adnan is a good person. I think he only has bad intentions. He has given me a weird feeling and creeped me out. I wish he would just go away.”

Alli, who was practically inseparable from the star for most of last year, added that Britney is easily led because she’s always been told what to do by advisers: “When you go through your whole life just listening to what everybody tells you to do, you get to the point where you’re not used to having to pick out yourself what is really important.”

“I wish people would give her a break and lay off her.”