Britney Spears To Buy Ex-Boyfriends Alleged Sex Tape?

Britney Spears is reported to be interested in buying a video which allegedly shows her having sex with a former boyfriend.

Adnan Ghalib, a British paparazzo photographer, claims he shot the video when he dated Spears earlier this year at the height of her personal problems.

He is reported to have confirmed the existence of the tape during an interview with Heat Magazine, but said he wouldn't “discuss prices for hypothetical enquiries”.

Friends of Spears claim the singer wants to buy the alleged tape to prevent it from becoming public.

“Her lawyers have been working overtime. They’ve been told to do whatever it takes to stop the video making it onto the Internet,” an unnamed friend told the Sun newspaper.

The couple's three month relationship was said to have ended when Spears discovered the photographer was having an affair.

As previously reported on Gigwise, Spears has hinted that she is planning a world tour in support of her new album, 'Circus', which is released in December.