"Photos are already on the market, and although they're tame, who's to say what the next round will hold," said a concerned friend of the pop star. Ghalib (who is married, according to many reports) is said to be brokering a deal through his photo agency, FinalPixx, that could fetch a six-figure sum for shots of himself with Spears.

"It's not as if Britney's judgment is very good right now, he could really take advantage of her. Her MTV performance could actually end up looking tasteful, if things go really bad," said one person who has worked with Britney and attempted to help her recently.