Britney Spears Forming Close Bond With Felon BF Paul Soliz's Kids -- He's Got 9 Of Them!

Britney Spears loves having her controversial ex-boyfriend around again.

As we previously reported, the pop star appears to have rekindled her relationship with Paul Soliz. They were spotted hanging out at the Lily Pad Playground in the San Fernando Valley with two of his children. And it turns out Brit has formed a close bond with his kids!

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Paul is a father to nine (!!!) children — three of whom he shares with his estranged wife, Nicole Mancilla, who only filed for divorce in October after eight years of marriage. At this time, Page Six reports he has custody of their sons, 10-year-old Trystan, 8-year-old Dylan, and 6-year-old Nicholas, AKA “Sonny.” Britney spends the most time with those three. An insider explained:

“She’s great with the kids. They adore each other. They’re forever playing and have brought life and laughter into her home, where it was so very much needed. Her house is filled with love now.”

Hmm.

The source adds that despite being estranged from her sons Jayden and Sean for years, she “never lost her mothering” nature, and she has been “nurturing” and “caring” with Paul’s children. Oftentimes, the insider mentioned Britney and the kids enjoy hanging out “poolside” or “running around” her home. The Womanizer singer also takes them on weekend getaways to cabins in the snow or villas on the beach,” adding:

“They enjoy each other’s company always.”

OK, OK. This is all sounding very Brady Bunch and all, but… We can’t help but get a strong whiff of damage control here. You know, changing the conversation from Britney is back with the ex-con with the terrible reputation, the one everyone was worried about being a bad influence on her to Britney sure does love having kids around again. Know what we mean?

Reactions, Perezcious readers? Are you shocked Britney and Paul are back together? Is this sweet family talk a bunch of PR puffery?? Let us know in the comments.

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