We’ve been hearing rumors for awhile, and now we have even more confirmation that Britney and her agent, Jason Trawick, are an item.

“They are totally and definitely dating,” a source tells People. “Her dad loves him. He’s the best thing that happened to her.”

Actually, I think her dad is the best thing that ever happened to her. Britney would never be in a position to have a healthy relationship (that her dad approves of!) if her father hadn’t stepped in a couple years ago and put a court-mandated end to this nonsense. He made a difficult choice, and gave up his own career in the process, but I think that man absolutely saved Britney Spears’ life. I know that if I were ever in the same situation (thank God I’m not!), my Daddy would do the same, and that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I only wish Lindsay Lohan had someone in her life with the presence of mind to do something similar for her.

Anyhoo, congrats to Britney on a happy relationship!

Daddy Spears has been able to control most aspects of her life for the past year, but you didn’t really think he could control the romantic inclinations of Britney “Mah Pussy Is Hangin’ Out” Spears, now did he?

Word on the street is that Brit-Brit has an extra eye in the center of her ring, if you catch my drift.

She’s rumored to be hooking up with her longtime talent agent, Jason Trawick, who’s the dude to her left in this photo.

Trawick, 37, a William Morris Agency rep, recently joined Spears for the first four shows of her Circus tour, but we have learned that the two recently have grown much closer away from the workplace.

Trawick declined to comment and referred our request to Spears rep, who has given no official comment on any extracurricular relationship. Trawick’s WMA assistant would only confirm that Trawick had been traveling with Spears on her Circus tour and is now back in L.A.

A Spears insider, meanwhile, insists that the singer and the agent strictly have a “close professional relationship” and that’s it, calling it “ridiculous” to suggest the pair is anything close to “romantic.”

But another well-placed source tells E! News that Trawick’s talent agency bosses are OK with his tight bond with his client and, in fact, “They joke about it.”

Jason’s had a role in Britney’s life forever, and rumors about them getting romantic started when the two vacationed together in Costa Rica last summer (we’ve got that photo here), and a few days later they were cuddling at Christian Audigier’s 50th birthday party at L.A.’s Petersen Automotive Museum.

Best yet, Papa Spears approves! Well, sort of. Says an insider: “Jason is one of the few people who Jamie Spears trusts.”
I think Papa Spears probably views this as the lesser of many, many, many evils.