According to sources, Nick Carter is telling anyone who will listen that he and Britney Spears are a hot item, but some claim Carter has an ulterior motive.
“Nick’s claiming that he and Brit have been ‘dating’ for about three weeks,” a source close to the 27-year-old boy-bander tells OK!. “He says they’ve been chatting, texting, instant messaging and talking all the time; they’re both heavy into other.” The source also reveals that Nick has even told some of his bandmates, “I really like her.”
But some insiders warn that Nick, who famously dated Paris Hilton several years ago and who is rumored to be no friend of Brit’s ex, Justin Timberlake, might be taking advantage of Brit’s headline-making status. “Not saying it’s not true,” one insider explains to OK!, “but it strikes me as a bit of a coincidence that Nick is name-dropping Brit now when Backstreet’s got an album coming out soon.”