Britney has a new boyfriend, a waiter who must be willing to put up with the craziness in exchange for the massive publicity that goes along with it. Will he stay the course or cash out and sell his story quickly like Isaac Cohen did? Cohen was seen out with Britney this January, which was arguably her longest relationship this year. She was also linked with magician Criss Angel, but he quickly disappeared after her disastrous VMA performance. Late last year she had brief dalliances with producer JR Rotem and William Morris agent Jason Trawlick.

Maybe an average guy without ties to Hollywood is just what Britney needs. She was seen out with waiter Michael Marchand on November 21st on what may have been a date at the restaurant where he works, Mirabelle. When questioned about the relationship, Marchand played coy:

Brit, wearing black and dark sunglasses, and waiter Michael Marchand, dressed up in a shirt and tie, definitely caused quite a stir when they were spotted out together at Mirabelle restaurant, where Michael works, in LA on Nov. 21!

An eyewitness tells Life & Style, “Michael came in a little after midnight, and she came in right after. They were being discreet. Forty-five minutes later, they left the restaurant together. He was charming – he made Britney laugh and looked at her with this secret smile. They left in separate cars.”

Life & Style reports in its new issue that Brit instantly fell for Michael when she was at Mirabelle in early November. “Their chemistry was immediate. He’s very turned on by her,” says an insider. Since then, the two had at least one date at Brit’s mansion. “They’re always texting each other,” says the insider.

When Life & Style asked him about their romance, he said, smiling, “I can’t talk about that right now.”

[From Life and Style]

In related news, Britney has been seen with very prominent bruises on her upper thigh, which may support the claims that she had minimally-invasive laser-based liposuction, as the tabloids claimed last week.

There’s also a story that Britney’s family wants to send her to rehab again. She did fail a drug test, but that was chalked up to prescription medication. Dr. Drew Pinskey, who does not treat Britney, says she’s a drug addict and is in dire need of help.

Britney is shown in the header image out on 11/17, thanks to WENN. A picture of her with the new guy is available on the Life and Style website.