Because here at TV Envy, we can’t talk enough about Britney Spears, here is my contribution to the latest round of gossip about her.  According to Page Six, Britney was apparently Dateline NBC personnel were shocked when they showed up at her Malibu mansion for Matt Lauer’s interview with her and found her alone, without either of her publicists.  Even worse still, Brit insisted on doing her own hair and makeup, which looked horrible; one of her fake eyelashes even fell off when she started crying during the interview.  As the picture at right shows, her wardrobe choice was also regrettable, to say the least.  In addition, without her publicists there to act as watchdogs, no one could take control of the situation when Matt asked what it was like to fall in love with Kevin Federline when Shar Jackson was carrying his child, leading Britney to compare her marriage to that of Julia Roberts and and Danny Moder:  “Julia Roberts’ husband had a pregnant wife when he hooked up with Julia, but no one ever talked about that!”

When asked why Britney was allowed to field the interview on her own, one of her publicists, Sloane Zelnick,  “Britney is a grown-up and makes her own decisions.”  An ironic statement, given the fact that Britney seems to fall apart (literally! the eyelash falling off seems almost symbolic of her life) without her entourage.  Maybe they’ve given up on her, given her recent spate of bad press about her bad childcare habits, crumbling marriage, etc.  I actually feel bad for her, or at least as bad as I can feel for a multi-millionare.  She’s been famous from a relatively young age, and so has never been forced to take the reins of her own life.  Now that people seem to be abandoning her to her fate, she’s going to have to learn to do that.  I wish her well, if not for her own sake, then for the sake of little Sean Preston and the one on the way.  Meanwhile—Brit, find a stylist, quick!