Britney Spears on Dateline

"I think everybody should be pro-love," the 24-year-old singer said when asked about the media that appear to be hungry for signs of a split. Telling Lauer that her marriage of almost two years has been "awesome," Spears denied rumors that K-Fed has been banished to sleeping in the basement. "I think 90 percent of the world would agree that the tabloids have gone a little far with me… They’ve crossed the line a little bit," Spears said, referring to photographers who have snapped her on her private property. "They like to have the person they pick on. I feel like I’m a target…. You have babies at home. And… you have a life. And if you don’t, you have to realize that we’re people and that we… just need privacy and we need our respect. And those are things that you have to have as a human being.” 

But my favorite line of the interview is when Britney Spears addresses the incident of baby Sean Preston on her lap while driving: "I can’t go anywhere without someone judging me.  I did it with my dad. I’d sit on his lap and I drive. We’re country."  We’re country, ya’ll!!!!!!  Britney’s interview by Matt Lauer airs this Thursday on The Today Show (7:00 AM/ET) and Dateline (9:00 PM/ET) on NBC. You can watch two of the video previews below.  Bigger pictures in the gallery!

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she hooked up with then married a guy who left his pregnant girlfriend…she deserves any misery she is in, she invited it into her home

OI! What the hell is every1s problem. Your callin her fat? For freaking ***** sake, shes pregnant. You call her stupid yet these comments are clearly showing how stupid you people are. As for the whole car incident, give her a break! She made an error of judgement, whats the big deal?!! Im no Britney fan, but i dont see why the whole world is b****ing on her. GIVE IT UP!

She seems such a lovely person. And yes #32, she is FAT. She was FAT before she got pregnant.

Sorry I don’t believe her marriage is AWESOME! Britney is on the PR comeback, pics with Kevin and a big interview.

What happened to her?!??!! She looks awful !!

Hmnmmm, remember sitting on my dad’s lap and driving the car and yeah, I was old than Sean P….but those are great memories. # 13 | Susan |Yeah, I am "country" also, and have similar memories..however, I was a lot older than SPF.. and we were on a deserted country road, not a major highwway teeming with traffic. Sorry Brit, love ya girl but.. that wasnt a good excuse.

joliepittme @ 06/13/2006 at 2:52 pm

Aww, leave her alone ya’ll!!!!

Country Girl @ 06/13/2006 at 3:04 pm

Anyone else ever notice she turns up/down the ‘country’ when it suits? She’s always had a bit of a twang y’all, but seems lately it’s turned WAY up… She’s never dressed like I’d dress, which is fine, but she’s never dressed quite so poorly either…. It’s like all the money’s gone and she can’t afford anything not sold at Salvation Army or Goodwill for $1 per piece. Crap! I’ll give her that she’s pregnant, but remember when she was photographed months ago when the speculation began…? She looked AWFUL AND she was drinking/smoking…and not covering up SPF with any SPF poolside?! She never quite recovered from SPF when she got knocked up again, bottom line, she’s got more than pregnancy weight on that ass of hers!

SHE IS SICK !!! FORGET ABOUT BRITTNEY WE NEED TO MOVE ON …..TO BIG AND BETTER THINGS!!! SHE IS DONE

malibumom @ 06/13/2006 at 3:53 pm

When will these so called celebrities ever learn? TYhe majority of ppl want to see successful ppl look successful-we want to see married ppl look madly in love with each other -we want to see celebrities who are gorgeous all the time and perfect mothers. . .That’s why it’s call celebrity-They protray unreal situations as if they are and we buy into it-Britney, Janet, Madonna, Mariah and a lot more should have learned by now-Overall the more down to earth- wholesome-and beautiful a celeb is the more attention they get-You don’t have to look like a plucked chicken, bare your breast on National TV, do oturageous things onstage or wear hideous overly cheap looking outfiits to promote your beautiful voice-What’s even worse is the PR machines are dying in Hollywood-Cindy G and Pat Kingsley are two the best-It’s terrible-=Back in the day one could take a Norma Jean and turn her into a marily monroe just by teaching her to walk, talk and dress as well as planting a few seeds in the media-Stars were bigger than life at that time-Why?Because they were well groomed to be-Diana Ross and the Supremes, the Jackson 5 all of them were groomed-that’s why they did so wellBut when they made too much money and started to "have it their way" they lost their battle with the public’s view of them-Britney is doing the same-Call me Girl, I could get you your status back!

creativegirl @ 06/13/2006 at 3:58 pm

Gosh - Justin has to be seeing this and thanking his lucky stars that he got out when he did. She did him a big favor cheating on him.I can hardly believe she hooked herself up with this stupid do nothing idiot who she actually proposed to and bought her own engagement ring. I guess all to get over the fact that she let a loyal guy like Justin who put her on a pedestal get away.Ladies and gentleman we have another Michael Jackson on our hands. This once white hot career has now become a total freak show. I just feel sorry for her kids, they don’t deserve all that,

I’ve never liked this girl, even in her hay day. And yes I was a teenager growing up at the same time as she was popular. IMO, she was always ugly.Never really understood what people saw in her, but then I realized that it was mostly middle aged men with wifes that found her attractive. Really guys are pervs.And this is comming from a guy.But god she is ugly, this is one ***** that needs to straighten up. In all honesty I hope things work out for her and her child, b/c she seems as though that she is in a place, in her life, that is not so great right now.Wow pure gutter trash though.

BritIsABadMom @ 06/13/2006 at 4:36 pm

#1, I totally agree with you. Britney’s making country folk look like Anna Nicole smith trash. There are "country" people who have alot of class. And britney just does not represent proper country folk. Yes, maybe her dad drove her on her lap… in the COUNTRY. But Los Angeles is NOT the country. How can you be foolish enough to do that? And she looks ridiculous in that photo where she’s sitting across from Matt, her belly smushed and smiling like that evil bald guy on that movie, um, the one where Britney was actually on… had "little me" on it. Whatever.

I’m from Louisiana, I would like to think that we aren’t country. Although I have traveled a bit to New york and other cities that I love. While I feel like I personally am not country Britney is correct there are sooooo many country people here. They are just not aware of how country they are. I can remember when I was little my mom would put me on her lap and drive in the neighborhood. As I did with my daughter. Maybe it it something about Louisiana. Britney needs to come home and take care of herself. There is something about the people here that you can’t find anywhere else she needs to rest and stay under raps in her moms home for a while. the media is being ridiculous they need to back off what nobody s saying is that the same idiots that are snapping all of those pics are the same ones trying to sue her for there mistakes. If that idiot would not have been on top of her car harassing her and her family then he would have never hurt himself. there aught to be some kind of distance law when it come to celebrities and paparazzi. All I know is that I will always be a Britney fan and whats crazy is that I didn’t even really care about her until the media started up with all of there trash. I feel as though somebody should defend her. You know being that shes human and all. IF YOU DO’NT HAVE ANYTHING NICE TO SAY THEN DO’NT SAY ANYTHING AT ALL. Judi

I’m from Louisiana, I would like to think that we aren’t country. Although I have traveled a bit to New york and other cities that I love. While I feel like I personally am not country Britney is correct there are sooooo many country people here. They are just not aware of how country they are. I can remember when I was little my mom would put me on her lap and drive in the neighborhood. As I did with my daughter. Maybe it it something about Louisiana. Britney needs to come home and take care of herself. There is something about the people here that you can’t find anywhere else she needs to rest and stay under raps in her moms home for a while. the media is being ridiculous they need to back off what nobody s saying is that the same idiots that are snapping all of those pics are the same ones trying to sue her for there mistakes. If that idiot would not have been on top of her car harassing her and her family then he would have never hurt himself. there aught to be some kind of distance law when it come to celebrities and paparazzi. All I know is that I will always be a Britney fan and whats crazy is that I didn’t even really care about her until the media started up with all of there trash. I feel as though somebody should defend her. You know being that shes human and all. IF YOU DO’NT HAVE ANYTHING NICE TO SAY THEN DO’NT SAY ANYTHING AT ALL. Judi

#31 VelizI kinda agree with you. What person in their normal state of mind would marry a unemployed jerk that is ready to leave his pregnant wife??

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE TO FIND SCREENCAPS OF THE INTERVIEW?

GODDAMN!!!!!Trash just don’t come no whiter!!!!!

Good God! She looks horrible, really really badugghhh I don’t know how anyone can defend her. She shoudl just go away and then no one will care except to laugh at your train wreck- I know she is pregnant but she sure lets it all hang out and that can’t just be baby fat - look at that chin - see Gwen Stefani, or Gwyneth or Angelina - they did not look like that even in their 9th month!

creativegirl @ 06/13/2006 at 5:41 pm

# 44 | judi I agree with you judi - she does need to go home, ditch her loser hubby and lay low for a long time. But unfortunately, that will never happen because she craves the attention from being in the public eye. Why else would she agree to an interview with Matt Lauer and put herself out there once again like that for people to just laugh at her? It’s because in her mind she is still "Britney Spears" superstar. The one who was super hot and on top of the charts. Now everyone just laughs at her. If she was in her right mind she’d just go away, but like Michael Jackson before her - she can’t just let it be. Finally someone got Michael Jackson to wise up and leave the country all together. Britney needs to put herself in a self-appointed exile back in Louisianna and focus on getting herself well and taking care of her children. Right now, her career is over. Every day she puts herself out here like this she’s just making herself more of a laughing stock in the public eye.I really think her life totally spun out of control once she broke up with Justin and she’s got terrible people around her just letting her do it. Look at the quickie Vegas wedding and annulment. Then taking up with a man whose girlfriend was pregnant with their second child. If anyone saw "Chaotic" it was clear that Brit pursued him heavily-it wasn’t the other way around. She’s living in some alternate universe where she thinks walking around like some hoochie mama is gonna endear everyone to her. It’s awful. I mean to get pregnant again so quickly, gosh - even poor people can afford birth control or just say no for goodness sake. She’s just a walking disaster and her children are right smack dab in the middle of it.

She looks awful!! All that money and she can’t clean herself up?! She really let herself go! Part of me feels so sorry for her but heck, if she doesn’t respect herself, why should we respect her? I think she’s def looking for love that is unconditional, hence the babies. I WISH she would get that damn gum outta her mouth with every interview she has, she chews it like a PIG and it’s RUDE!!!! Did your Daddy teach you that too as a ‘Country’ person?! Have some respect Britney for your Elders!!!

Oh, and I totally think she’s FAKE, a put on and WHY OH WHY does she always appear soooo stupid and those faces she makes?!?? Soooo NOT cute Brit-Brit! :)

Stephanie @ 06/13/2006 at 6:38 pm

White Trash… Enough said.

britneyfan @ 06/13/2006 at 6:43 pm

I hear britney she so coll, and to all you haters your just jelous

Britney Spears rock, you all just don’t know it yet!!!!!!!!!!

Brittany should THANK the papparazzi because they are the only things that are keeping her ass in the public eye. if it werent’ for those pictures no one would give a $HIT about her. and what the hell is up with her triple chins. the girl has millions WORK OUT!

malibumom @ 06/13/2006 at 6:51 pm

You can take the girl out of the country but you can’t take the country out of the girl! Is this a Hee Haw moment or what? I am offended that she said she was country! My mother was country -When we say country we mean you were raised on a farm and you washed your laundy in boiling water in huge tubs and you raised all of your food-you made patterns out of newspaper and used flour sacks for material to make your kids clothes-You canned all of your vegetables and placed cotton seeds around them when you stored them so the jars won’t break-you can build an outside toilet with wood and tin-you can cook 5 course meals at age 8! C’mon now I can tell you a little bit about country and she "ain’t it"-The term was used to describe ppl who lived outside the city. It’s reference is moreso related to the terrain than it is to the ppl-It’s just like theword Ghetto-A ghetto is merely an area with overcrowded housing (sometimes referred to as projects ) and usually lower educated ppl-Britiney is not Country she is ignorant and lazy! The only thing that separates her from others like her is she has money (at least for now). She lacks social grace, manners, understanding and wisdom-These things are taught and modeled t home-You can’t get them from a book! It is appalling to me that she refers to herself as country-Personally I think Federline has more social skills than she does! It everything you do you should ask yourself-what is the goal here. What is the specific outcome that I want to achieve-It appears to me that she has none-A woman with no goals is a woman with no future!

Oh god yall give her a rest! shes an awsome person.I heart britney spears!!!!!!!!!!1

Down To Earth @ 06/13/2006 at 7:00 pm

I CAN ONLY THINK YOUR OWN LIVES MUST BE SO MISERABLE TO BE SO NEGATIVE AGAINST SOMEONE YOU DONT EVEN KNOW. FOR YOU NEGATIVE MOTHERS AND MOTHERS TO BE GOD HELP YOUR CHILDREN WITH ALL THAT NEGATIVITY YOU HAVE. WHY DONT PEOPLE HAVE ENOUGH RESPECT TO LET THE GIRL HAVE SOME TIME ALONE. I GUESS SHE WILL HAVE TO GO TO AFRICA OR SOMETHING.

When the paparazzi serves her own shameless promotion she is fine with them, but when they expose her for the trashy, hygenically challenged, moron that she is, Brit wants public sympathy? Give me a break. I agree with the person who said she should’ve kept her mouth shut. She isn’t smart enough to remedy the situation with words.

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