Britney Spears is really amping up the interviews in preparation for the December 2nd release of her next album, “Circus.” She had a long chat with Rolling Stone – who described the ordeal of interviewing her as a “rigorously micromanaged process.” Britney’s obviously trying to get some positive press and get the media to cover her in a more flattering light. Part of this involves discussing and explaining the past, which must feel awkward for her.

Britney seemed pretty candid in the interview. She talked about the struggles of dating, because she always needs to have security around her. So if she goes out with a guy and it turns out she’s not into him, Britney can’t make the graceful emergency exit the rest of us can.

[Manager Larry] Rudolph says, “Her job is to be Britney Spears, and unfortunately, that job bleeds into her personal life and creates this odd situation where she needs to have security people around her all the time.”

That goes for dates, too. Recently, Spears was accompanied by her assistant, Brett, and Rudolph’s colleague, Adam Leber. “Right when we got there, we just knew it was just bad,” Spears says. “He looked like an older version of Harry Potter, but skinnier. … So I had to get dessert first. And the other date I had, the guy was really, really tall and a lot older. … We’re trying to ask him questions, like, ‘OK, you’re into martial arts, so what kind of martial arts are you into?’ And he was like, ‘Oh, all kinds.’ … But you know how silly we are, so we were just cracking up.”

[From USA Today]

I imagine that going on a date with Britney Spears would be pretty nerve-wracking as it is. Having chaperones and security people around must make it feel like a job interview. I’m not sure I could come up with much to say either if I were in that situation. Celebitchy is wondering if the guy Britney was describing is Salvatore D’Angelo, who she went out on a date with last week. That could make sense except that in my opinion this guy is seriously hot, and could never legitimately be described as “Harry Potter, but skinnier.” He could be the second guy she’s referring to, but he doesn’t seem that much older than Britney. It sounds like she’s getting set up on dates since she appears to be surprised by the guys.

Britney also says that Sean Preston has said the F word and both of her kids are saying words like “stupid” – and that they learned them from K-Fed.

She turns serious on the topic of her children. Despite losing custody of her sons, Preston, 3, and Jayden, 2, to her ex-husband Kevin Federline, Spears has been able to see them more often, thanks in part to the conservatorship.

“Every time they come to visit me, I think about how they’re such special people,” she says.

She is critical of her ex and says the children “are starting to learn words like ‘stupid,’ and Preston says the f-word now sometimes. He doesn’t get it from us. He must get it from his daddy. I say it, but not around my kids.”

[From USA Today]

Kids legendarily pick up on the naughty words as much as the good ones. Just saying it once or twice but reacting in a certain way tips them off. I doubt Britney is able to completely keep herself from saying the F word around her kids but use it elsewhere. It’s bound to slip out a time or two if she uses it at all. But I’m all for blaming K-Fed; we hardly ever get to say anything bad about him anymore.

Britney has her entire album streaming on her website, which is a really unusual move. You can listen to all of it here. I tried… it’s a little repetitive for me. But considering all the hype and publicity, I’m guessing it’ll still sell really well.

Here’s Britney her dad Jamie arriving at LAX airport yesterday. Images thanks to Fame.