Justin Long Defends Embattled Starlet: She’s ‘So Down to Earth’

Long spoke highly of the time he teamed with Spears for ‘Crossroads.’

Britney Spears is “down to earth”? Sounds like only a nice guy such as Justin Long would say.

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Long spoke highly of his time working with Spears on Crossroads, which starred the two celebs and commemorates its 20th anniversary this year.

“I remember her being so down-to-earth, like disarmingly down-to-earth,” Long told Entertainment Tonight.

The movie revolves around three teens taking a cross-country road trip to L.A. Long played the role of a friend with whom one of the characters (not Spears’) had a brief fling.

“I remember being struck by how normal and easygoing she seemed for all the hoopla surrounding her,” Long said. “A couple years later, seeing what the paparazzi did to her, it was really sad that we live in that kind of culture that can do that to a human being. She was so nice to everyone.”

Let’s hope Long is right and we can collectively forget about Britney posting nude photos on social media, suffering mental breakdowns, losing custody of her kids, etc.

Long’s kind description of Spears echoes a recent compliment that his ex-girlfriend Drew Barrymore sent his way on her talk show.

“We dated for many years. I was very much in love with Justin. You know why?” Because he’s funny,” she said.

“You want to know why he gets all the ladies?” Barrymore asked. “Well, there’s a few reasons, but the comedy is definitely [one of them]. … He is one of the sharpest, wittiest [people]. He’s brilliant, and he’ll just knock your socks off with laughter.”

Long is currently dating Kate Bosworth, according to Suggest.com.

Long gave the interview as part of his promotional cycle for the new movie Barbarian. The horror-thriller is due in theaters September 9.

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