Neil Patrick Harris Talks About Britney Spears' New Role

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What Neil Patrick Harris has to say about Britney's role
Published 3/11/2008 at OH NO!!
Earlier today, ET confirmed that BRITNEY SPEARS was signed to make a guest appearance on CBS' "How I Met Your Mother." Now, ET's KEVIN FRAZIER gets the 411 from series star NEIL PATRICK HARRIS on the role the pop princess will play. He's SO cute when he talks, I've never watched this show, should I? Idk source

Britney heading to the small screen
Published 3/11/2008 by Celeb at Celebrity Gossip from Celebridiot
... Tonight. “I was shocked that Madame Spears was willing to come and do some acting,” Neil tells Kevin. “She hasn’t acted in a while. This is a very interesting role. It is very not like her at all in real life in any of her previous chapters. She plays the secretary to another girl that Ted is after. So, it will be very unlike any Britney we have seen before, and we have seen a lot of Britney recently.” ET Say what you will about Jamie Spears getting paid to take ...

Britney's Allowance Does Us All Some Good
Published 3/11/2008 by PopSugar at POPSUGAR -- Insanely addictive.
... . Even NPH was shocked about it. He told ET this about Britney's upcoming role, "It is very not like her at all in real life in any of her previous chapters. She plays the secretary to another girl that Ted is after. So, it will be very unlike any Britney we have seen before." To top off the day Ms Brit has ...

Neil Patrick Harris talks about Britney’s guest role, mentions Osama Lutfi
Published 3/11/2008 by Celebitchy at Cele|bitchy
... ET has a partial transcript of Harris’ comments on their website, and he made some jokes about Britney, saying her role will be “unlike any Britney we have seen before, and we have seen a lot of Britney recently.” ...

Doogie Dishes on Brit Brit
Published 3/11/2008 by fatback at Fatback Media
... Kevin. “She hasn’t acted in a while. This is a very interesting role. It is very not like her at all in real life in any of her previous chapters. She plays the secretary to another girl that Ted [JOSH RADNOR] is after. So, it will be very unlike any Britney we have seen before, and we have seen a lot of Britney recently.” [FM Editor’s note: Emphasis ours] [Ha! Another tabloid technique! Dana Devon will be mine!] (ETOnline) ...

While You Were Standing 10 Feet Away From Madonna
Published 3/11/2008 by Michelle Collins at Best Week Ever
... Neil Patrick Harris is shocked that Britney Spears will be appearing on his sitcom How I Met Your Mother. No word if the pop starlet is actually playing his mother, but we can dream. ...

Britney Spears to make appearance on NBC show “How I Met Your Mother”
Published 3/11/2008 by admin at Bricks and Stones Gossip
... up for an onslaught by the paparazzi, because they do not film on location, but rather on the FOX lot. He does kid around, however, floating a theory that the pop princess may secretly be a tabloid headline mastermind!” “What if she shows up on set and she is absolutely, totally normal and that whole thing has been a big ruse?” he jokes. “She is smoking a cigarette and [says], ‘Oh yes, it is all a big bit. I have a master plan.’” Source

Britney Spears’ return to TV causes a stir
Published 3/11/2008 by Hot Momma at Hot Momma Celebrity Gossip Blog
... don’t film on location so, uh, I don’t think we’re going to be dealing with lots of paparazzi people at the FOX lot, but here’s hoping that Osama Lufti guy doesn’t come and cause a stir. What if she shows up on set and she is absolutely, totally normal and that whole thing has been a big ruse? She is smoking a cigarette and [says], ‘Oh yes, it is all a big bit. I’ve got a master plan.’” Source Source Alicia Silverstone Britney Spears ...

Quote Unquote
Published 3/11/2008 at WOW Report
... She plays the secretary to another girl that Ted is after. So, it will be very unlike any Britney we have seen before, and we have seen a lot of Britney recently. ... What if she shows up on set and she is absolutely, totally normal and that whole thing has been a big ruse? She is smoking a cigarette and says, 'Oh yes, it is all a big bit. I have a master plan.' " – Neil Patrick Harris to ET's Kevin Frazier on Britney Spears guesting on How I Met Your Mother. (ET Online) ...

Neil Patrick Harris ‘Shocked’ By Britney Casting
Published 3/11/2008 by StyleWatch at PEOPLE TV Watch
... will appear on his CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother— and he’s also having some fun with the idea.“I was shocked that Madame Spears was willing to come and do some acting,” Harris, 34, tells Entertainment Tonight . ( See the video here. ) Noting “she hasn’t acted in a while,” Harris goes on to say, “This is a very interesting role. It is very not like her at all in real life in any of her previous chapters.” In April 2006, Spears guest-starred on NBC’s Will & Grace as a two-faced conservative talk-show host alongside Sean Hayes’s flamboyant character Jack. On How I Met ...

Britney Spears To Guest Star on How I Met Your Mother
Published 3/11/2008 by Cara at Allie Is Wired - The Entertainment Blog
... it will be very unlike any Britney we have seen before, and we have seen a lot of Britney recently.” This should be interesting. What was her last tv gig? I think it was “Will and Grace” as Amber Louise. Those were the days. When tv was funny and Britney was known for Red Bull and Cheetohs. How I miss those days. Britney’s blue contacts are totally freakin’ my freak. [ET Online]