The Today show gave an excellent, five-minute teaser of Matt Lauer's Dateline interview with Britney Spears, making us really amped up for tonight's full-length version. We could really use a good cry, and all the better to share it with Brit. But the real star is Lauer, who keeps a straight face throughout the entire affair, even when Spears tries to explain why it was OK to drive with her baby on her lap ("ma bayby," she calls him). A stronger person than we are, Lauer treats Spears with respect, and the man should get a medal for his efforts — though that medal should then be promptly taken away for his attempt to pull off loafers without socks.

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