Crossroads director says she first met Britney Spears the day after star got 'hammered' in Las Vegas

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Britney Spears made her acting debut opposite Zoe Saldana and Taryn Manning in the coming-of-age film Crossroads, which hit theaterson February 15, 2002.And on its 20th anniversary, director Tamra Davis spoke toVarietyabout working with the 40-year-old singer, who hoped the role would allow her to 'take control' of her image and go in a mature direction.Davis, 60, recalled meeting Spears for the first time in a Las Vegas hotel suite where the star greeted her in just 'a little T-shirt and underwear' and admitted to getting 'hammered' the night before.She also dished on Spears' then-boyfriend Justin Timberlake, 41, spending a lot of time on set of Crossroads and how he was 'so supportive' of the Toxic hitmaker.

Looking back: On the 20th anniversary of Crossroads, director Tamra Davis recalled to Variety what it was like working with Britney Spears, who hoped the role would allow her to 'take control' of her image and take it in a more mature direction; Spears pictured in 2002Davis commenced the interview by admitting that she originally did not want to direct the film after learning that it would be starring Spears in the leading role.'At first, I said no.

I think it's always a challenge to do a movie that's starring somebody who is not considered an actress, and she was known mostly at that time being a performer, so I had no idea if she knew how to act,' she explained.It was film producerAnn Carli who convinced Davis to fly to Las Vegas to meet Spears, who was there shooting a project for MTV. 'And so, I went out to Las Vegas and I got there in the morning at like 10 a.m.