Justin Long spoke fondly of his time working with Britney Spears on Tuesday while commemorating the 20th anniversary of , the film they co-starred in.«I remember her being so down-to-earth, like disarmingly down-to-earth,» he told ET's Cassie DiLaura at a press event for his upcoming film, .
Long and Spears both appeared in the 2002 feature , which told the story of three teenage girls -- Lucy, Kit and Mimi -- who embark on a cross-country road trip to Los Angeles.
Spears appeared alongside Taryn Manning and Zoe Saldana as the three girls, and Long played an old friend with whom Spears' Lucy had a short fling. «I remember being struck by how normal and easygoing she seemed for all the hoopla surrounding her,» he continued, «and then 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.»Long's latest film, is the story of a young woman -- played by Georgina Campbell -- who discovers the rental home she booked is already occupied by a stranger (played by Long) and also potentially possessed by another mysterious being.
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