New York, June 28 – The Ziegfeld Theater was done up like a medieval castle for the premiere of King Arthur, complete with live horses guarding the entrance, knights stationed along the red carpet, strolling musicians and even a live parrot. The accents of the British cast added to the Arthurian atmosphere. The Entertainment Tonight correspondent next to us asked everyone to comment on the top news story of the moment. No, not the handing-over of Iraq, silly. Britney Spears’ engagement. Nonplussed by the question, everybody from Star Jones to Keira Knightley, the film’s Guinevere, genially offered congratulations and good-for-hers. For a while, our favorite reaction to Britney’s betrothal came from young Hugh Dancy, who plays Galahad: “Well, I may as well go and kill myself, then”. Until, that is, the reporter asked Arthur himself, Clive Owen, “The one news story I have to ask you about is Britney Spears. Do you have any comment on that?” “I don’t know what that is”, came the reply. “She just got engaged again”, the reporter explained patiently. “Alright”. Owen said, and walked away.