Favour repaid. Now, never call me again.

So, you'll have been fretting: did Ryan Seacrest explode in a sticky-sweet mess as Britney and Justin turned up to help out their grandmother? Well, sort of: they did turn up (individually) and put in some sort of appearance at Madonna's LA gig; neither, it seemed, were that thrilled to be there. In a week where America had got a taste of history, this was a flat desert.