 The costumes and looks for each of the different women were chosen by Spears and Kahn . The scenes in the sauna were suggested by Kahn , as a response to the attacks Spears received over the years about her weight . He stated , " I knew that the whole world would be watching , so I wanted something in there that stated , ' This is Britney , this is why you should respect her ' " . The set was cleared for two hours , leaving her and Kahn alone shooting the sequence . Kahn also decided to end the video with an image of Spears smiling , because " We just needed to tell everybody she 's OK " . 
