Britney's mystery man

Britney Spears apparently wasn't exaggerating when she groused in her new documentary that her carefully controlled life lacks "passion" and "excitement." The popster looked beyond bored Monday night as she arrived at a Los Angeles eatery in a Porsche driven by a well-chiseled male model-type reportedly named Marco, an entrance that touched off a paparazzi frenzy that required police assistance. But it seems her subdued mood (and wardrobe, courtesy of a blah brown turtleneck) wasn't due to her date -- because it wasn't a date. E! News identifies Brit's tall, dark and handsome companion as the general manager of the salon owned by stylist Kim Vo, who tends to her problem tresses. Vo downplays that the two are just "good friends" and that there are no romantic overtones. Besides, dinner also included Spears' manager, Larry Rudolph, along with her assistant and several other members of her inner circle. Still, Star is convinced there's something more than friendship and hair-care gab sessions afoot. "It is a fresh relationship, but Marco thinks the world of Britney and Britney really trusts him -- the two have been officially dating for just a few weeks," asserts a source. "It is going really well and both are really happy with one another."