MISSY ELLIOT ASKED EVERYONE TO LEAVE THE ROOM WHILE SHE DID HER INTERVIEW FOR VH1'S BEHIND THE MUSIC!

Missy Elliott can work it in front of a live crowd, but the lady needs some privacy in front of cameras. The slimmed-down rapper filmed interviews for an upcoming episode of VH1's "Behind the Music" at Polar in the Marcel Hotel on Sunday, but a source says "Misdemeanor" insisted that everyone but her interviewer leave the lounge, "because she felt uncomfortable speaking in front of people she doesn't know." Even her management had to be satisfied with watching the artist on a video feed in another part of the venue.