Jamie Lynn Spears

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Jamie Lynn Spears
Born	Jamie Lynn Spears April 4, 1991 (1991-04-04) (age 18) McComb, Mississippi, U.S.
Years active	2000-Present (Actress) 2005─Present (Singer)
Spouse(s)	Casey Aldridge (fiancé)

Jamie-Lynn Spears (born April 4, 1991) is an American actress and the younger sister of pop star Britney Spears. She is best known for starring in the television series Zoey 101.

Contents 1 Personal life 2 Pregnancy 3 Filmography 4 Discography 4.1 Soundtracks 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Personal life

Jamie-Lynn Spears was born in McComb, Mississippi to Jamie and Lynne Spears. She is the younger sister of Britney Spears. She attended school in McComb, where she was a golfer and was involved in other sports. She finished her education there via online correspondence^[1] and received her GED in February 2008 from Kentwood High School in Kentwood, Lousiana. She gave birth to daughter Maddie Aldridge on June 19, 2008.

[edit] Pregnancy

On December 20, 2007, in an interview with OK! magazine, Spears announced that she was pregnant by her current boyfriend Casey Aldridge.^[2] Nickelodeon, the network that carries Spears's series Zoey 101, issued a statement shortly after the announcement.^[3][4][5][6]

The announcement of Spears' pregnancy shocked most of her fans^[7] and generated controversy, as the media was accused of using the story to "glamorize" teenage pregnancy.^[8][9] While there have been reports that Zoey 101 has been cancelled, because of Spears' pregnancy, a spokesperson for Nickelodeon told MTV News that there was no truth to those rumors and the show remained on their schedule.^[10]

Spears has stated that the father of her daughter was Casey Aldridge (born April 30, 1989),^[11] her longtime boyfriend.^[12] Because Spears was two years below the Californian age of consent, questions came up regarding their age difference, and whether Aldridge could or would be charged with statutory rape (although Spears was neither from California nor living there).^[13][12] The Department of Motor Vehicles of Mississippi subsequently confirmed Aldridge's age of just less than two years older than Spears, which meant that at most he could only be charged with a misdemeanor under California law, which has an exception for adults less than three years older than the minor.^[14] There has also been legal discussion on the legality of the breast-feeding photos released picturing Spears.^[15]

Reports surfaced in mid-April that Spears and Aldridge were house-hunting within her home state of Louisiana.^[16][17]

In June 2008, a paparazzo accused of stalking Spears and Aldridge, was arrested in Mississippi after the Spears family filed a complaint, saying he wouldn't leave the couple alone. The accused, Edwin Merrino, who was released later in the day after posting a $1,096 bond, denied harassing the couple.^[18]

On June 19, 2008, Spears gave birth to her first child with Aldridge, a daughter, Maddie Briann Aldridge, who weighed 7 lbs 11 ounces, at 9:33 A.M. CST at Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center in McComb, Mississippi, which is the same hospital where Spears was born at on April 4, 1991.^[19][20][21] OK! magazine reportedly paid $1 million for the first baby pictures for their July 10, 2008 issue.^[22][23]

On April 26, 2009, Aldridge was hospitalized following a single-car accident at 1:30 AM in Louisiana. Aldridge, who was driving the truck, was believed to be suffering from a cracked skull. He was ticketed with "careless operation of a motor vehicle," which is a traffic misdemeanor.^{[24][25][26][27]}

[edit] Filmography

• All That as herself (2002- 2004)
• Crossroads as young Lucy Wagner (2002)
• Zoey 101 as Zoey Brooks (Main role) (2005- 2008)
• Miss Guided as Mandy Ferner (2008) (one episode)
• Unstable Fables: Goldilocks & 3 Bears Show as Goldilocks (2008) (Voice)

[edit] Discography

[edit] Soundtracks

• Zoey 101: Music Mix (2006) "Follow Me"

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Jamie Lynn Spears

• Official Website
• Jamie-Lynn Spears at the Internet Movie Database
• Jamie-Lynn Spears at TV.com
• Jamie Lynn Spears at People

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NAME	Spears, Jamie-Lynn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Spears, Jamie-Lynn Marie
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American actress and singer
DATE OF BIRTH	April 4, 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH	McComb, Mississippi
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH