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Biography: Jamie
Lynn Spears (b. 1991) Jamie
Lynn Marie Spears- (b. April 4,
1991) -------------------------------------------------- --Jamie
Lynn Spears is a popular
American actress and singer who best known
as a star of the Nickelodeon television
show Zoey 101. She made national
and international headlines in December,
2007 with the news of her pregnancy at the
age of 16. Her older sister is
Britney
Spears. Spears was
born in Louisiana in the spring of 1991,
the second daughter of Jamie and Lynn
Spears. She also has two siblings, Britney
and Bryan. Jamie Lynn followed her older
sister into show business, appearing in
two of Britney's video productions. Then,
in 2002, Jamie Lynn joined the cast of
Nickelodeon's show, All That, where
she appeared until 2004. She left that
show in order to star as Zoey, in Zoey
101. This show became one of the
highest-rated television programs for
pre-teen viewers. She portrayed Zoey, a
character who exuded sweetness and
innocence, an image that Jamie Lynn Spears
also seemed to share with her television
alter-ego. That image is what made the
news that came out in December, 2007 all
the more difficult to fathom. In
December, 2007, the 16-year old Spears
revealed publicly that she was 12 months
pregnant by her 18-year old boyfriend,
Casey Aldridge. Various internet sources
show that Aldridge has attended a junior
college, and was employed at a pipe-laying
company. Given the
fact that Jamie Lynn Spears is perhaps the
most well-known 16-year old in America in
the eyes of teen and pre-teen audiences,
parents and commentators showed great
concern over the example that Spears set
for her fans. One fear mentioned is that
teen girls would now feel it is "cool" to
get pregnant while still in high school
(or earlier). For the record, Jamie Lynn
Spears is neither the first, nor the only,
pregnant 16-year old girl in
America. Also, some
legal analysts pondered the legality of
the copulative act which conceived the
unborn child. Depending on the location of
the deed, the 18-year old Casey Aldridge
may face statutory rape charges for having
sex with a minor. Sources close to the
Spears family said that such legal charges
are unlikely. Reports
came out that OK Magazine, which
featured a picture of a sullen-looking
Jamie Lynn Spears on its latest December
cover, paid $1 million for the rights to
the initial story and pictures.
Spears'
employer, Nickelodeon, reportedly planned
a special on sex and pregnancy to help
explain the facts of life to its young
audience. No word has come out on whether
the television channel plans on making a
profit out of its' teen star's sexual
activity and pregnancy. Jamie Lynn
Spears, an unwed high school dropout (she
passed the GED test in February, 2008),
became a mother at the age of 17 when she
gave birth to baby daughter Maddie Briann
on June 19, 2008. Television
Career: Zoey
101
(2005-Present)-television show on
Nickelodeon Education: Awards: -- 2006: Won a Special Award on the
Italian Kids Choice Awards. News
Articles: Jamie
Lynn Spears' Hometown Reacts: Residents
Respond To Pregnancy News: 'Nobody's
surprised because it's not uncommon with
her family,' says one resident.--MTV,
Dec. 22, 2007 TV’s
Perfect Girl Is Pregnant; Real Families
Talk --New York Times, December 21,
2007 Spears'
Baby Daddy Reportedly Ready to Settle
Down: Jamie Lynn's Boyfriend May Be Ready
to Propose--ABC News, Dec. 21,
2007 Jamie
Lynn Spears Pregnancy Spurring Possible
Nickelodeon Special: Network said to be
recruiting journalist Linda Ellerbee as
host--MTV, Dec. 20, 2007 Was
Jamie Lynn a victim of statutory rape?:
Even if it were, prosecutors are unlikely
to file charges against
Aldridge--MSNBC, Dec. 20, 2007 Opinion: Jamie
Lynn Spears, the mass media, and
Abstinence-only education - OOPS! The
Media Did It Again--Atlantic Free
Press, Dec. 22, 2007 Spears'
Family Values- by Susan Esterich, Dec.
21, 2007 "The
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Family Jamie
Spears --Father Lynn
Spears --Mother Britney
Spears
(b. 1981)
--Sister Bryan
Spears--Brother Casey
Aldridge--Former
Boyfriend/Father of her
Child Maddie
Briann Spears
-(b.
2008)-Daughter Maddie
Briann Filmography
and Discography Filmography:
Name
of Film or Television Series
(Year (s) Released or on
television) Zoey
101 Zoey
101 Crossroads
(2002 Movie) Links
and Resources on Jamie Lynn
Spears Jamie
Lynn
Spears--Wikipedia
Article Site
Map--revision
in progress |
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