Jamie Lynn Spears says she's pregnant Wed Dec 19, 6:00 AM PST
Another Spears baby is reportedly on the way -- and it's not Britney's.
Jamie Lynn Spears, the 16-year-old "Zoey 101" star and sister of Britney, told OK! magazine that she's pregnant and that the father is her boyfriend, Casey Aldridge.
"It was a shock for both of us, so unexpected," she said. "I was in complete and total shock and so was he."
Spears is 12 weeks along and initially kept the news to herself when she learned of the pregnancy from an at-home test and subsequent doctor visit, she told the celebrity magazine, which hits stands in New York on Wednesday and the rest of the country by Friday.
What message does she want to send to other teens about premarital sex? "I definitely don't think it's something you should do; it's better to wait," she told the magazine. "But I can't be judgmental because it's a position I put myself in."
After she found out from a doctor that she was pregnant, she said, "I took two weeks to myself where I didn't tell anybody."
"Only one of my friends knew because I needed to work out what I would do for myself before I let anyone's opinion affect my decision. Then I told my parents and my friends. I was scared, but I had to do what was right for me," she said.
Spears broke the news to her mother, Lynne, just before Thanksgiving, the magazine reported.
"She was very upset because it wasn't what she expected at all," Spears said. "A week after, she had time to cope with it and became very supportive."
Lynne Spears, already grandmother to Britney's young sons, told the magazine: "I didn't believe it because Jamie Lynn's always been so conscientious. She's never late for her curfew. I was in shock. I mean, this is my 16-year-old baby."
She said her actress daughter, the telegenic heroine of her popular Nickelodeon series, has known Aldridge for years and began dating him in high school.
But in a recent interview with The Associated Press, Spears said she had no steady boyfriend. "I kind of just keep my options open," she said. "I have a bunch of friends that I always hang out with, a bunch of guy friends." She declined to talk about her older sister.
Spears spoke to the AP shortly before Thanksgiving, the day she told OK! she informed her mother about the pregnancy.
Jamie Lynn plans to raise the baby in her home state of Louisiana -- "so it can have a normal family life."
Nickelodeon released a statement: "We respect Jamie Lynn's decision to take responsibility in this sensitive and personal situation. We know this is a very difficult time for her and her family, and our primary concern right now is for Jamie Lynn's well being."
A publicist for the network did not immediately respond to phone and e-mail requests for additional comment.
"Zoey 101" is scheduled to conclude its third season Jan. 4 with a cliffhanger episode in which Spears' character must decide whether to leave her fictional Pacific Coast Academy boarding school in California to join her parents in London.
The show is scheduled to resume in February, and its producer, Dan Schneider, has said filming on the fourth season has already been completed.
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knapplc wrote:Thousands of 16-year-olds get pregnant every year. Because she's Britney Spears' kid sister I'm supposed to give her attention?
Nuh-uh. Not gonna.
thousands of movies come out each year, you give your attention to a select few. thousands of charities are out there each year, you give to a select few... i assume... but more than that... it's societal. A 16 year old allowed to live on her own is a problem. A 16 year old getting pregnant is a problem. Refusing to give any attention to these things is turning a blind eye to problems in our society. Thankfully, there are celebrities like this that show other kids... "hey, having a kid at 16 can suck." I know you're not the type of person that throws the horse blinders on. You just wanted to make a crack cuz it's Britney's kid sister. To me this exemplifies a problem of girls (and boys) having sex way too young. Also, living with your 19 year old boyfriend when you are 16 just isn't right. To think Lynn Spears is writing a book about being a parent of 2 hollywood girls. After this new the publisher put the book on hold
I thought you said you don't post in threads that you have no interest in and don't concern you? I don't remember the exact quote...
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by Dan Lambskin » Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:52 pm 
I don't remember the exact quote... 
