Britney Spears’ younger sibling Jamie Lynn Spears is on the media offensive saying she tried to help end her sister’s conservatorship, and some Britney fans aren’t buying it.
The younger Spears sat down for a lengthy Good Morning America interview to promote her new book, Things I Should Have Said, and was asked how she felt when Britney’s 13-year conservatorship finally ended last year.
“I was happy. First off, I don’t understand– when it was put into place, I was a 17 year old, I was about to have a baby,” Jamie Lynn said. “So I didn’t understand what was happening, nor was I focused on that. I was focused on the fact that I was a 17 year old about to have a baby. I understand just as little about it then as I do now.”
“I’ve always been my sister’s biggest supporter,” she added. “So when she needed help, I set up ways to do, went out of my way to make sure that she had the contacts she needed to possibly go ahead and end this conservatorship and just end this all for our family. If it’s going to cause this much discord, why continue it?”
“It wasn’t about agreeing with the conservatorship, everyone has a voice and it should be heard,” Jamie Lynn continued. “So if she wanted to talk to other people, then I did, I set that up. I even spoke to her legal team, who I– her legal team, previous legal team, and that did not end well in my favor. So I did take the steps to help, but how many times can I take the steps without, you know, she has to walk through the door.”
At one point in the interview, Jamie Lynn was asked to comment on Britney’s current state of mind.
“Words that you’ve used in the book to describe her behavior over your lifetime was erratic, paranoid, spiraling. How do you see your sister’s state of mind currently?” asked ABC News’ Juju Chang.
“I can’t really speak to anyone else’s state of mind,” Jamie Lynn responded. “I don’t think that’s fair.”
Here’s how that exchange, and the entire interview, played out on Twitter:
Interviewer: You describe Britney as erratic, paranoid and spiralling.
Jamie Lynn: Yes
Interviewer: How is Britney’s state of mind currently?
Jamie Lynn: I can’t speak to anyone else’s state of mind, it’s not fair.
BUT YOU ALREADY DID???
— callum (@deepinmyknee) January 12, 2022
Jamie Lynn: I only ever loved and supported Britney and done what's right for her and she knows that
also Jamie Lynn: vacations with the entire Spears family at Britney's Destin condo while Britney was forced in a mental health facility and put on lithium against her will pic.twitter.com/Q4zdiUvZs8
— Mathew Rosengart's investigation assistant (@partylikebrit) January 12, 2022
Jamie Lynn Spears said on #GMA today that she "went out of [her] way to make sure that [Britney] had the contacts she needed to possibly go ahead and end this conservatorship."
Britney testified in court last June that her family "did nothing" to help her. https://t.co/QLkD1UuBdF
— Nicholas Hautman (@nickhautman) January 12, 2022
Your father was an abusive alcoholic… and you didn’t see an issue with him controlling every aspect of your other sisters life?? Aw yeah you really always “did right by Britney” 🙄🙄
— callum (@deepinmyknee) January 12, 2022
Jamie Lynn really said Britney has to "walk through the door" herself to get out of the conship when B had her abusive conservator plus the whole entire corrupt court system against her……. it's like she is mocking Britney and the very real issue of conservatorship abuse….
— Mathew Rosengart's investigation assistant (@partylikebrit) January 12, 2022
Jamie Lynn right before her GMA interview. pic.twitter.com/MaP7NaZTRQ
— MonaLisaney81 (@monalisaney81) January 11, 2022
I’m sorry but Jamie Lynn on GMA acting as if she doesn’t know why her sister ain’t fuckin with her is extremely gaslighty to me. Dry up them tears mama. ?
— TATIANNA (@TATIANNANOW) January 12, 2022
Britney Spears making drafts of her next Instagram posts dragging Jamie Lynn before and after that interview https://t.co/GrcYbcDEpw pic.twitter.com/QeTYEmSVDQ
— was careyspearss ?? (@MDNASPEARSS) January 11, 2022
Britney hasn’t commented directly on any of the claims in the interview, but she did post this cryptic message as ABC started hyping the interview yesterday:
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Last October, when Jamie Lynn announced her book, Britney had this to say:
“I’m thinking of releasing a book next year,” she wrote on Instagram. “But I’m having issues coming up with a title so maybe my fans could help !!!! Option #1 … ‘Sh*t, I really don’t know’ Option #2 … ‘I really care what people think’ !!!!’ What do you guys think ????”
barryaksarben
HOw many of these people have tried as a 17 -18 or 24 year old to take control of their siblings life from a parent? Let me guess. NONE. It is almost if not entirely impossible for a sibling to effect ANY change in a siblings legal battles. She is only guilty of not fighting her father more which from a childs point of view is not something most would do. She did seem fine with spending Brits money but what superstar doesnt have a family spending their money? THE PARENTS are the villains here.
Lil Aya
Had she not actually signed documents on behalf of the trust, had not benefitted from vacationing at Brittany’s vacation homes while her sister was forced into an inpatient lithium stupor for trying to take a break from working, and had not teamed up with mama Spears when Lufti offered to pay for a legal team to help Brittany get their father off of her conservatorship whilst screaming “Brittany is crazy”… Then MAYBE there would be some relevance to the shit show her Jamie Lynn just put on air to PROMOTE a book she wrote and publish 8 weeks after the conservatorship ended… Still just trying to profit off of Brittany’s horrific story.
Fahd
Jamie Lynn doesn’t seeem like the type of person who would have had the wherewithal or initiative to help Britney appropriately when she should have and she also doesn’t seem like the type of person who could have stopped herself from profiting from an inappropriate and ill-timed “tell-all” book, so I will refrain from judging her. But, I will not buy her book.
I just hope and pray there is someone Britney can trust moving forward.
Lil Aya
Had she not actually signed documents on behalf of the trust, had not benefitted from vacationing at Brittany’s vacation homes while her sister was forced into an inpatient lithium stupor for trying to take a break from working, and had not teamed up with mama Spears when Lufti offered to pay for a legal team to help Brittany get their father off of her conservatorship whilst screaming “Brittany is crazy”… Then MAYBE there would be some relevance to the shit show her Jamie Lynn just put on air to PROMOTE a book she wrote and publish 8 weeks after the conservatorship ended… Still just trying to profit off of Brittany’s horrific story.
humble charlie
Unfortunately, Britney Spears is mentally ill. If her father hadn’t taken over, it is possible she would be dead by now. In some cases, mentally ill people have an irrational anger directed at their parents. There are no winners in mental illness. She’ll probably be mentally ill until she dies.
Everyone who is attacking her father, mother, and sister have never had to deal with mental illness in their own family.
Cam
But apparently she wasn’t too mentally ill to be trotted out and forced to work for years for the benefit of her family.
uRduMb
Cam said it all.
cuteguy
It’s Britney life and she herself is responsible for it , but her loser sister is trying to cash in so her loser sister had an obligation to truly help her if she was going to take advantage of the bread winner of the family. Jamie should be ashamed but like the rest of her family, I’m sure she doesn’t care. She just wants to milk the Britney train. Even the book is about Britney. This family is toxic
humble charlie
Cam – If she stays on her meds and stays away from self-medicating, she will be able to function. She wasn’t in prison and she had been living and is living now like a millionaire lives because she’s a millionaire (and alive). Save your sympathy for the homeless.
whateverokok
AMEN Humble. This woman is 20 cigarettes shy of a pack (Britney), yet everyone defends her and thinks her family are evil. WRONG-O. She’s nuts and NEEDS to be locked back up.
uRduMb
what a load of bull your spewing. Take a hike, kid.