Jamie Lynn Spears Accuses Britney Fans Of Sending 'Death Threats' To Her Family, Pleads With Trolls To Stop
July 2 2021, Published 4:19 p.m. ET
Jamie Lynn Spears claims she and her family are receiving death threats from her sister's diehard fans.
Taking to Instagram Friday, the 30-year-old younger sister of Britney Spears asked her 2.2 million followers to ease up on the threats, which she claims have also been directed at her daughters: 13-year-old Maddie Briann Aldridge and 3-year-old Ivey Joan Watson.
"I respect that everyone has the right to express themselves," she wrote on social media, "but can we please stop with the death threats, especially the death threats to children."
Jamie Lynn's first-ever comments on Britney's allegedly abusive 13-year conservatorship under their father, Jamie Spears, were not received well.
Days after the pop star's shocking testimony in court – during which she said she was miserable, and felt she had been abandoned and mistreated by her family – the former Nickelodeon star took to social media to defend herself.
In a seemingly angry video shared on Instagram, Jamie Lynn said she had remained quiet on the conservatorship because she had not felt that it was her place to address it.
"But now that [Britney's] very clearly spoken and said what she needed to say, I feel like I can follow her lead and say what I need to say," she told her fans.
Insisting "it's extremely clear" that she has "loved," "adored" and "supported my sister," Jamie Lynn got emotional, stating, "This is my freaking big sister before any of this bulls--t."
She said she would continue to support Britney regardless of what the singer chose to do with her life.