Britney Spears's 16-year-old sister Jamie Lynn Spears is pregnant.

Nickelodeon, which carries her TV show Zoey 101, said in 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."

Spears and her mother confirmed the pregnancy to OK! magazine, saying she was 12 weeks along and the father is Jamie Lynn's longtime boyfriend Casey Aldridge. Aldridge's mother confirmed it to TMZ.com.

"It was a shock for both of us, so unexpected," Jamie Lynn told OK!, according to the Associated Press. "I was in complete and total shock and so was he."

Spears told the magazine that after confirming the pregnancy with a home test and a subsequent doctor's visit, she told only one friend – then waited two weeks before telling anybody else, including her parents.

"I needed to work out what I would do for myself before I let anyone's opinion affect my decision," she told the magazine. "Then I told my parents and my friends. I was scared, but I had to do what was right for me."


"I didn't believe it because Jamie Lynn's always been so conscientious," her mother, Lynne Spears, told OK!. "She's never late for her curfew. I was in shock. I mean, this is my 16-year-old baby."


Aldridge's mother, Joyce Aldridge, told TMZ she was "aware of the recent interview regarding her and being pregnant" and that "we are in agreement with everything that was said by Jamie Lynn."

"Everything is fine," Joyce Aldridge added.

Spears, a high school junior who is 10 years younger than Britney, had until now escaped much of the attention about her personal life that has surrounded her sister.

Jamie Lynn stars as a schoolgirl at the fictitious Pacific Coast Academy in Zoey 101, finishing its third season next month as one of Nickelodeon's highest-rated shows.

A rep for Spears was not immediately available for comment.

Britney Spears Forgets Her Bra… Again

Last night turned out to be quite the adventure for Britney Spears and the paparazzi trying to keep tabs on her, finally ending at 2am with a pink-wigged Britney arriving at The Peninsula Hotel.

Things started off with the Piece Of Me singer, who was wearing the same clothes as the previous evening, stopping at a 76 gas station for a pack a smokes.




From there, Britney found time to change into a red dress, once again forgetting her bra. After prettying herself up, the pop tart made her way to Cross Creek for a bite to eat.

Then the fun began. According to an insider on the scene, “After having dinner in Cross Creek, a bra-less Britney Spears sent paparazzi on a wild goose chase following her strange antics from location to location.”

Continuing on, the source tells, “She made not one, but two toilet stops - the first at Walgreens 24-hour pharmacy where she came out holding a video camera, and the second at a gas station where she held her nose until she returned to her car. Her peculiar behavior didn’t stop there - the singer made another spontaneous stop to take pictures of a building before taking refuge in a photographers car.”

Switching up her look once more before arriving at her final stop, Britney showed up at The Peninsula Hotel wearing a leopard print dress complete with ripped fishnet tights and her trademark pink wig - checking in for who knows what!