Editing Jamie Lynn Spears (section)

== Personal life ==
Spears attended First Baptist Church in Kentwood, Louisiana,<ref>Berk, Sheryl (2007). True Brit: The Story of Singing Sensation Britney Spears. Random House Publishing Group. p. 12. ISBN 9780307417596.</ref> but she is [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] since her conversion in early 2018, as are her daughters and her mother Lynne.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rousselle|first=Christine|title=Update: Britney Spears says she is 'Catholic now' in social media post|url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/248608/update-britney-spears-says-she-is-catholic-now-in-social-media-post|access-date=August 8, 2021|website=Catholic News Agency|date=August 6, 2021|quote=...with Jamie Lynn joining the Church fairly recently. As a part of her since-removed 2018 year in review Instagram story highlight, Jamie Lynn posted a picture on her Instagram dated Feb. 18, 2018, captioned 'pregnancy + RCIA. Worth it.'|archive-date=August 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807192933/https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/248608/britney-spears-says-she-is-catholic-now-in-social-media-post|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=August 6, 2021|title=Britney Spears reveals she's now Catholic as she models mass dress|url=https://www.newsweek.com/britney-spears-reveals-shes-now-catholic-she-models-mass-dress-1616859|access-date=August 8, 2021|website=Newsweek|language=en|archive-date=August 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808045544/https://www.newsweek.com/britney-spears-reveals-shes-now-catholic-she-models-mass-dress-1616859|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2013, Spears was diagnosed with [[anxiety]], depression, and [[obsessive-compulsive disorder]]. She underwent therapy and briefly used medication as well. "The anxiety was to the point where I couldn't function," she commented.<ref name="Peoplemag-2022" /> "I'm very conscious not to lie to myself anymore because I think that my biggest issue my whole life was pretending to be perfect."<ref name="Peoplemag-2022" />

=== Teenage pregnancy ===
On December 20, 2007, in an interview with ''[[OK!]]'' magazine, Spears announced that she was pregnant by her then boyfriend, Casey Aldridge.<ref name="OK">{{cite magazine|title=World Exclusive: Jamie Lynn Spears — I'm Pregnant|magazine=[[OK!]]|url=http://www.ok-magazine.com/news/view/3425 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220164754/http://www.ok-magazine.com/news/view/3425 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 20, 2007 |access-date=December 22, 2007 }}</ref> She was 16 years old at the time. Aldridge, whom she had been dating for two years, was 18.<ref name="CaseyAldridge">{{cite magazine|title=Who Is Casey Aldridge?|url=https://people.com/parents/who-is-casey-aldridge/|magazine=People|first=Steve|last=Helling|access-date=November 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202111646/https://people.com/parents/who-is-casey-aldridge/|archive-date=December 2, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Spears confirmed her engagement to Aldridge in March 2008.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lambert |first1=Mark |last2=Dennis |first2=Alicia |title=Jamie Lynn Spears Shows Off New Engagement Ring to Friends |url=https://people.com/celebrity/jamie-lynn-spears-shows-off-new-engagement-ring-to-friends/ |date=March 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023002230/https://people.com/celebrity/jamie-lynn-spears-shows-off-new-engagement-ring-to-friends/ |archive-date=October 23, 2019}}</ref> In May 2008, the couple moved to [[Liberty, Mississippi]], and purchased a house, with Spears stating they would raise their child there.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Exclusive: Jamie Lynn & Maddie Home in Mississippi |url=http://www.okmagazine.com/2008/06/ok-exclusive-jamie-lynn-maddie-home-in-mississippi-7467/ |magazine=[[OK!]] |date=June 22, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315023756/http://www.okmagazine.com/2008/06/ok-exclusive-jamie-lynn-maddie-home-in-mississippi-7467/ |archive-date=March 15, 2011}}</ref> She gave birth to their daughter Maddie Briann Aldridge on June 19, 2008, in McComb, Mississippi.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Jamie Lynn Spears Has a Baby Girl|url=https://people.com/parents/jamie-lynn-spears-has-a-baby-girl/|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|first=Mary|last=Margaret|date=June 19, 2008|access-date=November 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826235011/https://people.com/parents/jamie-lynn-spears-has-a-baby-girl/|archive-date=August 26, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Jamie Lynn Sprouts! |url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b2141_jamie_lynn_sprouts.html |agency=E! News |date=June 19, 2008 |access-date=November 9, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090702030013/http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b2141_Jamie_Lynn_Sprouts.html |archive-date=July 2, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Jamie Lynn Welcomes a Daughter! |url=http://www.okmagazine.com/news/view/7236 |magazine=[[OK!]] |date=June 19, 2008 |access-date=January 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302041105/http://www.okmagazine.com/news/view/7236 |archive-date=March 2, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Spears and Aldridge ended their engagement in March 2009,<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Jamie Lynn & Casey: The Wedding's Off! |url=http://www.okmagazine.com/2009/03/jamie-lynn-casey-the-weddings-off-12820/ |magazine=[[OK!]] |date=March 25, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091009101233/http://www.okmagazine.com/2009/03/jamie-lynn-casey-the-weddings-off-12820/ |archive-date=October 9, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Wedding's off! Jamie Lynn Spears, Casey Aldridge disengaged |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/03/26/2009-03-26_weddings_off_jamie_lynn_spears_casey_ald-1.html |work=[[New York Daily News|Daily News]]|location=New York City |date=March 26, 2009 |access-date=September 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815131652/http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/03/26/2009-03-26_weddings_off_jamie_lynn_spears_casey_ald-1.html |archive-date=August 15, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> and Spears moved out in December 2009.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dennis |first1=Alicia |title=Jamie Lynn Spears Moves out – and Moves on with New Guy |url=https://people.com/celebrity/jamie-lynn-spears-moves-out-and-moves-on-with-new-guy/ |access-date=20 May 2023 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=February 7, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206154106/http://people.com/celebrity/jamie-lynn-spears-moves-out-and-moves-on-with-new-guy/ |archive-date=December 6, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> The couple reconciled in August 2010,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Oh |first1=Eunice |title=Are Jamie Lynn Spears and Casey Aldridge Getting Back Together? |url=https://people.com/celebrity/are-jamie-lynn-spears-and-casey-aldridge-getting-back-together/ |access-date=20 May 2023 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=August 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303071254/http://people.com/celebrity/are-jamie-lynn-spears-and-casey-aldridge-getting-back-together/ |archive-date=March 3, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> but ended their relationship a second time in November 2010.<ref>[http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/celebrities/2010/11/10/16072476-wenn-story.html "Jamie Lynn, Aldridge split"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220204136/http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/celebrities/2010/11/10/16072476-wenn-story.html |date=December 20, 2016 }}. ''Toronto Sun''. November 10, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2010.</ref>

The announcement of Spears' pregnancy generated controversy, with criticism centering on the story purportedly glamorizing [[teenage pregnancy]].<ref name="newsweek">{{cite magazine |title=Teen Pregnancy: OK!'s Editor Defends Spears Cover |url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/145837 |magazine=[[Newsweek]] |access-date=July 14, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080716043021/http://www.newsweek.com/id/145837 |archive-date=July 16, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ahn">{{cite news |title=Jamie Lynn Spears' New Motherhood Role Seems Glamorized In New Magazine Interview |publisher=All Headline News |url=http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011557419 |access-date=July 14, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218100724/http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011557419 |archive-date=December 18, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> Some teens were disappointed with the contrast between Spears' on-screen personality as a "good" girl and her real-life teen pregnancy.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rimer|first=Sara|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/21/us/21girl.html|title=TV's Perfect Girl Is Pregnant; Real Families Talk|date=December 21, 2007|work=The New York Times|access-date=February 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715092200/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/21/us/21girl.html|archive-date=July 15, 2017|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> On June 4, 2008, while in [[Amite County, Mississippi]], the Spears family filed a complaint against Edwin Merrino, a [[paparazzi|paparazzo]]<!--Do not change this to paparazzi, paparazzo is the singular form of the word.--> who, they believed, was stalking the couple. Merrino denied the allegation. He was released later in the day after posting bond.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/Shutterbug_Accused_of_Stalking_Jamie_Lynn/15692|title=Shutterbug Accused of Stalking Jamie Lynn|last=Finn|first=Natalie|date=June 4, 2008|agency=E! News|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605053129/http://www.eonline.com/news/Shutterbug_Accused_of_Stalking_Jamie_Lynn/15692|archive-date=June 5, 2012|access-date=August 8, 2011}}</ref> After her daughter's birth, Spears disappeared from the public eye for five years, focusing on raising her child.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Young|first=Julius|date=October 19, 2020|title=Jamie Lynn Spears says she was 'mortified' to tell parents about first pregnancy at 16|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jamie-lynn-spears-mortified-tell-parents-pregnancy-16|access-date=October 20, 2020|publisher=[[Fox News]]|language=en-US|archive-date=October 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020094237/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jamie-lynn-spears-mortified-tell-parents-pregnancy-16|url-status=live}}</ref> In an interview with ''Nylon'', Spears said: "So, I got me a little house. I put a big gate up around it, and I was like, 'I'm going to stay here, raise my baby, and figure this out because this is real life. I've put myself in this situation, I'm not condoning it or saying it's right, but these are the cards that I have to play.' And I tried to do the best that I could."<ref name="Renner-2005" />

=== Marriage and family ===
She subsequently began a relationship with Jamie Watson, a businessman who owns the communications service Advanced Media Partners. After two years of on-and-off dating, they announced their engagement in March 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last=Shachat |first=Sarah |title=Who Is Jamie Lynn Spears's Fiance, Jamie Watson? |url=http://www.wetpaint.com/news/articles/who-is-jamie-lynn-spears-fiance |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926005157/http://www.wetpaint.com/news/articles/who-is-jamie-lynn-spears-fiance |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 26, 2013 |publisher=[[Wetpaint]]|access-date=December 23, 2013 |date=March 3, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine| url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jamie-lynn-spears-engaged-to-jamie-watson-see-her-ring-201323| title=Jamie Lynn Spears Engaged to Jamie Watson: See Her Ring!| magazine=[[Us Weekly]]| date=March 2, 2013| access-date=March 2, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305054100/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jamie-lynn-spears-engaged-to-jamie-watson-see-her-ring-201323| archive-date=March 5, 2013| url-status=live}}</ref> On March 14, 2014, she married Watson in New Orleans.<ref name="Married">{{cite news|title=Jamie Lynn Spears Marries James Watson in New Orleans|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/521081/jamie-lynn-spears-marries-james-watson-in-new-orleans?dlvrit=79438|agency=E! News|access-date=March 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020084451/http://www.eonline.com/news/521081/jamie-lynn-spears-marries-james-watson-in-new-orleans?dlvrit=79438|archive-date=October 20, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 11, 2018, Spears gave birth to her second daughter.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Juneau |first1=Jen |last2=Michaud |first2=Sarah |title=It's a Girl! Jamie Lynn Spears Welcomes Daughter Ivey Joan |url=https://people.com/parents/jamie-lynn-spears-welcomes-daughter-ivey-joan-first-photo/ |access-date=20 May 2023 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=April 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412191139/http://people.com/babies/jamie-lynn-spears-welcomes-daughter-ivey-joan-first-photo/ |archive-date=April 12, 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Schnurr |first1=Samantha |title=Jamie Lynn Spears Gives Birth to Baby No. 2: It's a Girl! |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/926941/jamie-lynn-spears-gives-birth-to-baby-no-2-it-s-a-gir |access-date=20 May 2023 |work=[[E!]] |date=April 12, 2018}}</ref>

====ATV incident====

On February 5, 2017, Spears' eight-year-old daughter Maddie almost drowned in a Polaris [[All-terrain vehicle|ATV]] accident, after accidentally driving into the pond on her stepfather and mother's Louisiana property, with the ATV flipping over upon impact. She was later airlifted to [[Children's Hospital of New Orleans]], where she remained unconscious in a coma for two days. She woke up and was released from care on February 10.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petit |first=Stephanie |date=March 6, 2017 |title=Jamie Lynn Spears Reflects on 'Living a Mother's Worst Nightmare' One Month After Daughter's Accident |url=https://people.com/parents/jamie-lynn-spears-reflects-daughter-maddies-accident-emotional-post/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727223713/https://people.com/parents/jamie-lynn-spears-reflects-daughter-maddies-accident-emotional-post/ |archive-date=July 27, 2021 |access-date=July 27, 2021 |publisher=People (magazine)}}</ref> Police reported the incident as occurring before 3:00&nbsp;p.m. on a Sunday afternoon, and the sheriff explained that she was steering "100 yards from her parents" when she took "a hard right to avoid running over a nearby drainage ditch". The police report stated, "The child was trapped and secured by the seatbelt and the ATV's safety netting. Within two minutes, Acadian Ambulance Services arrived and assisted in freeing the child from the cold waters."<ref>{{Cite web |author=Jordan Runtagh and Elizabeth Leonard |date=March 6, 2017 |title=Jamie Lynn Spears Watched Daughter Maddie, 8, Crash ATV into Pond But Couldn't Rescue Her, Police Say |url=https://people.com/country/jamie-lynn-spears-daughter-maddie-critical-condition-submerged-pond-atv-accident/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728065731/https://people.com/country/jamie-lynn-spears-daughter-maddie-critical-condition-submerged-pond-atv-accident/ |archive-date=July 28, 2021 |access-date=July 27, 2021 |publisher=People (magazine)}}</ref>

In 2020, Spears explained the situation further. She elaborated that she and her husband Jamie Watson "[...] dove in and [...] were able to rescue her," then the first responder took her away. The firefighter was able to get a pulse, but her case looked "grim at the time", leading to her being airlifted to the hospital.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chung |first=Gabrielle |date=May 4, 2020 |title=Jamie Lynn Spears Tears Up as She Shares Heartbreaking Details About Daughter Maddie's ATV Accident |url=https://people.com/parents/jamie-lynn-spears-tears-up-details-daughter-maddie-atv-accident/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727223421/https://people.com/parents/jamie-lynn-spears-tears-up-details-daughter-maddie-atv-accident/ |archive-date=July 27, 2021 |access-date=July 27, 2021 |publisher=People (magazine)}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Nelson |first1=Jeff |last2=Leonard |first2=Elizabeth |title=Jamie Lynn Spears' Daughter Recovers from Near Drowning |url=http://ew.com/news/2017/02/07/jamie-lynn-spears-daughter-recovers-near-drowning/ |url-status=live |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416014820/https://ew.com/news/2017/02/07/jamie-lynn-spears-daughter-recovers-near-drowning/ |archive-date=April 16, 2019 |access-date=November 21, 2019}}</ref>

=== Feud with Britney Spears ===
In 2021, Jamie Lynn and her sister Britney were involved in a highly publicized feud via social media. Britney publicly accused Jamie Lynn of actively and knowingly being involved in her conservatorship, while not making any efforts to help her terminate it. Jamie Lynn denied the allegations and maintained that she was unaware of the details of the conservatorship. Britney threatened legal action against Jamie Lynn after the latter spoke extensively about Britney in both her book and the following promotional tour.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Britney Spears accuses father of financial misconduct; threatens sister with legal action|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jan/19/britney-spears-accuses-father-of-financial-misconduct-threatens-sister-with-legal-action|url-status=live|website=[[The Guardian]]|date=January 19, 2022 |access-date=January 21, 2022|archive-date=January 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121051438/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jan/19/britney-spears-accuses-father-of-financial-misconduct-threatens-sister-with-legal-action}}</ref>