Britney Spears: Jamie Lynn says she ‘may have to set record straight’ to protect family’s wellbeing
The IndependentSign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Britney lashed out following an interview Jamie-Lynn gave to promote her forthcoming memoir, Things I Should Have Said, in which she claimed her sister once locked them in a room with a knife because she “didn’t feel safe”. When presenter Juju Chang asked Jamie-Lynn why she would share such a vulnerable moment of Britney’s in public, she responded: “It’s important to remember that I was a kid in that moment. “That was an experience I had, but I also was fearful to like really say anything because I didn’t want to upset anybody but also was so upset that she didn’t feel safe.” Britney, 40, responded by accusing Jamie-Lynn of trying to sell her book “at my expense”. Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up “Sadly, after a lifetime of staying silent, I have come to realise this isn’t going to be a reality, and I may have to set the record straight myself in order to protect mine and my family’s wellbeing.” She added that her memoir is “not about” Britney: “I can’t help that I was born a Spears too, and that some of my experiences involve my sister.” “There are no sides, and I don’t want drama,” Jamie-Lynn concluded, “but I’m speaking my truth to heal my traumas, so I can close this chapter and move forward, and I wish my sister could do the same.