Jamie Lynn Spears is opening up about her relationship with her sister, Britney Spears. In her new memoir, , the younger Spears writes about growing up with her pop star sister, Britney's much-discussed conservatorship, and why she's chosen to put boundaries up between them as of late.From the time she was born, Jamie Lynn writes, Britney, 10 years her senior, «did everything» for her, from bathing, to feeding, to diaper changes, and even became «like a second mother.»As Jamie Lynn got older and Britney's fame grew, the younger Spears, now 30, grew to consider her older sister to be her «role model.»On the flip side, Jamie Lynn writes, «As Britney’s fame grew, it caused a lot of strain on the family.»That manifested in their mother, Lynne Spears, often being away with Britney, while their father, Jamie Spears, struggled with alcohol and was in and out of the home, according to Jamie Lynn.
ET has reached out to lawyers for Britney, Lynne and Jamie.In her case in particular, Jamie Lynn «was taught to defer to Britney or behave in a way that made things easier for her,» which «forced me to sacrifice my own needs.»Eventually, Britney's «erratic» behavior began, according to Jamie Lynn, including Britney's short-lived marriage to Jason Alexander.«Inside I was scared and unsure of how to manage.
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