In clips from a new ABC News interview that aired this morning on “Good Morning America,” Britney Spears’ younger sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, addressed questions regarding her participation in Britney’s 13-year conservatorship and the divide between them.
According to ABC News, Jamie Lynn “took no steps” to become a part of Britney’s conservatorship and even sought legal advice on how to end the legal arrangement in secret.
During the interview she addressed the rumors about her involvement, calling it all a “misunderstanding.” If you remember back in August 2020, the Los Angeles Times reported that Jamie Lynn, a trustee of Britney’s multimillion-dollar fortune, was trying to become the custodian of Britney’s SJB Revocable Trust, which she established in 2004 for the future of her children.
“There was a time when my sister asked me on her trust and will if I would be the person who ensured her boys got what they needed,” Jamie Lynn said. “Whether she was in a conservatorship or not, that was a very normal thing, I thought. Once I realized that, you know what? She’s in a conservatorship, I felt like I just didn’t want to be part of until maybe she was out of the conservatorship, so there was no, like, me overseeing funds or something like that. And if that was, that was a misunderstanding. But either way, I took no steps to be a part of it.”
Jamie Lynn claimed that when it came to helping Britney terminate the conservatorship, she said, “I’ve always been my sister’s biggest supporter. So when she needed help, I set up ways to do so. Went out of my way to make sure that she had the contacts she needed to possibly go ahead and end this conservatorship and just end this all for our family. If it’s going to cause this much discord, why continue it?”
During a Q&A with ABC News’ Juju Chang, she asked Jamie Lynn if there was a point when she didn’t think Britney should be in the conservatorship.
She responded, “It wasn’t about agreeing with the conservatorship. Everyone has a voice, and it should be heard, so if she wanted to talk to other people then I did set that up. I even spoke to her previous legal team. And that did not end well or in my favor so I did take the steps to help but how many times can I take the steps without you know, she has to walk through the door.”
Jamie Lynn then became emotional when Chang asked her what caused the rift between her and Britney. “That love is still there. One hundred percent. I love my sister,” she said through tears. “I’ve only ever loved and supported her and done what’s right by her, and she knows that, so I don’t know why we’re in this position right now.”
At the time, Jamie Lynn declined to comment on Britney’s current mental state. Chang pointed out that Jamie Lynn described Britney’s behavior shift before the conservatorship as “erratic,” “paranoid,” and “spiraling.”
“I can’t really speak to anyone else’s state of mind,” she said when asked about Britney. “I don’t think that’s fair. But I’m allowed to say how I felt in those [moments], because that matters. It matters that I was in pain.”
She did express to Chang that she was happy to see the conservatorship end. “I was happy. I was,” she said. “When it was put into place I was 17 years old. I was about to have a baby, so I didn’t understand what was happening. Nor was I focused on that. I was focused on the fact that I was a 17-year-old about to have a baby. I understand just as little about it then as I do now.”
As of recently, Britney has unfollowed Jamie Lynn on Instagram, implying that the family dynamic is in trouble. During a June court hearing Britney said she wanted to take legal action against her family because of what they put her through while she was still in the conservatorship, describing it as “abusive.”
“I would honestly like to sue my family, to be totally honest with you. I would also like to be able to share my story with the world instead of being a hush-hush secret to benefit all of them,” Britney told the judge.
“It’s not fair that they tell lies openly,” she added. “Even my own family, they do interviews talking about the situation and I can’t say one thing and making me feel so stupid. And my own people say I can’t say one thing.”
In November 2021, Britney’s conservatorship was dissolved. Britney posted an Instagram before Jamie Lynn’s interview mocking Jamie Lynn’s decision to write a memoir. “Shall I start from THE BEGINNING???” Britney captioned her Instagram post of a typewriter and flowers.
So far, Britney has yet to comment on her sisters Good Morning America interview.
.@ABC EXCLUSIVE: “I love my sister … I’ve only ever loved and supported her and done what’s right by her.” Despite their complicated relationship, @jamielynnspears tells @JujuChangABC she still has a deep love for her big sister, @britneyspears. https://t.co/kWY5S6eOU4 pic.twitter.com/4SzC79lryE
— Good Morning America (@GMA) January 12, 2022
