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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Jamie Lynn Spears told 'life was over' after getting pregnant at 16.

Jun 19, 2026

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The Zoey 101 star, who is now 35, thought her career was over when she discovered she was having a baby. "I was called the biggest letdown in the world," she told People magazine. "I was told my life was over. It was really, really tough not to believe those things.". After having her daughter Maddie, they moved away from Hollywood to "the middle of nowhere" in Mississippi. "It really was just me and her," she said, talking about how she split with her boyfriend, Casey Aldridge soon after their daughter was born.
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