Jamie Lynn Spears has insisted she’s not on her sister Britney’s “payroll”, amid her conservatorship battle.
Taking to her Instagram Story, the 30-year-old posted a screenshot of a Daily Mail headline, which read: “Britney Spears’ sister Jamie Lynn shares photos of her home life… after it’s revealed she is the ONLY family member not on singer’s payroll.”
The Zoey 101 star captioned the post: “Facts….now leave my broke-ass alone.”
On June 23, Britney finally spoke out about her conservatorship during a landmark court hearing.
During a lengthy virtual address, the singer made shocking allegations as she described her conservatorship as “abusive”, and told the court: “I just want my life back.”
Jamie Lynn later addressed her sister’s court appearance on Instagram, and revealed why it took her so long to speak out.
The mum-of-two said: “I just want to take a second to address a few things. The only reason I haven’t before is because I felt like until my sister is able to speak for herself and say what she felt she needed to say publicly, that it wasn’t my place or it wasn’t the right thing to do.”
“Now that she has very clearly spoken and said what she needed, I feel like I can follow her lead and say what I feel I need to say.”
Jamie Lynn insisted she “loved, adored and supported” Britney since the day she was born.
“This is my freaking big sister before any of this bulls***. I don’t care if she wants to run off to the rainforest and have a gazillion babies in the middle of nowhere or if she wants to come back and dominate the world the way she has so many times before.”
“I have nothing to gain or lose either way. This situation does not affect me either way because I am only her sister who is only concerned about her happiness. I have made a very conscious choice to only participate in her life as her sister, as an aunt to those boys,” she said, becoming visibly emotional.
“Maybe I didn’t support the way the public may have liked me to with a hashtag on a public platform, but I can assure you I have supported my sister long before there was a hashtag and I’ll support her long after. Note that.”
“I am so proud of her for requesting new counsel like I told her to do many years ago. Oh, not on big public platform but just in a personal conversation between two sisters. So, I am very proud she has taken that step.”
“If ending the conservatorship or whatever hell else she wants to do to be happy, I support that 100 percent because I support my sister. I love my sister, always have and always will as long as she’s happy. So, let’s keep praying. That’s all.”
A conservatorship is granted to those who are incapable of making decisions, and was established for Britney in 2008 after she suffered an alleged mental breakdown.
The arrangement put the pop star’s estate, financial assets, and some personal assets under the control of her father Jamie, and lawyer Andrew Wallet – who has since resigned from the role.
The 39-year-old’s conservatorship has been under review since 2019 after she accused her father of forcing her to enter a mental health facility.
In November last year, the songstress tried to have her father removed as her conservator, but her request was denied.
Instead, a judge named wealth management firm Bessemer Trust as co-conservator of her estate, alongside her father.
But after Britney’s explosive court testimony last month, Bessemer Trust officially resigned from the role.
Britney’s ongoing legal battle dominated headlines earlier this year following the release of the documentary Framing Britney Spears.
Produced by the The New York Times, the film followed the singer’s rise to stardom, and the events that led to her conservatorship battle.
The film shed light on the #FreeBritney movement, and featured interviews with lawyers involved in her conservatorship.
It also showed the misogyny and media scrutiny the pop star faced throughout her career, with many viewers describing the documentary as “heartbreaking” and “shocking”.
You can read Britney’s full court testimony here.
