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Britney Spears’ feud with her sister Jamie Lynn – a timeline: from the pop star’s new memoir The Woman in Me to the Netflix actress’ comments about Justin Timberlake and the conservatorship

Britney Spears and Jamie Linn Spears during Nickelodeon's 16th Annual Kids' Choice Awards at the Barker Hangar April 12, 2003, in Santa Monica, California. (Frank Micelotta/Getty Images/TNS)
Britney Spears and Jamie Linn Spears during Nickelodeon's 16th Annual Kids' Choice Awards at the Barker Hangar April 12, 2003, in Santa Monica, California. (Frank Micelotta/Getty Images/TNS)

  • Britney Spears wrote in her memoir that her ‘heart goes out’ to her sister, but their relationship has been complicated, from Jamie Lynn’s involvement in the pop star’s fortune to social media drama
  • The Nickelodeon and Sweet Magnolias star denied claims that she used Britney’s million-dollar condo as a holiday home, and spoke about the family’s toxic dynamic in interviews

Britney Spears’ strained relationship with her younger sister Jamie Lynn has come under scrutiny in recent years.

Tensions heightened after Britney’s explosive court testimony in June 2022, with some fans criticising Jamie Lynn for an apparent lack of support during the singer’s conservatorship. More recently, attention has again been brought to their tumultuous dynamic through Britney’s memoir, The Woman in Me.

Read on for a chronological look back at everything that’s happened between the sisters.

2018: Jamie Lynn Spears reportedly became a trustee of a portion of Britney Spears’ estate

Jamie Lynn Spears (pictured) appears to have had a strained relationship with her famous sister, Britney Spears, over the years. Photo: @jamielynnspears/Instagram
Jamie Lynn Spears (pictured) appears to have had a strained relationship with her famous sister, Britney Spears, over the years. Photo: @jamielynnspears/Instagram
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Court documents obtained by The Blast in August 2020 show that Jamie Lynn had been secretly named a trustee of Britney’s SJB Revocable Trust in 2018.

The trust was established in 2004 to protect Britney’s financial assets for her children. The 2018 filing made Jamie Lynn responsible for distributing funds from the trust to Britney’s sons in the event of the singer’s death, the Los Angeles Times reported.

April 2019: The #FreeBritney movement

Pop icon Britney Spears was once involved in legal disputes concerning her father James’ conservatorship. Photo: @freebritneyla/Instagram
Pop icon Britney Spears was once involved in legal disputes concerning her father James’ conservatorship. Photo: @freebritneyla/Instagram

The #FreeBritney movement was launched by long-time Britney fans over a decade ago. For years, people associated with the movement voiced concerns about how the conservatorship was affecting the singer’s well-being.

The movement gained traction in April 2019 after the Britney’s Gram podcast released a voicemail from an anonymous source (who said he was a former paralegal involved with Spears’ conservatorship) claiming that Britney had been forced to check into a mental-health facility.

CNN reported at the time that sources close to the pop star said she had voluntarily checked herself into the facility.

August 2020: Jamie Lynn reportedly sought more control over Britney’s fortune