Britney Spears is talking out following Alexa Nikolas’ declare that Britney yelled at her on the set of “Zoey 101”.
The 30-year-old actress, who starred within the Nickelodeon present alongside Britney’s sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, opened up in regards to the encounter in a latest look on the “Weak with Christy Carlson Romano” podcast. Whereas she stated that Britney apologized after the very fact, the pop star took to Twitter Thursday to seemingly supply Alexa one other apology.
“It broke my coronary heart to see your interview about your expertise within the enterprise,” Britney wrote within the prolonged social media publish. And though she didn’t point out Alexa by title, it seems the 40-year-old singer’s apology was directed at her.
“I do know it’s 15 years later what you’re sharing however belief me…I do know it nonetheless issues,” she wrote. “Though I’ve apologized to you personally simply by ‘intuition’ my coronary heart on the time didn’t know the way extremely good my household was with the ACTING LANGUAGE!!!”
The “Generally” singer, who was pregnant along with her and Kevin Federline’s son, Jayden, on the time, additionally supplied just a little backstory, explaining how issues went down that day, recalling that she confirmed up on set with cupcakes. Britney stated her sister was “sobbing telling me that she’s being bullied on set.”
“The assistant director and my mother included within the room have been simply silent,” Britney wrote. “My sister was actually like my daughter rising up…so I apologize for my ignorance for yelling at you after I clearly had no thought what was actually occurring!!!”
Britney added that her mother, Lynne Spears, “ought to have instantly stepped in and took over the state of affairs.”
She ended the publish with one other apology and a few recommendation: “The way in which you spoke gave me energy and inspiration however I do write you this message at this time as a result of I’m sorry for ever hurting your emotions !!! You need to inform Nickelodeon to kiss your a**!!!”
In Jamie Lynn’s January memoir, Issues I Ought to’ve Mentioned, she detailed her time on “Zoey 101”, and whereas she stated touchdown the position was a dream come true, she claimed that rumours about her have been spreading amongst her castmates, and finally took on “a extra sinister really feel.”
It bought so dangerous that Jamie Lynn stated turned “an emotional wreck” and turned to Britney “for steering.”
“A number of days later, a really pregnant Britney got here to the set to go to,” Jamie Lynn wrote, including that her sister had a chat with Alexa, the castmate she suspected of beginning the rumours about her.
Alexa denied all of Jamie Lynn’s accusations in an Instagram publish, calling them “a complete lie,” and writing that it was a “typical transfer for a bully to play the sufferer card/gaslight others whereas straight up mendacity.”
“Britney didn’t waste any time attending to the purpose. ‘Are you making enjoyable of my sister? Telling lies and spreading rumours? You shouldn’t do this!’” Jamie Lynn wrote. “Britney instructed her that she wouldn’t preserve jobs if she continued to deal with those who means.”
Jamie Lynn stated the bullying largely ceased after that however stated she felt disconnected from the solid as a complete and felt like she was “just a little on the friendship fringe.”
“Zoey 101”, which premiered on Nickelodeon in 2005, got here to an finish not lengthy after the alleged incident, airing its collection finale in 2008, with Jamie Lynn writing in her tell-all that she and Nickelodeon agreed that “Zoey had matured to some extent the place ending the present felt proper.”
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