Jamie Lynn Spears' TV show 'cancelled' after teen pregnancy

Honey · January 3rd, 2008, 06:54 PM

Britney Spears's pregnant sister Jamie Lynn Spears' hit TV show Zoey 101 has reportedly been cancelled.

The Nickelodeon show is set to broadcast its final episode of the third season in the U.S. on Friday and has already completed filming on the fourth.
News of the programme's demise comes two weeks after 16-year-old Jamie Lynn revealed she was pregnant with her first child. Scroll down for more...

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Britney's sister met Aldridge at their local church in the Spears family's native Louisiana.
Jamie Lynn told the U.S. edition of OK! magazine: "It was a shock for both of us, so unexpected. I was in complete and total shock and so was he."
Following Jamie Lynn's official confirmation of her baby news, Nickelodeon released a statement, saying: "We respect Jamie Lynn's decision to take responsibility in this sensitive and personal situation.
"We know this is a very difficult time for her and her family, and our primary concern right now is for Jamie Lynn's well being." Scroll down for more...

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While Nickelodeon are yet to release a follow-up statement regarding the future of the show, sources told The Sun the end is nigh.
An insider says, "Nickelodeon bosses are still undecided whether to air season four or not. "For now it looks like it has been canned."

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Beeyotch · January 3rd, 2008, 06:58 PM

Good. I hope so. I'd be livid if I had a child who watched that show and they kept it on the air. This shows them that big mistakes like that have negative consequences even for famous teens.

msdebagain · January 3rd, 2008, 06:59 PM

i'm glad. what a horrible example. like it or not, she IS an example to other children.

AgentOrange · January 3rd, 2008, 06:59 PM

Out of work, pregnant, and single - water seeks it's own level, but she took the scenic route getting there.

sharon_b · January 3rd, 2008, 07:08 PM

I am confused i thought that fourth season was supposed to be the last season for Zoey 101 anyway even before JL announced her pregnancy. I'm probably getting my wires mixed up but i am sure i read that somewhere.

Sojiita · January 3rd, 2008, 07:10 PM

well if they shot the fourth season already, and still cancel it and do not air the fourth season..then I will be impressed. What else could they do really?

Beeyotch · January 3rd, 2008, 07:26 PM

That's exactly what they're saying, that even though the the fourth season was the final season and was already filmed they're NOT going to air it. They basically are being forced to throw away a completed final season, probably from pressure from parents and advertisers. Well, if what the London Sun says is true, anyway.

aabbcc · January 3rd, 2008, 07:29 PM

Good!

Now she can go back to her home state and take Shitney with her.

Aella · January 3rd, 2008, 07:38 PM

I'm curious, if the episodes have already been shot, has she been payed anything or do actors get the money only after they air? Does anyone know how it works?

NicoleWasHere · January 3rd, 2008, 07:43 PM

YES!!!! When I saw this headline, I literally applauded.

Take that, bitch!!!

CherryDarling · January 3rd, 2008, 07:45 PM

Good to know. Imagine the backlash if Nickelodeon did run this?

Sojiita · January 3rd, 2008, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aella

I'm curious, if the episodes have already been shot, has she been payed anything or do actors get the money only after they air? Does anyone know how it works?

That would be great..if the little tramp does not get a dime and has already worked!

Sylkyn · January 3rd, 2008, 08:04 PM

I would have been furious if they'd kept that girl on the air after all this shit. I mean COME ON. It's supposed to be all innocence and butterflies on that show right? Gimme a break. Glad to see it gone...and her.

RevellingInSane · January 3rd, 2008, 08:14 PM

She got pregnant at 16. I am sure she is not the only one. She is just the only one who decided to keep it.

Should she be a role model to other children? No. Then again, many of the teen shows in recent memory have been absolute trash and filth. She is not the only star whom I think is a bad role model.

Nick could not broadcast that as I am sure they would have been picketed and hung out to dry. I hope JLS can turn this into a positive. To have reared herself, she did a pretty damn good job. She isn't a complete mess like her twenty something sister, who became a f*ck up in her twenties.

sparkly · January 3rd, 2008, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aella

I'm curious, if the episodes have already been shot, has she been payed anything or do actors get the money only after they air? Does anyone know how it works?

I'm pretty sure she got paid for the work she did. So the network lost all that money on filming a series that it won't air. The good news is that JLS will not see residuals from the show because there won't be any reruns. At least not of the unaired season.