Britney Spears’ Lawyer Sent Jamie Lynn Spears A Cease-And-Desist Letter Over The “Outrageous” Claims In Her Memoir Just After Britney Said She Wished She’d “Slapped” Her A Long Time Ago – BuzzFeed News

Britney Spears’ lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, has issued her sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, with a cease-and-desist letter threatening legal action if she continues to speak about her during the promotion of her new memoir.

Jamie Lynn’s book — titled Things I Should Have Said, which charts her life and experiences — hit shelves on Jan. 18.

In the days ahead of the memoir’s release, the Zoey 101 actor made several public appearances to discuss some of its contents. She quickly found herself facing a large amount of criticism for repeatedly commenting on her sister’s decadelong conservatorship over the book’s promotional run.

In light of the fact that the “Toxic” singer hasn’t formally discussed the conservatorship since it was terminated, and particularly her recent remarks about being “scared” to do interviews, several people — including Britney herself — have condemned Jamie Lynn for not only choosing to release a memoir now, but also for participating in televised interviews to promote it.

And though Britney herself has made her feelings about Jamie Lynn’s memoir very clear — even accusing her of selling the book at her “expense” just last week — things have now taken a more serious turn.

It looks like Britney has called on the help of her attorney Rosengart — who played an instrumental role in terminating the conservatorship — to make a more serious appeal.

Filing a formal cease-and-desist letter on Jan. 17, Rosengart requested that Jamie Lynn refrain from mentioning Britney throughout the rest of her promotional campaign.

“Dear Ms. Spears: As you know, I represent your sister Britney Spears, and I write at her request concerning the above-referenced matter. We write with some hesitation because the last thing Britney wants is to bring more attention to your ill-timed book and its misleading or outrageous claims about her,” reads the letter, which was obtained by Page Six.

“Although Britney has not read and does not intend to read your book, she and millions of her fans were shocked to see how you have exploited her for monetary gain. She will not tolerate it, nor should she,” it states.

Rosengart goes on to emphasize that Britney was the family “breadwinner” — perhaps referencing the Spears’ family denials that they’ve used her money to their benefit.

“Publicly airing false or fantastical grievances is wrong, especially when designed to sell books. It is also potentially unlawful and defamatory,” the letter reads.

“You recently reportedly stated that the book was ‘not about her,’” it states. “She takes you at your word and we, therefore, demand that you cease and desist from referencing Britney derogatorily during your promotional campaign. If you fail to do so or defame her, Britney will be forced to consider and take all appropriate legal action.”

As Rosengart notes, Jamie Lynn makes several references to Britney throughout the personal memoir, in spite of her public claims that the book “is not about her.”

Following Jamie Lynn’s recent appearance on Good Morning America last week — which saw the actor repeatedly affirming her love for Britney while discussing the traumatic conservatorship — the “Gimme More” singer quickly accused her sister of selling a book at her “expense.”

In a near-immediate response, Jamie Lynn shared a statement to Instagram rebuking the idea that the memoir was about Britney.

Hopping onto Instagram shortly after, Jamie Lynn begged her sister to call her, so that they could sort things out away from the public eye.

But ironically, just days after Jamie Lynn urged Britney to handle things privately, she appeared on the popular podcast Call Her Daddy to discuss the matter once again.

Sitting down with host Alex Cooper for an in-depth chat, Jamie Lynn got incredibly candid about the complex dynamics of the Spears family, especially opening up about the impact that her father’s alcohol abuse had on the household.

Going on to discuss how she felt like an “afterthought” in the family, Jamie Lynn mentioned that “the world” has long been comparing her and Britney, before breaking down into tears while questioning her own worth.

She also reflected on Britney’s past relationship with Justin Timberlake — whom she describes as “one of the first healthy, male, father figures” in her life — and their infamous 2002 breakup.

Since its release, the podcast appearance has attracted criticism online, with fans arguing — once again — that Jamie Lynn shouldn’t be speaking out on such a large platform before Britney has had the chance to do so.

Well, it wasn’t long before Britney entered the discussion herself to let everyone — namely Jamie Lynn — know how she was feeling.

“In life a lot of people say “DO I MATTER ????”… try eating alone for 4 months morning… noon… and night Jamie Lynn,” she wrote.

In a second post shared moments later, Britney directly addressed her sister’s comments on her and Justin’s breakup.

“I flew home to Jamie Lynn on the couch watching her tv shows right after Justin and I broke up… I was a ghost there,” Britney wrote. “I had worked my whole life and I didn’t know how to be served by Mamma.”

Going on to address the highly publicized interview she did following the breakup, Britney wrote, “It was a People Magazine cover … The people show up and as Jamie Lynn says, I was scared,” adding that she might have needed “a little support.”

And following her emotional and candid reflection on the breakup, Britney rounded things off with a very upfront message directed toward her sister.

“I’m sorry Jamie Lynn, I wasn’t strong enough to do what should have been done … slapped you and Mamma right across your fucking faces,” she wrote.

Jamie Lynn has yet to comment on the latest installment in this ongoing feud, and she has not publicly addressed the cease-and-desist letter. But if the past week is anything to go by, we can assume she’ll be responding soon.