Britney’s little sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, gives birth to baby girl

Britney’s little sister, Jamie Lynn Spears, 17, gave birth to a baby girl on 19 June 2008. Daughter Maddie was born Thursday at Mississippi Southwest Regional Medical Center in McComb, Mississippi. This is the first child for Nickelodeon’s “Zoey 101,” actress and her 19-year-old fiance Casey Aldridge. The friend, who asked not to be identified because the family had not yet announced the baby’s birth, told The AP that the baby was named Maddie Briann and weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces.

Spears announced her pregnancy through an article in OK! Magazine and was expected to receive a large payday for exclusive pictures of the newborn. The Spears family announced in December that Jamie Lynn was pregnant. The father is Casey Aldridge, a pipe-layer from Liberty, Miss. The couple is not married but announced an engagement several months ago.

Nickelodeon issued a statement about the birth on Thursday, saying, “We wish her and her family well.” Nickelodeon spokeswoman Marianne Romano said that filming of the fourth and final season of “Zoey 101” was completed last summer before Spears became pregnant.