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Multiple reports state that Casey Aldridge, the father of Jamie Lynn Spears’ 10-month-old daughter, Maddie, was rushed to the emergency room this weekend after being involved in a bad car accident.

Spears, 18, and Aldridge’s sister are at Casey’s side where he is hospitalized at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, according to sources. Staff at the hospital would not confirm that Aldridge is undergoing treatment there. 

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In a revealing interview with OK! magazine, Britney Spears talks about her new album, her sister’s shocking pregnancy and her children.

Spears told OK! magazine that her new album will come out in the next six to nine months and will include songs produced by the Underdogs, who have worked with Chris Brown and former beau, Justin Timberlake, in the past. “I think it is more urban. I’m working with producers who are just amazing,” Spears told OK!

Spears wrote more for this album than any other and says she spend time at the piano every day working on new songs. “This is my best work ever,” she said.

Spears has had a rough year, being hospitalized twice, having a custody disupte with ex-husband Kevin Federline and being the main fodder for the paparazzi’s flashing lights.

Her sister, Jamie-Lynn, also shocked everyone, including Britney, by becoming pregnant. “It was mind-boggling. I was shocked a little bit. But it was really cool, and she was happy,” said Spears.

OK! also talks with Britney’s father, Jamie Spears, who provides more understanding of why full custody of Britney’s two sons was given to Federline, stating that they wanted to avoid a full trial.

Most recently, Britney Spears appears in the promotional video for the MTV Video Music Awards, alongside host Russell Brand.

According to EOnline.com, Jamie-Lynn Spears gave birth to a baby girl Thursday morning.

Spears checked into the hospital early Thursday morning at around 5AM and gave birth at around 9:30AM.

The entire Spears clan, including big sister Britney, were present for the birth.

Sixteen-year-old Spears’ shocked the world when she announced earlier this year that she was expecting her first child with fiancé Casey Aldridge.

The child is rumoured to have been named Maddie Brian.

As the mother of a pop culture icon, Lynne Spears knows all about raising children in Hollywood.

According to eonline.com, readers will be able to pick up a copy of mama Spears’ memoirs, “Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World”.

Originally the book was supposed to be released on Mother’s Day but when Spears’ sixteen-year-old daughter, Jamie Lynn, announced she was pregnant in 2007, publishers at Thomas Nelson delayed the release.

The book is set to be released in September.

Following the recent announcement of her teenage pregnancy, sources near 16-year-old Jamie Lynn Spears announced this week she will get married.

People.com reports that Spears and her boyfriend, Casey Aldridge, 18, are officially engaged.

Apparently the younger Spears has told family and friends, but she has yet to publicly announce the news.

“She’s got an engagement ring. She’s been showing it off, talking about it,” a source said.

Spears and Aldridge are expecting their first child this summer, no wedding plans have been officially announced.

Mama don’t preach, Jamie Lynn Spears isn’t keeping her baby. Instead, diaper duty will be handled by Jamie Lynn’s mother, Lynne.

A source for Star Magazine said that “After several weeks of personal soul searching and talks and discussions with her mum Jamie Lynn reluctantly agreed that giving up the baby is the right thing to do.”

The source said that Lynne will mother the child because she wants Jamie Lynn to have a normal teenage lifestyle and a successful career.

Jamie Lynn’s decision may also be influenced by the Ellen Page movie, “Juno,” in which Page plays a pregnant 16-year-old who finds a set of adoptive parents for the child. Jamie Lynn was spotted watching “Juno” at a movie theatre the day before she made her pregnancy announcement. Additionally, she is said to be obsessed with the film’s soundtrack and using it to help her get through this difficult time.

Could Canadian cutie Ellen Page be the key to helping Jamie Lynn Spears cope with being a pregnant 16-year-old?

The New York Post reports that Spears is obsessed with the soundtrack to “Juno” – Page’s current film in which she stars as a 16-year-old who accidentally gets pregnant. Spears saw the film the day before her exclusive pregnancy announcement with OK! Magazine was released, and sources tell the newspaper that the film and music have inspired Spears. “She loves it and it’s helping her through her difficult time,” a source commented.

Page contributed to the “Juno” soundtrack when director Jason Reitman asked her what music she thought Juno would listen to. Page suggested the Moldy Peaches. Six songs by Kimya Dawson, a member of the Peaches, are included on the “Juno” soundtrack.

It wouldn’t be a day that ends in “y” without more Spears family drama.

According to Star magazine, Casey Aldridge is not the father of 16-year-old Jamie Lynn Spears’ baby. “Casey is being paid off to be the family’s fall guy while the real father remains unidentified,” the mag reports. While Aldridge is 18, just days less than two years older than Spears, it is rumoured that the father is older and would be charged with statutory rape if he was revealed. Two sources told Star that the man they believe to be the real father is someone who works on Spears’ Nickelodeon kid’s show, “Zoey 101.”

Spears and Aldridge are currently not together, as Aldridge said in a post on his MySpace profile.