The Spears family tradition carries on:

Jamie Lynn Spears, the 16-year-old "Zoey 101" star and sister of Britney, told OK! magazine that she's pregnant and that the father is her boyfriend, Casey Aldridge.

This next line is classic:

"It was a shock for both of us, so unexpected," she said. "I was in complete and total shock and so was he."

"So unexpected"? "Total shock"? Kids, this is basic human biology:

Sex = reproduction = baby

Jamie Lynn is stupid enough to find the natural consequences of sex "unexpected," so what does the celebrity magazine do? Give her a platform to lecture others:

What message does she want to send to other teens about premarital sex? "I definitely don't think it's something you should do; it's better to wait," she told the magazine. "But I can't be judgmental because it's a position I put myself in."

Right. Whatever you do, don't "be judgmental." As to the position Jamie Lynn put herself in, the expectant 19-year-old father is the son of a paper mill worker from Cleveland, Tenn. It's hard not to be amazed by the consistent downward mobility of the Spears girls. One might expect that famous, successful and wealthy young women would choose as their companions famous, successful and wealthy young men. Alas, no. Big sister Britney, at the very pinnacle of her success, selected as the sire of her offspring an unknown "backup dancer" (who, according to the courts, is actually the more responsible parent). And now little sister Jamie Lynn, a popular young TV actress, hooks up with an absolute nobody. (While the gossip blogs are going wild over this story, no one has yet reported whether the teenage dad has a high-school diploma or a job, let alone anything that might be called a "career.") At least they can't be accused of being "judgmental," right? &#8212 Robert Stacy McCain, assistant national editor, The Washington Times

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