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Britney Spears' estranged sister Jamie Lynn shared an Instagram post about the "moral support" she gets from her mother-in-law just days before the pop star's wedding.
Spears, 40, married Sam Asghari, 28, in an intimate ceremony at their Los Angeles home on Thursday. The guest list included Drew Barrymore, Madonna, Donatella Versace, Selena Gomez and Paris Hilton, according to People.
However, the bride's younger sister Jamie Lynn Spears was not at the wedding, which took place a few months after their tattered relationship exploded into a public war of words.
On Instagram this week, Jamie Lynn Spears, 31, has instead been talking about her closeness to another family member—her mother-in-law.
The Zoey 101 actress, who married businessman Jamie Watson in 2014, shared a series of photos of her and her mother-in-law as they traveled and dined together.
Captioning the snapshots, the mother-of-two wrote: "Life Hack: Get yourself a MIL who will travel across the world with you for a work trip just to be your moral support. It takes a village, and I'm thankful for mine."
Lynne Spears, Britney and Jamie Lynn's mother, replied to the post with two red heart emojis and the comment: "I am happy you are blessed!"
While Jamie Lynn Spears had warm words for her mother-in-law, she has not acknowledged her sister's wedding on Instagram or elsewhere.
In January, when Jamie Lynn Spears was promoting her memoir Things I Should Have Said, the sisters exchanged fractious public statements.
After accusing Jamie Lynn of lying in a Good Morning America interview, Britney criticized her for comments she made on the podcast Call Her Daddy.
Jamie Lynn Spears told the podcast that the "Toxic" singer had offered to buy their mother a house if she divorced their father, Jamie Spears.
"I was really confused by that," Jamie Lynn Spears said. "Now looking back, like what a weird f****** thing to do. It seems like a weird thing, like, 'I'll give you a house if you divorce Dad.' Why would your kid be able to tell you that?"
Re-uploading a deleted Instagram post, Britney Spears called her sister a "selfish little brat."
The pop star also accused her younger sister of lying in her memoir, in which Jamie Lynn Spears alleged that Britney had grabbed a knife and locked them both in a room.
In January, the singer's lawyer, Mathew S. Rosengart, issued a cease-and-desist letter demanding that Jamie Lynn Spears stop talking about her.
The letter said, per Entertainment Tonight: "Publicly airing false or fantastical grievances is wrong, especially when designed to sell books. It is also potentially unlawful and defamatory. You recently reportedly stated that the book was 'not about her.'
"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."
Rosengart was a guest at Britney Spears' wedding to Asghari, according to People, while multiple outlets have reported that her parents were not present.
The singer's sons, Sean Preston, 16, and Jayden James, 15, did not attend the ceremony, though they are "happy" for their mother, a lawyer for her ex-husband Kevin Federline told People.
Asghari's manager, Brandon Cohen, told People after the ceremony: "I am very ecstatic this day has come, and they are married. I know he wanted this for so long. He is so caring and supportive every step of the way."
However, the ceremony didn't go off without incident, as Britney Spears' first husband Jason Alexander—to whom she was married for 55 hours in 2004—tried to crash the nuptials while livestreaming on Instagram.
TMZ reported that Alexander was arrested and booked for trespassing, vandalism and two counts of battery related to alleged altercations with his ex-wife's security.
Rosengart told the outlet he was "absolutely livid" about the incident, adding: "I am personally working with the sheriff's department to ensure Mr. Alexander is aggressively prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
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