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Jamie Lynn, 30, responded to her sister on social media, saying, \"Brit, I am always here, you know behind the scenes I have always been here. It's become exhausting when conversations, and texts we have in private don't match what you post on social media.\"

The \"All That\" alum said she felt she had to respond because she and her family -- including husband Jamie Watson and daughters Maddie, 13, and Ivey, 3 -- are getting \"death threats\" due to what she called \"vague and accusatory posts\" from Britney. Jamie Lynn said her sister could \"put an end to all of it in one second if she wanted to.\"

\"Sadly, after a lifetime of staying silent, I have come to realize this isn't going to be a reality, and I may have to set the record straight myself in order to protect mine and my family's well being,\" Jamie Lynn wrote.

The \"How Could I Want More\" singer explained that her book is not about her sister but some of her life experiences involve Britney. She added that she has \"worked hard\" to build the career she has \"in spite of just being someone's little sister.\"

\"There are no sides, and I don't want drama, but I'm speaking my truth to heal my traumas, so I can close this chapter and move forward, and I wish my sister could do the same,\" Jamie Lynn concluded. \"No matter what comes, I will always love my big sister, and be here for her. It's time to put an end to the unhealthy chaos that has controlled my life for so long.\"

Read Jamie Lynn's full statement here.

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PHOTO: Britney Spears and Jamie Lynn Spears attend the 2017 Radio Disney Music Awards event at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, April 29, 2017.
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When discussing Britney in her ABC News interview, Jamie Lynn said she was \"happy\" when her sister's heavily scrutinized conservatorship, which was put in place in 2008, was terminated in November. She said she was Britney's \"biggest supporter\" and that she helped put her sister in contact with people who could help her end the conservatorship.

Jamie Lynn, who said she \"adored\" Britney when the two were growing up, wants her sister to know she's loved.

\"That love is still there. 100 percent. I love my sister,\" she told ABC News. \"I've only ever loved and supported her and done what's right by her, and she knows that, so I don't know why we're in this position right now.\"

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