Jamie Lynn Spears Apologizes For Bizarre Instagram Post
Jamie Lynn Spears might want to familiarize herself with a piece of advice familiar to anyone who's ever watched The People's Court: "Say it, forget it; write it, regret it." The actress and singer raised many an eyebrow over the weekend with an Instagram post that was beyond bizarre. In the video, Spears seemed to admit to accidentally killing a number of family pets with her Tesla — and blaming inventor Elon Musk for it.
As posted on the Daily Mail site, the video shows Spears calling the signature electric car a "secret cat killer" because of its whisper-soft ignition. She says, "We have now lost — I don't even want to tell you how many cats — because they don't hear the Tesla crank, and unfortunate things happen, and it's really devastating and tragic for everyone involved." She then suggests that Musk "could like make one of those noises that bothers like cats or animal ears when it cranks up."
Spears admits that "user error" was partly to blame, but she still hopes that she and Musk might be able to work on an animal-saving solution: "Elon Musk, let's figure this out. I mean, you owe me a couple cats."
The video then cuts to a clip of Spears' two-year-old daughter, Ivey — in a purple updo twinning her mom's — answering a question about her cat, Turkey. The toddler says, "Turkey went to Jesus."
Jamie Lynn Spears says she doesn't really blame Tesla
Whether on the advice of friends or on the realization that "Jamie Lynn Spears kill cat" is a horrible trending term, the Zoey 101 star took down the video a day later and replaced it with a retraction. Explaining that her earlier remarks might have been "misleading," Spears clarified: "1) I did not run over any cats. 2) TESLA is not to be blamed, and was never intended to be." She repeated her "user error" statement and added that her family always does a safety check before driving (via E! Online).
Still, Spears defended herself by saying that she was only trying to offer a solution to a potentially tragic vehicle flaw, and "the geniuses at @teslamotors are the best to go to for said issue." Then, to seal the deal, she added a post with the final word: "Here's ya quote: 'I friggin love my @teslamotors.' — JAMIE LYNN SPEARS"
Elon Musk has yet to reply to Spears' redesign suggestion, nor has any animal welfare organization made any public statement about the potential hazards of electric cars. However, the ASPCA does note on its site's General Cat Care page, "Please keep your cat indoors. Outdoor cats do not live as long as indoor cats."