The following article contains mentions of addiction and mental health.

The trials, tribulations, and traumas that pop superstar Britney Spears has had to endure during her turbulent quarter-century in the public eye have, of course, been well documented. But she's not the only member of her family to have experienced such hardships while living in the full glare of the spotlight.

Indeed, her younger sibling, Jamie Lynn Spears -- who became a celebrity in her own right in the wake of Britney's success thanks to Nickelodeon hits "All That" and "Zoey 101" before moving into country music -- initially looked to have avoided the child star curse. But after becoming pregnant with her first child at the age of just 16, the multi-talent has repeatedly found herself in the news for reasons outside of her professional career.

From failed relationships and mental health issues to paparazzi stalkings and repeated death threats -- not to mention the feud with the sister she once idolized -- here's a look at the saddest sides of Jamie Lynn's story.