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Jamie Lynn Spears Criticized For Letting Daughter Dance to "Fancy": Fair or Foul?

Britney Spears’ less famous little sister, Jamie Lynn Spears , still grew up too fast as well. Now she’s under fire for putting her daughter in that same position. After getting pregnant at 16, Jamie Lynn’s adorable daughter Maddie Briann is now five, and already following in the Spears family footsteps. Case in point? Jamie Lynn Spears posted this video of Maddie dancing to “Fancy” by Iggy Azalea, shaking her hips and pumping her chest: Maddie Spears Dances to “Fancy” What Spears felt was harmless fun may not be, some people say. On the hit track, the Australian rapper brags about being a “bad bItch” who “takes all the liquor straight” and has men “just wishing they could bite it.” “This video is totally inappropriate,” said one expert in such matters, clinical psychologist and Columbia University professor Dr. Judy Kuriansky. “Maddie is way too young to be exposed to that type of music.” According to the psychologist, the danger is real: “Maddie could start repeating those words and dancing suggestively around her schoolmates.” Iggy Azalea: “Fancy” “Five-year-old children simply don’t have the cognitive development to know what is socially appropriate. She will think this behavior is normal.” Jamie Lynn, who watched Britney Spears writhe around performing “I’m a Slave 4 U” as a young girl, may be subconsciously repeating unhealthy patterns. Jamie Lynn, who recently married Jamie Watson , “grew up with a superstar sister and a world of sex, drugs, and rock ‘n roll,” the expert explains. “Some young mothers say, ‘I acted this way because of what I was exposed to, and I will not do this to my child .’ It’s very sad she’s not breaking the cycle.” You tell us: Maddie dancing to “Fancy”: Right or wrong?   Right! All in good, harmless fun! Wrong! So inappropriate! View Poll » Jamie Lynn Spears Photos: Growin’ Up Quick 1. Jamie Lynn, Daughter Jamie Lynn Spears and her daughter Maddie.

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Sriram Hathwar, Ansun Sujoe TIE For National Spelling Bee Championship!

Sriram Hathwar and Ansun Sujoe are your co-National Spelling Bee champions after the first tie in 52 years and only the fourth in event history. The youngsters correctly spelled so many words Thursday on ESPN that the Scripps National Spelling Bee had to declare them both winners . The reason it was called a draw is simple, yet a bit head-scratching: There weren’t enough words left on the competition’s list to keep it going. Yes, they were LITERALLY at a loss for words. National Spelling Bee Tie, Co-Champions Declared In the final round, Hathwar, a 14-year-old eighth-grader from Painted Post, N.Y., spelled “stichomythia,” a dialogue of altercation delivered by two actors. We totally knew that word. Without a doubt. Sujoe, a 13-year-old seventh-grader from Fort Worth, Tex., answered by nailing the word “feuilleton,” part of a European newspaper. The end. “I think we both know that the competition was against the dictionary, not against each other,” Hathwar said on ESPN after earning the co-title. “I am happy to share this trophy with him.” The two quickly garnered national praise. President Obama tweeted late last night: “Congrats to Ansun and Sriram, the incredible co-champs of the #ScrippsNationalSpellingBee. You make us all proud! -bo” In 2014’s national championship, 281 spellers from eight countries competed for the title. The contest began Tuesday and finished up Thursday night. Sujoe told ESPN that he got hooked on the bee by watching it on television. In addition to spelling, he has perfect pitch and plays piano, bassoon and guitar. Hathwar, who placed third last year and first made it to the National Spelling Bee as a second-grader in 2008, was a favorite to win this year’s contest. Congrats to both deserving champs!

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