Contraceptive Sponge-Bob? Nickelodeon considers a pregnancy special in wake of Jamie Lynn-gate

JAMIE LYNN SPEARS MAY PROMPT PREGNANCY SHOW
NICKLEODEON WOULD HOST SPECIAL

http://www.nypost.com/seven/12202007/tv/jamie_lynn_spears_may_prompt_pregnancy_s_796487.htm

December 20, 2007 -- NEW YORK -- Nickelodeon is considering a special for its young audience about sex and love following the news that 16-year-old "Zoey 101" star Jamie Lynn Spears is pregnant.

The television network has made no announcement about the future of "Zoey 101," its popular program aimed primarily at youngsters aged 9- 14. Filming for the show's fourth and final season has finished, and episodes are scheduled to begin airing in February.

For the special, Nickelodeon said it's talking with veteran newswoman Linda Ellerbee, the veteran newswoman who has stepped in frequently in the past with shows on talking to children about difficult issues in the news. She's done shows about same-sex parents, AIDS, the Columbine shooting and President Clinton's impeachment scandal.

"I think it's important that something be done," Ellerbee told The Associated Press on Thursday. "But I think it's important that it be done in a measured way, and not just to feed the beast of news stories. A Nickelodeon spokesman, Dan Martinsen, confirmed the discussions but said no decision had been made.

"People are always running up to me and grabbing my belly. They call me "The Cautionary Whale'". -Juno, another preggers 16-year-old.

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