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Since the moment this whole “Britney’s 16-Year-Old Sister Is Pregnant” story came out, we’ve been waiting with bated breath to see whether Nickelodeon would do a “very special episode” of Zoey 101 about it. (“Man, this chem-free dance party is a total abortion. Oops, sorry, Zoey!”) And now it looks like they will! The Nickelodeon brass have confirmed from their offices high over Times Square that they are “in talks with veteran journalist Linda Ellerbee to possibly host the special installment.” Ellerbee, you see, is the brains behind Nickelodeon’s Nick News segments (including “Caring for the Kids of Katrina,” “Faces of Hope: The Kids of Afghanistan,” and “Rachel/AIDS”). We wondered whether Ellerbee, author of children’s books like Girl Reporter Stuck in Jam! and Girl Reporter Snags Crush!, was the right person for the job. After all, how does one host a show warning kids about teen pregnancy that stars a pregnant teen? It’s very hard to seem like you’re not endorsing it, especially since they’re not going to be saying negative things about Jamie Lynn. What a thin line to tread! We weren’t sure Ellerbee was up to the task until we looked at her IMDb page. Turns out she’s done nearly twenty Lifetime Intimate Portraits, including Calista Flockhart, Pat Benatar, and Cloris Leachman. Oh, yeah, she’s got this thing in the bag.
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