Britney Spears' teen sex

Nov 20, 2007, 12:30 GMT

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Britney Spears lost her virginity at the age of 14, it has been claimed.

The troubled star - who once vowed to remain a virgin until her wedding night - allegedly had her first sexual experience with her childhood sweetheart Reg Jones while she was still a teenager.

Eric Ervin, who worked with Britney in the early part of her career, said her "virgin" image was a "PR blitz" and she was sexually active before she achieved pop superstardom.

He also claims in an article with Us Weekly magazine Britney's relationship with Justin Timberlake was intimate from the very beginning, despite the 'Toxic' singer claiming otherwise.

It has also been revealed Britney's paternal grandmother, Emma Jean Spears, committed suicide in 1966 when she was just 31.

Emma, whose son Jamie is Britney's father, suffered from depression and shot herself in the chest at the grave of her infant son, who had died eight years earlier just three days after he was born.

A local newspaper article reported at the time: "The shotgun had been pressed against the woman's chest and she apparently pulled the trigger with a toe of the right foot from which a shoe had been removed."

Meanwhile, Britney is increasing her security in a bid to win back her two children.

The 'Gimme More' singer - who lost custody of Sean Preston, two, and 14-month-old Jayden James to ex-husband Kevin Federline last month - believes she needs to protect her boys more from the constant paparazzi attention she receives.

Her lawyer said: "Recent aggressive actions by individuals who have followed (Spears) and blocked her access, with and without the children, have resulted in her decision to take certain security measures which she hopes will only be necessary temporarily, for the protection of the children."

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