But another former teen scene music sensation believes both women have similarities you might not notice right away.
“She was the sweetest, sweetest girl,” he said.
“I can speak for myself: I was 14 when Backstreet Boys started.
“I only know one side,” McLean said of Spears' situation.
“I don’t know what is going through the parents' minds.
It doesn’t seem fair.
I do hope that the [resolution] is that this poor girl gets her life back.
