Jamie Lynn Spears backtracks on Tesla cat killer comments

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In a now-deleted video, Jamie Lynn Spears called out Tesla for the death of her pet cats, claiming a feature of the car led to โ€œunfortunateโ€ incidents, then she backtracked her comments.

โ€œI know that thereโ€™s just bigger things to worry about in the world right now but somebodyโ€™s gotta let Elon Musk know that the Tesla is a secret cat killer and itโ€™s a problem that weโ€™ve really got to fix,โ€ the actress star said of the company CEO in a deleted social media video published by TMZ.

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Jamie Lynn Spears at Heinz Field on June 6, 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Getty Images)

โ€œWe have now lost โ€” I donโ€™t even want to tell you how many cats โ€” because they donโ€™t hear the Tesla crank and unfortunate things happen and itโ€™s really devastating and tragic for everyone involved.โ€

She suggests that Elon and his team of engineers create a new feature for Teslas that could save pet lovers some heartache. โ€œSince the Tesla is so quiet, maybe he could like make one of those noises that bothers like cats or animal ears when it cranks up,โ€ Jamie proposes. โ€œThat way they know somethingโ€™s happening and they arenโ€™t caught off guard and things donโ€™t end in a very tragic way.โ€

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Jamie Lynn Spears attends the 64th Annual BMI Country awards on November 1, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Getty Images)

Jamie Lynn Spears later clarified her comments and wrote on her Instagram Story:

1.) I did not run over any cats.
2.) TESLA is not to be blamed, and was never intended to be.
3.) user error is admittedly involved.
4.) we always check for animals before moving a vehicle.
5.) I was only making a suggestion about something I think would be extremely helpful, and the geniuses at @teslamotors are the best to go.โ€

Jamie Lynn Spears backtracks on Tesla cat killer comments