Lynne Spears: VMA win gave Britney a boost

NEW YORK, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Lynne Spears said she couldn't have been happier that her pop star daughter Britney won three MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles last week.

While Spears was on "Inside Edition" to talk about her new memoir "Through the Storm," she revealed what it was like to watch Britney collect three of the night's top prizes, just a year after she gave a widely panned performance at the 2007 VMAs.

"This was what she needed for that boost of ego," Lynne Spears told "Inside Edition. "You know Britney has gone through a lot and there's no one that deserves it more than her. I couldn't have been happier that night and neither could she. After the first award, she called me and we were just squealing on the phone."

Spears also admitted she doesn't understand why the media attention surrounding her daughter is so intense.

"People are just drawn to her, to watch her. I don't know, I don't get it... but people are mesmerized by her," Lynne Spears said.