Country Singer Mindy McCready Enters Rehab

By Us MagazineJuly 23, 2008, 2:43 pm PDT
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Country singer Mindy McCready has entered rehab following an emergency visit to a Nashville, Tennessee hospital, her rep confirmed to Usmagazine.com Wednesday.

"Mindy McCready did receive emergency care at Vanderbilt University Medical Center," her rep said. "Other issues made it prudent for her to seek longer term and broader based treatment."

"To her credit, she has entered into an extended care facility where she will receive the care needed and for the moment we ask that everyone respect her privacy," the rep added.

The New York Daily News reported Wednesday that she suffered a nervous breakdown.

Citing sources close to McCready, the paper claimed her longtime on-again/off-again romance with former New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens took a toll on the singer. The pair became involved in 1991 when McCready was 15-years-old.

"She's at the end of her rope," a source told the Daily News.

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TMZ.com reported Wednesday that McCready had entered an Arizona rehab facility after mixing vodka and Ambien in an alleged suicide attempt.

McCready has a 2004 drug conviction and lost custody of her 2-year-old son Zander with country singer Billy McKnight.

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McCready was scheduled to release an album later this year. In a recent YouTube video, she told fans, "I miss you so much and can't wait to see you."


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  • chesswizzy
    How soon before we hear about Miley Cyrus melting down and being admited to rehab ?? Hollywood is destroying not helping wake up America!!
    report abuseposted July 24, 2008, 5:41 am PDT
  • aminorbender
    and for her to get the help that she desperately needs!!
    report abuseposted July 24, 2008, 4:42 am PDT
  • aminorbender
    WHO are we to judge?? We are all sinners in this world..and some people never learn their lessons. You don't know the circumstances or the life of this person. We need to pray for Mindy McCready instead of bashing her. God bless Mindy for her wonderful gift of music and her for get the help that she so desperately needs!!
    report abuseposted July 24, 2008, 4:40 am PDT
  • Date Sites Are Scams ...
    CELEB DATING SITES??........HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
    report abuseposted July 23, 2008, 8:55 pm PDT
  • BaileyBlue
    Sorry to see Mindy ill. I pray she will get help and healing. I LOVED her song 10,000 angels. And didn't realize the hell she was going through in her personal life. God Bless You and your family Mindy. Get better soon!
    report abuseposted July 23, 2008, 7:59 pm PDT
  • BaileyBlue
    PLEASE REPORT ABUSE BY Cindly L BELOW AS SPAM! These people have taken over the OMG postings for advertisements. Let's put a stop to it! Go to her comment and under her box on the right side in pink says report abuse - click that and turn her in for SPAM!
    report abuseposted July 23, 2008, 7:57 pm PDT
  • james n
    she got admitted to sun coast hospital in largo florida ! she was baker acted for an over dose of valium like 3 years ago. she looed better then. shes just a junkie pilhead like everyone else . at the sun coast hospital she acted like a diva . shes just white trash on dope.
    report abuseposted July 23, 2008, 6:47 pm PDT
  • Junior P
    we now know where roger leaves his stash when he goes to court
    report abuseposted July 23, 2008, 6:26 pm PDT
  • Date Sites Are Scams ...
    HEY.....A-H-O-L-E SPAMMERS, WHERE ARE ALL OF THESE CELEBS ON YOUR BS SCAM SITES? MUST BE GHOSTS.....HAHAHA! THEY HAVE TO BE THE DUMBEST BORN IN THE LAST 100 YRS!
    report abuseposted July 23, 2008, 6:24 pm PDT
  • P
    back when i cared about who she was i absolutely thought she was so beautiful with her voice. whatever happened to her is her life. but i'll tell you what, just seeing the headline got me curious enough to read it. I usually don't care about things that are about events that don't involve my life.
    report abuseposted July 23, 2008, 5:38 pm PDT
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