LeAnn Rimes Suing Over Alleged Internet Harassment
Posted on August 31, 2012 at 11:30 AM
I’ve noticed that LeAnn Rimes seems to get into a lot of twitter disagreements- mostly from people who are still upset about her relationship with Eddie Cibrian (both were married- to other people- went they first became involved). It sounds like things went WAY too far, though, when LeAnn actually spoke to one of her critics on the phone. This is probably what led LeAnn to seek treatment. Yet she’s also suing over the phone conversation.
LeAnn spoke to a woman identified as Kimberly Smiley. Kimberly taped the phone conversation (allegedly without LeAnn’s consent). Afterwards, Kimberly and her daughter, Lexi, then posted excerpts of the phone call on the internet. LeAnn’s lawyer alleges Kimberly and Lexi:
“conspired to spitefully ensure that out-of-context excerpts of that recording would be disseminated to the public on various websites. . . in an effort to portray Ms. Rimes in an egregious false and negative light and cause her emotional distress.”
Furthermore, LeAnn claims she is the victim of an “increasingly aggressive internet campaign by supporters of her husband Eddie Cibrian’s first wife, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Brandi Glanville.”
Kimberly reportedly has spoken to Radar Online about the lawsuit.
“People that LeAnn know have threatened me multiple times, telling me that they’re going to come to my work and say bad things about me. I’m a teacher, why would they come to my work?” Kimberly asked.
Kimberly said that when LeAnn called her she was constantly swearing and raising her voice. “Her words shocked me and scared me on that call. I was afraid because she was getting so angry. It shocked me and scared me.”
Kimberly described the unexpected phone conversation she had with LeAnn in March saying, “She was trying to bully me back then and she is now. LeAnn wants me to like her and she was mad because I won’t. I do not like her. What would give her any clue that I was going to like her just because she called me?
My daughter is so upset about this and I don’t like to see her upset. But honestly, what does LeAnn want from us? We don’t have anything for her to take.”
It sounds like LeAnn is cracking under the stress of the ongoing negative publicity she’s received ever since becoming involved with Eddie. Isn’t there anyone to advise her on how to handle this or will LeAnn just not listen? I don’t understand how things ever got THIS far. Radar Online also reports Eddie wants LeAnn OFF twitter. I don’t blame him! Hopefully LeAnn receives good treatment and learns how to deal with this whole fiasco better.
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The problem is that no one is bothering to fact check what Celebuzz and People magazine are printing. It’s dishonest to say that Leann is the victim of cyberbullying because there are way too many examples showing Leann at the center of her fans bullying Brandi and anyone who supports Brandi. What Leann needs to learn how to handle is the fact that she lost it when Eddie wanted to leave her. This isn’t about cyberbullying. It’s about Eddie cheating and Leann trying to cover it up because she doesn’t want to hear I told you so.