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Posted on May 28, 2010 @ 09:42AM - 7 comments
Mindy McCready's cousin has penned an open letter to the troubled country singer and leapt to the defense of her mother Gayle McCready Inge, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.
While James Cartright Jr. admits the troubled songstress is a “very charming person” and “a beautiful, talented woman”, he says the 34-year-old is full of “half-truths and full-blown lies” and is “haunted by her own denial.”
Cartright states in the letter -- sent exclusively to RadarOnline.com -- that he is speaking out to protect Mindy’s four-year-old son Zander, who lives with Gayle in Fort Myers, Florida.
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EXCLUSIVE: Mindy McCready's Mom Thinks Mindy May Be Trying To Frame Her
Posted on May 28, 2010 @ 06:57AM - 1 comment
Mindy McCready’s mom thinks the country star may be trying to get her in trouble with the law after Mindy’s alleged overdose Tuesday, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.
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Gayle McCready Inge told RadarOnline.com “Mindy is lying and telling people that the day I took her to the hospital I gave her four Darvocet. I mean, that actually sounds like she’s trying to frame me.”
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Mindy was rushed to a Fort Myers, Florida hospital on Tuesday after allegedly overdosing on drugs and attempting suicide. Gayle had a prescription for the painkiller Darvocet and admits to giving some to Mindy on Saturday when Mindy broke her toe—not on Tuesday.
EXCLUSIVE: Mindy McCready's Overdose A Failed Suicide Attempt Says Mom
Posted on May 26, 2010 @ 09:40AM - 34 comments
Country singer Mindy McCready took a near lethal dose of prescription pills in what was a failed suicide attempt, her mother tells RadarOnline.com exclusively.
A devastated Gayle McCready Inge even admitted covering up for her troubled 34-year-old daughter earlier on Tuesday, but spoke out to RadarOnline.com, to set the record straight.
Inge said McCready, who remains in a Florida hospital, has admitted she attempted to take her own life with an amphetamine drug, used to treat obsessive compulsive disorder.
Inge also admitted to taking Darvocet and another muscle relaxer.
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“I asked Mindy how many pills did you take,” Inge told RadarOnline.com.
“She said maybe 25. I said that’s it, and that’s when I called 911.
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“Mindy told the 911 people that she absolutely didn’t care if she lost her life.
“My daughter is very, very sick.”
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There are conflicting reports whether or not McCready left a suicide note. Inge has been told her daughter left a confession on her computer, but a search has so far failed to find it.
However, Inge admitted she discovered a series of letters McCready wrote to her attorney in which she criticized her mother, who cares for McCready's four-year-old son Zander.
“I am in shock about what she wrote about me,” Inge said.
McCready has been staying with her mother Gayle Inge in Ft. Myers for a week, despite being locked in a custody dispute with her daughter.
“I’ve allowed Mindy to come here and stay... this after she has bad mouthed me... so she can see her child,” Inge said.
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This was McCready’s first suicide attempt since in 2008, when the singer took an overdose of pills.
She later appeared on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew in a bid to overcome her demons.
A Cape Coral Hospital spokeswoman told RadarOnline.com McCready remains in a "good condition” and is resting, after being admitted at 11:26 ET Tuesday morning.
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Inge’s admission conflicts with a statement from McCready's attorney, James Moon, who earlier described speculation of a suicide or overdose as "irresponsible."
"My understanding is she took a mild pain reliever because she hurt her foot and she had a bad reaction to the medicine," Moon said.
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He added that Inge had made "cautious overreaction" to the situation.
In the 911 call, released on Tuesday, Inqe told an operator: “My daughter has taken an overdose.”
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“I don’t know how many pills my daughter has taken; I thought I could handle it. And I could get her to a hospital, but she’s evidentially taken a whole bunch.”
At one dramatic point when asked if the overdose was intentional, Inge replied that it was.
After the day of intense drama, Inge told RadarOnline.com’s reporter Andrea Simpson: “You have the truth and you’re the only person who has the truth. I’m telling you the truth.”
Readers seeking support and information about suicide prevention can contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Mindy McCready Has Attempted Suicide 13 Times Says Mom
Posted on May 26, 2010 @ 06:04AM - 8 comments
After bravely admitting her daughter, country music star Mindy McCready, attempted to commit suicide on Tuesday, her heartbroken mother has spoken out about her worst fear – and also revealed a heartbreaking secret.
“If Mindy doesn’t get help this time... it could be dire,” a distraught Gayle McCready Inge told RadarOnline.com in an exclusive interview.
While the star's legal and substance abuse problems are well-publicized, her inner demons have never been revealed in such stark detail.
Mindy McCready Calls Dr. Drew For Help
Posted on May 25, 2010 @ 03:16PM - 3 comments
Celebrity Rehab alum Mindy McCready called Dr. Drew after she was rushed to the hospital Tuesday morning in Fort Myers, Florida, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
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Mindy's mom, Gayle McCready Inge, tells RadarOnline.com that “We tried to call Dr. Drew, but we couldn’t get him.”
Mindy is in frequent contact with the board certified addiction specialist and even got a letter of certification from him for her recent custody hearing in Florida.
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Mindy, who has had drug and domestic violence problems, lost custody of her 4-year-old son Zander, 3 years ago and was in court last week trying to re-open the case.
Her mom Gayle has been Zander’s guardian ever since.
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Gayle says she “may have overreacted.” She admits giving her daughter Darvocet to ease the pain from a broken foot.
She says “She (Mindy) was not completely able to talk to me and she was spilling her coffee.” Gayle called 911, when she saw an empty bottle of pills. Earlier Gayle told RadarOnline.com that she thinks Mindy mixed the Darvocet with her regular meds and had a bad reaction.
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Mindy’s stomach was not pumped and she is now listed in good condition at Cape Coral Hospital.
Dr. Drew could not be reached for comment.
