LeAnn Rimes: I "Know Why" I Cheated
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It's been over two years since Us Weekly first broke news of LeAnn Rimes' extramarital affair with Eddie Cibrian -- eighty-sixing both of their marriages -- and the country singer, 28, isn't afraid to own up to her mistakes.
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"I know I didn't do it the right way," Rimes says of falling for her Northern Lights costar in "Backstory: LeAnn Rimes," a new special airing Sunday on the Great American Country channel.
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"I didn't have the tools to know how to do it the right way, how to let go the right way. I'd never been taught that," she says of cheating on then-husband Dean Sheremet with Cibrian, who was then wed to Brandi Glanville, mother to his two sons. (She and Cibrian, 37, are now engaged; Sheremet is also engaged to girlfriend Sarah Silver.)
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"I have the strength [now] but I didn't at the time… So, it got really messy, but I have learned a lot from that. And I'm not glad it happened, but I know why it did."
She adds: "[Country music] has such a double standard. You know, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash and all these guys. God knows what they did back in the day? And if a woman did it, you never were accepted or forgiven. But if it was a guy, it was just their life… It's quite interesting to have to navigate those waters as a woman in this business."
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101TEAM LEANN!! She has been classy and graceful during this two year rampage of horrendous judgment from complete strangers against her. As if everyone else is perfect? It's life. Life and love can get messy. Best of luck Leann to you and your new life. xoxo
wasn't murder..is what I meant to say
It was definitely wrong but I think she has been ridiculed enough. It was murder she just cheated on her husband. Seriously the way people comment on here you would think she cheated with their husbands. Don't project your insecurities on her..Things have worked out for the better. I had a boyfriend who cheated on me and I was crushed but thank god I got rid of him. My life is way better without him.
Hell...it doesn't look like their exes are doin' bad without them. So, it really doesn't matter why she cheated; nonetheless, if she gotta talk about it then she can write Us a tell all book.
Wh0r3. You don't say you didn't have the "tools" to be a honest and decent person. Period, end of story.
I think Gracie Mouton just about said it all. I would also like to know who LeAnn expected to teach her how to commit adultery or even get a divorce. As far as a divorce goes particularly with her money you hire a lawyer and he will lead you through the steps. Duh, how hard was that? She is just making excuses for her immoral behavior.
What kind of tools do you need to know that cheating on your husband is probably not the right thing to do? Whatever. We are all saints and we are all sinners. At least she is owning her own actions. There are too many stars that mess up and blame everyone else. For that matter there are too many regular people that never own up to their bad actions.
I'm sorry - what 'tools' do you need to know that cheating on your husband with another woman's husband isn't 'the right way'? Really? Give us all a break. This just shows who you really are, sweetie - nothing to do with 'tools'.
Well put Lisa.
I don't think anyone is not letting her "live her life" lol. Fact is, if you're a celeb and you mess up publicly don't expect everyone to condone your actions. He wasn't the wrong person when she married him, spouses aren't disposable garbage or things you get when it sounds cool then get rid of when you're bored. Moving on to another person while you're still married to your spouse is wrong on all accounts. They both should have had enough respect for their spouses to end things if they were THAT bad before moving on to another relationship.
There are different type of cheaters also. The kind that cheat on everybody nearly they are with, the players and tramps, there is the man that has one affair in 16 years of marriage(like my uncle, my aunt even had him do the lie detector thing. Sometimes I think the people that have no children and wait til they are 30 or better stand a better chance.
Animals have no morals, and are not held responsible for their actions. We are supposed to be higher then that, but some aren't. Websters dictionary says.Definition of MORAL a: of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behavior: ethical conforming to a standard of right behavior.
Morals has everything to do with it. Either you do or you don't. If you marry the wrong person, morally you got to them first, do the right thing. Then go to someone else if it doesn't work. A whole other human being with feelings are involved..the spouse that is going to get dumped on. Strong physical attraction is not love, nor a reason to selfishly hurt another person, your committed to. Also, birth control should be used to avoid the DNA test to tell who the daddy is. Pathetic actually.
Amber; everyone is letting "her live her life", this is her new life. Prior to all the various revelations LeAnn had a good reputation. Now people know LeAnn much better than they previously did, and for the most part, they don't like her, her actions or her values. Get used to it, she will have to deal with people new perception of her core values the rest of her life.
Morals has nothing to do with it....sometimes you marry the wrong person and sometimes, while married, you meet someone whom you have a strong physical attraction to....No one was murdered here. Let her live her life. Chill.
I have never cheated either. You have the kind of people that are on the Maury show, who need DNA to prove who the father is, and you have the other side of the coin. Of course, people can be attracted to others, but even when single, who goes to bed with everyone they have been attracted to?..the people on Maury do, but others don't. One thing it is called is loyality.
Kimberly, you are sadly wrong, I know many men and women who do not cheat. I never have. It boils down to morals. The ones that cheat need someone to cheat with. If people would just date someone who isn't married, there wouldn't be much of a problem. Being attracted to someone else is one thing, acting on it is another. Sorry, ALL the married people you know all cheat. Maybe you need to know a different group of people.
She has a good point. All these guy celebs you all drool at are known cheaters, half of your husbands are cheating right now, and Morgan Freeman did his step granddaughter and no one said a peep. Do you honestly think men are the only ones who like sex?! You'd be shocked if you knew what the people you think you know were actually like, so don't judge. Every married couple I know secretly lusts for someone else. You are kidding yourself if you think monogamy is real.
So Tamera posted under the nick of Diane? Interesting. Btw, I can assure you my English is FAR better than yours, in fact I dare you to find one mistake. Your post is RIDDLED with spelling/grammatical and syntax errors. Its prejudiceD, not prejudice. Also it is you're, not your. Your English is disgusting. I swear, so what? At least I can swear in ENGLISH. I'm not surprised a hypocritical, illiterate little worthless psycho like you is a hater of Pitt and Jolie. I bet you'RE racist, too, like most haters/loonifers.
oh Sami..shoo away little boy,girl,whack job,whatever it is you are..no decent female would talk or act like you, and well..your English is pathetic. I, however, am not prejudice against someone if their English isn't perfect, and certainly not so rude as to correct them, just if it's filthy,like trash. I am, not at all surprised you are a Pitt and Jolie fan. Finished with you,,your not worth it. Yes, LeAnn and Eddie have made a spectacle of themselves, and put it all out there like it is ok. Adultery is adultery, and those that commit it always have an excuse. It comes with their general personality of blaming the next guy.