Mindy McCready

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    • Born: November 30, 1975
    • Birthplace: Fort Myers, Florida
    • Once engaged to actor Dean Cain
    • Arrested in 2004 for fraudulently procuring a prescription painkiller
    • Charged with driving under the influence in 2005
    • September 14, 2007: Sentenced to one year in prison for probation violation
    • Daily News alleged that the liner notes in McCready's albums contained "personal love missives" to Clemens

  • Mindy McCready is a country music artist who released her critically acclaimed first album, Ten Thousand Angels, in 1996, at the age of 21. The double platinum album hit number five on Billboard Magazine's Country Music Charts, and the single "Guys Do It All the Time" hit number one.

    McCready will join the new cast of VH1's reality show Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. The new season is set to premiere in early 2010.CMT: Mindy McCready Selected for Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew (May 27, 2009)

  • Early Life and Career

    Born into a strict Pentecostal family, McCready knew from an early age that she wanted to be a singer. A trip to Nashville when she was 18 netted her a deal with BNA Records, and her first album quickly became a commercial and critical success.

  • Roger Clemens Revelations

    McCready's affair with Roger Clemens, according to the Daily News, began in a Fort Myers karaoke bar when McCready was only 15. Clemens, who has been married to Debbie Clemens since 1984, allegedly partied and lodged with the country music star in New York while he was a pitcher for the New York Yankees. Clemens also allegedly sent McCready bundles of cash to help her out during her recent arrests and incarcerations. Clemens has denied all of the allegations, calling McCready a "close family friend."

  • Troubles

    However, McCready's subsequent releases never matched the success of Ten Thousand Angels, and after 2000, her personal difficulties overshadowed her work. She was briefly engaged to actor Dean Cain, and in 2006, bore a child, Zander, stemming from her relationship with boyfriend and budding country music artist Billy McKnight. Between 2004 and 2007, McCready was arrested several times, on charges ranging from identity theft to battery and resisting arrest.

  • Suicide Attempts

    In 2005, McCready alleged on the Oprah Winfrey Show that McKnight was physically abusive and that she had tried to commit suicide by overdosing on prescription drugs.USAToday.com: Mindy McCready Attempted Suicide by Overdose (July 26, 2005)

    The Daily News reported on December 17, 2008, that McCready had been admitted to a hospital in Nashville with "wounds to her wrists". The apparent suicide attempt came after a year in which her affair with pitcher Roger Clemens became public and she was interviewed by investigators about the pitcher's perjury case.Daily News: Singer Mindy McCready, who had affair with former Yankee Roger Clemens, apparently attempted suicide (December 17, 2008) She was discovered by her brother Timothy McCready who told police his sister seemed "very intoxicated." It was reported the next day that the singer was in stable condition, but will remain hospitalized.msnbc: McCready Stable After Suicide Attempt (December 18, 2008)

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