Mindy McCready OD's - I'm thinking this woman needs some help

[johnnie]

"There's no denying that Mindy McCready has fallen on hard times.
The 29-year-old country singer remains hospitalized in Florida after what was described as a suicide attempt last Friday."

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At the time she was discovered, McCready was in the Holiday Inn Harborside in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, accompanied by aspiring country singer William McKnight, who identified himself as her fiance. He turned over to police a four-page suicide note attributed to McCready.

In the note, which was not released to the public, McCready reportedly mused about her troubled relationship with McKnight and bid farewell to friends and family members, according to a police report.

McKnight was arrested in Nashville in May on charges of attempted murder after he allegedly broke into McCready's home in a jealous rage and beat and choked her until she was unconscious.

Last month, he posted $130,000 bail and was released. The couple have apparently since reconciled.

More:
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=795&e=2&u=/eo/17018

[progmom]

1. that is terrbily sad

he should be in prison.

[Sannum]

2. she took him back?

I don't know who she is, but I remember seeing something on one of the Inside Edition shows about this.

She needs help.

[johnnie]

3. I don't know her music

But I have seen her name brought up a lot on the news. Fake prescriptions, drunk driving and now this suicide attempt. I just thought it was sad. She is only 29.

[Shell Beau]

4. It seems I remember reading

about his abuse to her and how she was moving forward and getting clean. I hope this time she gets the help she truly needs. This is a cry for help.

[WCGreen]

5. In that picture she looks troubled....

The Ghost of Hank still haunts Country Music

[jobycom]

6. Okay, I feel sorry for her, but THIS part of the story....

"Last year, McCready pleaded guilty to using a fake prescription to obtain the painkiller OxyContin at a pharmacy in Tennessee. She was fined $4,000, sentenced to three years of supervised probation and ordered to perform 200 hours of community service. "

Does that make anyone else a little angry? They CAN move fast on such charges when they want to.

Hope Mindy gets it together.

[enigmatic]

7. She's essenitally a one-hit wonder

She had a number 1 song on the country charts about 9 years ago, then was dropped by her label after her second record bombed, if I'm not mistaken.

Last I heard a few years ago was that she was working as a receptionist for a record company; that must have been rough after all her success.

I really hope she doesn't go the way of Carlene Carter..

[johnnie]

8. That's probably why I'm not familiar with her music

I hear Carlene is working again and in good shape. She really did get pretty bad there for a while.

[enigmatic]

10. She is?

That's really good to hear. She has such a great voice..

[madrchsod]

12. carlene seems to be doing ok

maybe this is a way to get rid of the demons

http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1505758/07142005/cash_june_carter.jhtml
CMT.com: News: Nashville Skyline

[enigmatic]

13. This is really good to hear

I haven't heard much about her in the last year or so; I'm really glad she's seemingly got her life back together..

[redqueen]

9. She should get away from that jerk and seek therapy.

He beats her and chokes her unconscious and then, after the fucker gets out on bail, she takes him back?

:wtf:

[XNASA]

11. Whew. Thank goodness. For a second I thought I read....

.....Mindy Cohn.

[johnnie]

14. Oh, If it would have been Mindy Cohn..

I would have been on a plane to Florida TODAY!

[warrens]

15. She was clearly high when that picture was taken

This is probably going to get worse. I never heard of her before, but it's sad.