"I've lived recklessly. I've made a lot of mistakes."Mindy McCready is owning up to her faults. The country singer, recently released from her third stint in jail, is sharing her regret over drug addiction, legal woes and her alleged affair with married baseball star Roger Clemens.
"Carrying on a relationship with him is not something I'm proud of," the 32-year-old McCready told the syndicated TV show 'Inside Edition,' explaining that she and Clemens were careless about being seen together. "We never had a meeting in secret. We went on vacations together. We went to Palm Springs. We went to Las Vegas, New York City."
Clemens continues to deny an affair, insisting the relationship was platonic. McCready, who says she met Clemens when she just 16 years old, admits they started off as friends but developed a sexual relationship several years later. She says the demise of their romance came when she realized the famed pitcher would never marry her.
"I wanted him to do right by me," she says, "and when he wouldn't, I broke it off."
McCready is now trying to do right by Clemens' wife, Debbie, saying she has "nothing but remorse and nothing but sympathy for what she (Debbie) had to go through with this situation," adding, "She has my utmost apology."
The news of the alleged affair broke just as McCready was battling several criminal charges, drug addiction, depression and a custody battle over her then 2-year-old son, Zander.
"There aren't words to describe how painful it's been," she says. "So painful, I haven't wanted to live."
But McCready remains hopeful for her future, as she tries to make a comeback, both professionally and personally.
"Redemption is out there for everybody to get," she says. "Just watch me. I'm gonna show you how to do it."
Reader Comments(1 of 9)
MojoMagicat 11-18-2008
I'm beginning to woder if Clemens has ever told a LIE! He doesn't want to own up to anything unless you want to talk about his baseball game skills. I think much of that is a LIE too..tut! tut!
Michaelat 11-19-2008
Okay, lets get this straight. First of all I am not an apologist for Clemens. BUT, this young lady's story simply has no merit.
The young lady says that McCready and Clemens were careless about being seen together. BUT, there have been no official photographs of the two in public. You would think Clemens and McCready are somewhat well-known. If she is telling the truth one would think, in this day and age of the cell phone, someone out there would have a pic of the two being "careless."
Another thing, notice how McCready starts the affair and says she calls it off. Clean cut, no witnesses but her own words. Her behavior, sadly, is one of a person who is clearly troubled. Somewhere along the lines this woman had been taught she was worthless and while I do believe she THINKS she is recovering...unfortunately, she is only beginning a new cycle of pain and suffering in the near or distant future.
While I do believe Clemens has had his moments, this one moment does not seem to bare itself out.
pipetoeat 11-19-2008
For some reason she's trying to destroy him.
I'm sure Debbie Clements could have a descreet apology...It wouldn't have to come through Inside Edition.
Doesn't add up.
pweb11469at 11-19-2008
A picture? It's not like they put cameras on cell phones or anything. I'm sure Clemons gets snapped at least 25 times every day, he surely would have been busted.
marilonseayat 11-18-2008
EVERYBODY SHOULD GET ANOTHER CHANCE SO IF PEOPLES COULD FORGIVE THEN THEY THEMSELF COULD FORGIVE THEMSELF SO STOP TRYING TO FIND THE BAD AND LOOK FOR GOOD IM SURE YOU WILL FIND IT JUST LIKE YOU FOUND THE BAD GOOD LUCK KEEP TRYING YOU WILL MAKE IT
great34aat 11-19-2008
Stop yelling at everyone with your post and try a grammar and punctuation class.
. - that dot is a period - try it out sometime!
odiesnitchat 11-19-2008
Ummm...no. Everyone does NOT deserve a 2nd chance. Everyone does have the opportunity to EARN a 2nd chance. But once trust is broken, it is very difficult to earn back. I don't feel at all sorry for either of these two. I do feel sorry for those they hurt. Particularly the kids.
marilonseayat 11-18-2008
WHY DO YOU CARE
nepafemaleat 11-18-2008
I think its time for every married woman out there to learn that if you hubby cheats.. the only way to stay with him is to do it to him.. why do we continue to make up excuses for straying hubby.. ladies.. time to wake up..
belewsbabyat 11-19-2008
you go girl!!! very well said..maybe when these men are not so sure of their-selves..and their wives!!! they might want to take that little extra free time and keep their wives happy..just remember fella's,,dont always be so sure of yourself.
Sharonat 11-19-2008
You should be a marriage therapist.
NOT
Your comment makes absolutely NO sense.
dirocksonat 11-19-2008
Frist if cheeting is suspected on both ends the relationship needs to be looked at...and discussed
a while back when my boys were young a freind of mine was hanging out with me he had no other freinds
our mutual friend( my boyfriend of past before I met my husband were mutual friends so that is how we met again at the time was his friend but always in trouble big trouble he had lost touch with him his only guy friend) We still remained friends through my marriage hard cause of Jealousy issues tings were a bit touch and go my husband was so rediclous having one friend form my childhood
he had always kept me sane growing up... We knew eachother since third grade...He was having trouble finding girlfriend but then he met someone felt it was love and was happy... I was happy for him , he was asking me how did I know what love is how are you sure when you marry that you can stay commited is it differnt for women...at that point things in my relationship was very rocky, but I didn't want to give him a negitve take on Marriage what was funny was we both having been raised Catholic I said
depends on faith and I warned him be sure cause once you marry Catholic it's so hard to get divorced
I said so do you love her? he said yes so marry her it will work if you work at it. Being sure I said no one is one hundred percent best marriages have ups and downs... I had met Kate his girl and said I liked her but she seamed to be a bit jealous too... I can't say that I never had a romantic feeling for my friend in fact I had but again that was before I met my husband and my friend never felt the same way... so nothing came of it... accually my freind had gone to midnight mass with me and my boyfreind didn't want to walk me home but he did... I thought we'd share a kiss that night but you don't steel you friends girl so it didn't
happen... my dad hated him too... said he was too twitchy and crazy... He kept me so safe and my dad never knew how much stuff my friend kept me out of... eventually I had broken up with the boyfriend
but remained friends on and off with him through rest of high school and beginnig of college... but always a gentleman was he... never anything that would lead me to think more than just a potinic freindship...believe many places he could have don't think we had the chemistry... ok flash foward we had been hanging together almost until he was two weeks before his wedding he was excited but nervous gee didn't think guys accually got nervous so did you find our mutual friend is he going to be your best man ... yes am I ok with that I said sure kind of weird to have a girl as your best man even if I told you to marry her... next thing I know he's giving me this big sloppy kiss and I was shocked and I guess feeling that I thought my marriage was in trouble maybe the kiss but my reaction to it was wait lets stop talk and what is going on I am married you are getting married why...
I dig sptonanutiy and it was gutsy I said but what gives do you have feelings that you haven't told me about or is this just marraige jetters... you know we can't and I won't ... the kiss was ok good... but I don't feel like that for you sorry... I was in tears I felt so guilty for the kiss... I broke down told him about my marriage and how it was on the rocks but that I loved my husband and I still couldn't he apoligized...for putting me in a spot look it happened now as friends we can get over it and move on with our lives ... do you love her is this being nervous about getting tied down with one person I asked or you felt you had to see if there was chemisty between us? ... I trusted that our friendship could always be just friends and now that line was crossed your getting married so go marry her but things has to be different... I went to the church didn't go to the reception felt it was better for all concerned... through that all my husband thought I was having an affair with my old freind right up until he got married... that I was giving my friend his last fling before marriage with a married women. How crazy... For me it would be so sinful... he was getting married Catholic wedding I couldn't act sinful with him...
This my husband didn't say was what he was thinking but about three years later he said he thought I indead had cheated ... I siad if one kiss consitutes cheating then I guess so... had no feelings for him only friendship...
To be accused that someting so potonic turned into an affair cause my husbands own insecrity and accused me of cheeting... way after the fact
marilonseayat 11-18-2008
MAYBE BECAUSE WE LOVE THEM I NO THAT IT IS WRONG TO CHEAT SO 2 WRONG DONT MAKE IT RIGHT.
Gregorianat 11-18-2008
Maybe this is why she and Dean Cain broke off their engagement long ago.
dalaimama34at 11-18-2008
people are idiots; they get involved with someone who is lying to his/her spouse(they never stop to think how they would feel if it happened to them) and then when the person turns out to be.....gasp! surprise! not an upstanding person, they're shocked! people don't see past their genitals when they get involved with someone, they can't the forest for the trees.