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LeAnn Rimes Lawsuit Update: Defendant Under 'Great Financial Strain'

JC Olivera, jpistudios.com

LeAnn Rimes' lawyer has granted an extension to the California high school teacher whom the songstress is suing for recording a telephone conversation without her consent. RadarOnline.com reports that Kimberly Smiley is having trouble acquiring funds needed to hire her defense.

"We are just an average family trying to make ends meet each month," she told the website. "We are faced with a lawsuit from a high priced powerful Beverly Hills attorney and trying to find an attorney has been hard."

LeAnn says she contacted the woman in order to convince her to stop posting negative comments online. Since the mother of five recorded the call in her residence, she is using her homeowner's insurance to fund her defense.

"Financially with deductibles, the inevitable rate increase, and travel expenses this lawsuit will cause great financial strain," Smiley explains. "This is no big deal to LeAnn, who has gotten the attention she wants, but to us this is stressful and embarrassing. We didn't want the attention. Now we plan to fight back and try to recoup our money and our reputations. Her publicity stunt won't be looked kindly on by the legal system."

However, LeAnn has pledged to donate any financial award obtained through this suit to the Trevor Project, a leading resource for anti-bullying initiatives, providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth. The organization was formed following the release of the film, "Trevor," in which a teenage boy attempts to kill himself after being taunted for being attracted to another boy in school.

Read the full RadarOnline.com story here.

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joanna.tolleson

As another poster on here has stated, leann did some internet bullying of her own toward 'her husband's' ex wife...she's got some nerve suing a mother with 5 children. She should be ashamed of herself and just go away!! If I had a law degree I'd take the mother's case free of charge and counter sue leann for being a heartless homewrecking skank.

October 16 2012 at 4:10 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Sheila

I am so happy LeAnn is standing up to this woman! Poor thing, she cannot hire an attorney, well then maybe she should not of have been bullying someone in the first place. Commit the crime, do the time! The woman has five children and spends her time bullying a music star? How about she focuses on her children instead? And what does her school say about her behavior? She is supposed to be a role model for children teaching them right from wrong. Surely this school has a moral code, ethics code. Cyber bullying is real and harmful. Good for you LeAnn!

October 16 2012 at 11:59 AM Report abuse -1 rate up rate down Reply
SusanWalker

LeAnn has become a sad joke. I would suggest she seek the attention of a qualified Psychiatrist for her behavior is very bipolar and destructive. To break up a family the way she did shows she has no morals as a woman and now she is harassing a school teacher!

October 16 2012 at 11:23 AM Report abuse +3 rate up rate down Reply
manchesterlad201

LeAnn Rimes is in need of a mental health professional. By calling to harass someone for their personal opinion you are committing a crime. Because LeAnn can no longer create music she is attempting to gain publicity any way she can. This is a desperate woman in need of help.

October 16 2012 at 11:19 AM Report abuse +3 rate up rate down Reply
philpalmsprings

LeAnn needs rehab and quickly. When someone feels they have control over another persons personal opinion they need help. When your a public figure your putting yourself out there in front of the public and some will criticize you. Take your meds LeAnn!

October 16 2012 at 11:10 AM Report abuse +3 rate up rate down Reply
Michael Stewart

LeAnn Rimes is a has been, washed up, one hit (Blue) wonder. All she knows how to do is steal another woman's man and harass people for the own personal opinions. I hope this woman finds an attorney to sue LeAnn's butt off!

October 16 2012 at 11:07 AM Report abuse +3 rate up rate down Reply
guyinps2012

LeAnn better work on her drug addiction and some new music and stay off the internet. No matter who you are, you can not control other people's opinions of you. Someone's personal opinion is free speech, by calling the woman LeAnn is harassing her the same why she had harassed Brandi Glanville after she stole her husband from her.

October 16 2012 at 10:59 AM Report abuse +4 rate up rate down Reply
pinemontgo

Im noticing ...How many done nothing types hate on LeAnn . The girl as many here do ... starts posting all sorts of BS. Then after a prolonged tyrade actualy gaets a call from Rimes . Then as typical of a scumy low life decides to twist it for cheap thrills of engaging a star. Not one hater poster here has the talent or success they so desperatly wish for . The sickness? The hate and wanna b's posting how they wish bad for someone. The special ed teacher ? A low rent , no talent , hater , engaging in the lowest form of dredge trolling there is . And all the love for the drama , after someone actualy fights this low life scum where they should. In court.
I hope they bankrupt teh little school teacher troll. I hope she gets chewed up and spit out as teh trash she is . And for all teh loser posts hating away ... You will never have anything . So hang om to your jealousy , post BS logic , and surround your karma with what you deserve . Nothing , less than nothing , no Ill say it .. I wish equal missery for all of you .

October 16 2012 at 6:28 AM Report abuse -4 rate up rate down Reply
Jackie Coble

I pray her Career goes BUST real quick! For someone who is so against bullying, she is one of the BIGGEST ones ever! She is a pathetic, waste of oxygen breathin Moron!!! Sod off Leann! You can rot in holy hell!

October 16 2012 at 1:54 AM Report abuse +4 rate up rate down Reply
Rhonda

When I look at Leann's face I really have a hard time believing she's a full human... she looks alien to me.. just NOT PRETTY at all.... Her nose holes are so big because she can't keep her fingers out of them.. it was so gross when that paparazzi put those photos he put up showing LeeAnn digging in her nose and then looking at her booger before she flicked it on the floor of her husband's car... talk about NASTY and someone who has NO UPBRINGING at all...I sure as hell wouldn't want that nasty thing sitting in my car because no tell what she would leave behind... she's gross and in 5 years she will be alone... watch and see.

October 16 2012 at 12:29 AM Report abuse +2 rate up rate down Reply

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