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Quotables: LeAnn Rimes’ Harasser Makes a Statement

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“I plan to take my own action against her. This could impact my family and business. Somebody needs to stand up or LeAnn will continue doing this for the rest of her life. I have a right to my opinion. I have never bullied her. She blocked me on Twitter and then I took my account private, so how can I bully her if I’m blocked AND have a private account? It makes no sense. People who don’t like her have a right to their opinion. She’s a public figure. But I have never bullied her. … My daughter was in tears over the lawsuit. This could affect her future employment. She called ME. She was trying to berate me into liking her. When she didn’t get her way she got frustrated. She called me ‘incredibly f***ing rude.’ She was really mad. I guess she is used to people bowing down to her but I’m not that kind of person. She’s not used to people standing their ground. One of her people said I was sending derogatory tweets to her for years. That’s false. I was not expecting her phone call and I didn’t even answer the phone the first time she tried to call. Then she texted me to answer the phone. I was worried but I did. It seemed odd that she was calling me.”

Again, I’m going to stand by my original statement that LeAnn, apparently, has some emotional and possibly mental issues. Which is why she’s probably in rehab as we speak (if she’s still in rehab, and not pretending to be so she could peep what Eddie does “on his own time”).

This lady, if she’s as intelligent as she claims to be (she’s a teacher, I believe, though that’s kind of a moot point in this situation—or really, in any situation), should know not to provoke someone who’s going to pursue vengeance upon them and who has a history of being … well, of being a little off. No, it sounds to me that this Smiley woman knew exactly what she was doing, and she was probably well aware of what might come out of it.

Team LeAnn, though I can’t believe I’m even saying that.

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  • Leann is nuts. she should have never called the woman. She should have blocked her twitter (like she did) and moved on. She is a public figure and she puts her every move on twitter / calling the photogs to capture her life. If she doesn’t like it STOP. delete the twitter (no one really cares what you are eating for breakfast), drop off the radar and live your life privately. she brings this negative attention on herself. whoa is the life of a celebrity- give me a break.

  • Ok. I have an issue with this: “Leann is a public figure” . It is an attempt to depersonalize her for the freedom of berratement. This is not ok dudes. Sure we will share a laugh at another’s expense (still not ok) but what does it say about you fundamentally as a person to reduce someone to basically a statue that you can throw things at. Not ok with friends. Not ok with strangers. “public figures” are still essentially strangers. Do you walk up to people on the street and start harassing them because (congratulations to you) you have an opinion? It says some sick things about our lack of humanity the way we treat celebrities.

    • Well, I think you kind of missed the point here. Yes, this teacher should be doing her lesson plans instead of mean-girl tweeting Leann, but that’s her right, whether it’s right or wrong. Rimes is an idiot to sue and she has absolutely no case. Rimes needs to see a psychiatrist, grow up and live her life in the world, not on Twitter. If blocking a hater doesn’t ease your pain, then you’ve got a problem. I hope Teacher Meanie counter-sues.

  • She keeps saying she never bullied LeAnn, and displays no awareness of what a bully is. And she’s a teacher.
    Heads up lady, you ARE a bully, and the fact that you obsessively and publicly talk smack about someone for years in a worldwide forum should tip you off.
    I’m not saying LeAnn is innocent, but focus on you and behave better for you.

    • I forgot to add, her main problem is of course that she taped LeAnn and put it on line for everyone to listen to. That’s why she’s in trouble and that’s proof she’s a bully.

  • Team Smiley! Leann IS NOT A VICTIM! She is a manipulative stalker, who is quick to sue anyone that gets in her way of her narcissistic fantasy bubble she lives in. Including her own Father!

    If you don’t want to hear what people have to say about you, DON’T CALL THEM! Ignore it. Leann is a PROVEN LIAR, that is why this woman recorded the call I would have done the same

  • They are both mental cases. This is not like the lady was stalking her in person, block the lady and move on, quit reading the crap, Leann. Not everyone is going to love you. As for the teacher, this lady has way too much time on her hands to be texting such nonsense. No wonder our kids of today are so illiterate with a teacher like this in the classroom. Don’t want to be on either team on this stupidity.

  • Apparently this woman set her account to private and was just expressing her opinion of LeAnn. She never actually tweeted things to her. But LeAnn didn’t like knowing that someone was speaking ill of her and flipped out. I can’t believe you’re “team LeAnn”. Is the line between bullying and expressing a negative opinion about a celebrity on your own personal website or blog (as is done here daily) really that hazy for you? Give me a break.

  • This whole thing is ridiculous. They (Leann and the Smiley person) are grown women and they are acting like tweens. And I don’t really undertand why either one of them cares what the other thinks of them. I understand that at this point, it has escalated into something that requires attention. But when it began, it was two people who had never met, would never meet, and had nothing to do with each other. Why was Ms. Smiley so vociferous in her criticism of Ms. Rimes? I’m sure she knows people personally that she could categorize as “homewreckers.” And why did Ms. Rimes get so hooked into Ms. Smiley’s negativity? She must have had her share of criticism over the years. I just don’t get it.