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ARRESTED! Such A Beautiful Trainwreck

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Mindy McCready was arrested this past weekend, PerezHilton.com can exclusively reveal.

The washed-up country singer was booked on Saturday in Ft. Myers, Florida, and she was charged with battery and resisting arrest.

This is just the latest in a long list of incidents for McCready. Mindy has a longer rap sheet than Jay-Z.

Here are some of the HIGHlights (according to Wikipedia):

- On August 5, 2004, McCready was arrested in Tennessee for using a fake prescription to buy the painkiller OxyContin. Although she initially denied the charge, she finally pleaded guilty on November 29, 2004 and was fined $4,000, sentenced to three years probation, and ordered to perform 200 hours of community service.

- On May 6, 2005, McCready was stopped by Nashville police for speeding and then arrested and charged with driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license. She was later released on $3500 bail.

- Two days later, on May 8, McCready’s ex-boyfriend and aspiring country singer, Billy McKnight, allegedly broke into her house and beat and choked her. He was charged with attempted murder and aggravated burglary.

- In July 2005, McCready was charged in Arizona with identity theft, attempted fraudulent scheme and artifices, unlawful imprisonment, hindering prosecution and unlawful use of transportation. Police said she and another man stole a truck and forced a woman to accompany them against her will. McCready's lawyer claimed that she was in the process of helping authorities catch an alleged con artist who had bilked her and 35 other celebrities when the charges were filed.

- The following week, on July 22, McCready was found unconscious in a hotel lobby in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida. She was hospitalized due to a drug overdose after washing down a large amount of undisclosed drugs with alcohol. Authorities soon claimed the incident to be a suicide attempt which she eventually confirmed.

- On August 10, 2005, an arrest warrant was issued for McCready for violation of her probation when she left Tennessee without permission from her probation officer. McCready was also charged with not reporting to her probation officer during July. She was finally arrested in Florida on August 26 and returned to Tennessee.

- On September 19, 2005 during a court appearance in Tennessee to appeal terms of her bail, she confirmed that the July 22 drug overdose in Florida was a suicide attempt. She added that the attempt came after learning she was pregnant with McKnight's baby.

- Just four days later, on September 23, McCready was again hospitalized after overdosing on antidepressants after arguing with McKnight over their unborn baby.

- On July 19, 2006, a jury of 12 found McCready not guilty of driving under the influence, but found her guilty on the charge of driving on a suspended license.



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  1. a says – reply to this
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    first

  2. penelope says – reply to this
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    1st!

  3. me says – reply to this
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    First

  4. delicious says – reply to this
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    poor baby

  5. br says – reply to this
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    FIRST!

  6. alexx says – reply to this
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    biatch

  7. alex says – reply to this
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    first

  8. VeeCeeBee says – reply to this
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    So sad!

  9. luz says – reply to this
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    what happened to her unborn child?

  10. sksalaa says – reply to this
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    mo money mo problems

  11. S says – reply to this
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    I bet Jay-Z's rap sheet doesn't include suicide attempts, though. Hope Mindy gets the help she needs.

  12. Jimmy Norton says – reply to this
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    I'd like to give her yellow treats. Buy my book on amazon.com Happy Endings: The Tales of a Meaty-Breasted Zilch. I'm Jim Norton and I'm on the radio!

  13. PEREZ HOMO PHOBIA www.gokrupp.com says – reply to this
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    www.gokrupp.com check it out its pathetic write about it!!!!!

  14. PEREZ HOMO PHOBIA www.gokrupp.com says – reply to this
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    www.gokrupp.com check it out its pathetic write about it!!!!! !!!!!

  15. PEREZ & EVERYONE says – reply to this
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    www.gokrupp.com check it out its pathetic write about it!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!

  16. PEREZ HOMO PHOBIA www.gokrupp.com says – reply to this
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    GO TO www.gokrupp.com

  17. alex. says – reply to this
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    who the hell is she??

  18. Desiree says – reply to this
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    wow. i had no idea she was in THAT much trouble… its so sad. she could have had a stellar career. unfortunately, she chose the wrong path.

  19. AliLaw says – reply to this
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    Who is this beotch? I love her already!

  20. ok says – reply to this
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    Never heard of her . Country music SUCKS.

  21. amber says – reply to this
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    I just watched your view appearance on youtube. I thought those women were bitches to you. Regardless of what you are or what you do, you are their guest. Shame on them!

  22. LH says – reply to this
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    A rap sheet longer than Jay-Z? What the fuck are you talking about, Mario? I'm a fan of your site, but get it right moving forward, okay?

  23. loribitch says – reply to this
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    Crazy hick bitch!!!!!!!!!

  24. kelly2 says – reply to this
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    Um, how is the baby?! What a sicko.

  25. Martin says – reply to this
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    Who?

  26. onelooseanus says – reply to this
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    drug addict…

  27. jezushatesme says – reply to this
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    I live in Nashville & Mindy used to be a frequent customer at my store, though I haven't seen her in several months. Last time I saw her she had her baby boy with her, who appears to be just fine. Mindy always seemed very sweet & friendly. You'd never suspect that she really has such a fucked up personal life.

  28. John Murdock says – reply to this
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    thats funny i grew up in ft myers…. hahah

  29. JoeyOh says – reply to this
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    Slow Curtain The End….

  30. Divaart69 says – reply to this
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    Peace Out!!!
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  31. tiffy111 says – reply to this
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    Wow she had the kid!!!!

  32. Chris says – reply to this
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    Perez is hott! Wooh!
    And haha at her.

  33. Jaded Pinkclit-Smith says – reply to this
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    I had the (dis)pleasure of meeting her once, early on when she had just released her first album. She couldn't have been a bigger cunt. I hope the bitch rots in jail.

    Cry mindy……….CRY!

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  34. supersize spanishfly says – reply to this
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    Dayum!!I didn't know Country singers could be be Gangsta too…I'm just saying …
    Thanx for the info Perez..Now I can blog about this girl and your blog on www.extravagangstaradio.com

  35. TRACY says – reply to this
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    COUNTRY WHO-COUNTRY WHAT?
    WHO GIVES A fuck!!!!

  36. Ugggh! says – reply to this
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    And there it is again………drugs, booze, and hoes…….money can get you all that and more! But then again she needs all that more to fill in the empty. cold. bitter. and lonely hole in her heart that she feels. It's a shame she's wasting herself away like that. Such a mess of a woman.

  37. robert esterln says – reply to this
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    Perez,
    it is nice to see you bring out the truth and reality about the rich and famous! they are just as human as us and should not be looked at as any better. i think your reporting is fair, keep up the great work. by the way you cracked me up the other day when you interviewed victoria on her reality show. much love!!

  38. kitty says – reply to this
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    i'm gonna pray for her HAHAHAHAHAA!! just kidding who the f@#$% is that bitch? LOL i'm not a fan of the country music LOL

    PEREZ HILTON YOU ARE SO GLAM I SWEAR ♥

  39. Evil says – reply to this
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    Mindy's song Ten Thousand Angels was supreme back in the day when she was actually singing, and her song Guys Do It All The Time was simply hilarious. Too bad that her life has turned out this way, but drugs fuck you up so rapidly that you don't even see daylight anymore.

  40. Lacey says – reply to this
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    This is really sad..she used to be my favorite country singer when i was little..i hate to say this but such a waste of talent.

  41. ArWeDon says – reply to this
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    Call Donna 909 982 2203 you will be suprised

  42. DirtyRatBastard says – reply to this
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    A Rapsheet longer than Jay-Z's? Why don't you just say that you hate straight black males and get on with it already? We get it, you think all black men are criminals and all black women are hags. I'm tired of it. Of course, I don't have to come here and read this piece of shit blog, but someone who isn't drunk on the Kool-Aid has to.

    Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. You make real hispanics want to puke.

  43. gossip junky says – reply to this
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    to Divaart69

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  44. Jen says – reply to this
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    Tracy honey you should win an award for this: "COUNTRY WHO-COUNTRY WHAT?" lol! I hollered. Right on. :)

  45. Parry Hotter says – reply to this
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    Harry is a Horcrux… Harry lives and Voldemort dies in Deathly Hallows!

  46. A Reliable Source says – reply to this
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    A friend of mine said he saw Perez at the Melrose Spa on Thrusday night. It’s a gay bathouse. Nobody would play with him. LMAO…

  47. ready to bye says – reply to this
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    You can take the redneck out of the fields, but you can take the METH out of Them.

  48. Jamie says – reply to this
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    Who's Mindy McCready?

  49. zoewiggles says – reply to this
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    Wasn't she engaged to Superman–Lois and Clark? (Dean McCain)

  50. zoewiggles says – reply to this
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    Wasn't she engaged at one time to Superman—Lois and Clark? Dean Cain

  51. déborah says – reply to this
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  52. Jamie says – reply to this
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    #48 & #49 is a stalker. Watch out Perez.

  53. colleen says – reply to this
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    Poor Mindy, I hate seeing things like that happen. I hope she gets the help she needs. Suicide…please get help. And, what happened to the baby?

  54. sexy says – reply to this
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    REST IN PEACE TAMMY FAYE!

  55. Mandy says – reply to this
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    Back in 1998 when I lived in Nashville she was at the top of her game. In Nashville, celebrities roam the streets with the general public because locals leave them alone, so seeing someone famous everyday or out at the bars was not an unusual experience. I happened to have seen her at Have a Nice Day cafe in the bathroom. I had friends who knew her very well and when they said hello she was completely rude. She was very rude to me so as I have watched this unfold I am not surprised. I knew back then she had mental problems.

  56. Adam says – reply to this
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    Exclusively?
    Via wikipedia????

    You realize that your lack of compassion for anybdy will come and bite you in the ass some day?
    Now that you are "famous" why dont you try to something good with your fame.
    You arYou rip people apart DAILY!!!!!

    You stupid moron get a clue…..as quick as your pathetic Fame hit, it will be gone and someone will be writing about your fat lonely ass….

    Say something nice and be original you fuck head

  57. mindy&family are idiots says – reply to this
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    Mindy and her f'd up family, esp her mom, cheated my husband and his three siblings out of their inheritance from their father. They threw away all their baby pictures and anything that his dad had left to them. Then she buried him next to her last ex husband. Or maybe under him. This family is getting their karma back. What goes around comes around.

  58. paige says – reply to this
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    hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

  59. kapow says – reply to this
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    i am from fort myers, and we never ever heard of her till this shit went down. shes a loseriffic whack job, the best from FORT TOWN is BAby V, vonzell….now SHE makes us proud!

  60. malcolm says – reply to this
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    why the fuck you have to use Jay Z name does Jay Z has A rap sheet? they're so many white ppl out their with rap sheet. but you have to use a rapper and not even one that has a rap sheet but one of the most respected. Jay z has one incident in his life and you try to make it look like he has a rap sheet a mile long.
    this is such a racist statement.

  61. Ms. Sugar Walls says – reply to this
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    You didn't have to use My boy Jigga's name..you prick! Why should I feel sorry for her? I feel sorry for her kid, but her..please! She know's right from wrong! I do feel sorry that she almost was murdered! I hope that the gapping ass rots in jail! If she is going to choose a life of crime, she needs to be more discrete about it! or don't do it at all!

  62. luna says – reply to this
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    How do get found NOT GUILTY of driving under the influence? Either you were or you weren't. Did they not have any evidence at this trial?

  63. Terese says – reply to this
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    Trailer trash with money isn't any different than thugs or thugettes with money.

  64. Anthon says – reply to this
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    Hey Miss Sugar walls.. do yourself a favor and go clean your yeast infection…

  65. katarina says – reply to this
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    What became of the baby ?

  66. melanie says – reply to this
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    who the fuck is she?

  67. Tru says – reply to this
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    Wasn't she the one married to Dean Cain for a little bit until he got smart and divorced her crazyness?

  68. Tru says – reply to this
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    Here for those of you asking about the baby - this came under the search of her name on IMDB.com -

    Engaged to Dean Cain September 18th 1997 - August 1998

    Son, Zander Ryan McCready, born Saturday 25 March 2006, weighing 6 pounds, 2 ounces.

  69. bodi says – reply to this
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    that is so sad. maybe the court should order rehab/treatment instead of just throwing her in jail and then putting her on probation. the system is fucked.

  70. Margarita says – reply to this
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    Re: post #49:
    Though you keep posting it all over his site, that AIM chat session doesn’t make Perez look bad at all. What it shows is that he eventually realized you weren’t really an Argentinian producer at all, because every time he told you who to contact to make official arrangements for his appearance on your TV show, you just kept dragging the AIM session on and on. When he caught on that you weren’t really who you said you were, you called him a diva and gave him a lecture about how to handle his new fame (which no professional would say to someone they’re trying to book on their show) and then he pretty much told you to eff off. As he should have. He was nice to you until you revealed that you were just some nutter relishing the moment after he bought into your story when really, you were just effing with him. You knew all along you were going to use that chat against him publicly.
    .
    Now every time you repost that word for word chat, you prove again and again that you weren’t who you said you were — you prove that Perez’s suspicions were right on the money: you were just some idiot trying to waste his time and bait him. What a total dumbass you are for not being able to see that.

  71. jackdope says – reply to this
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    #30 = loser
    #48 & #49 = sour grapes
    #61 = family member???? details please

    And for the rest of you JayZ supporters. If you think you can relate to him, get a fucking life. He is an arrogant prick who is richer than you could ever imagine. You are defending him and he'd flush you down the toilet in a NY fucking minute. Don't waste your time protecting him. He has no interest in you brothas. He's out for the fucking cash, and that's it. He don't hang with folks like you. He's hanging out with lifestyles of the rich and famous. He wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire.

    Mindy - Go to rehab hon, you're really, really fucked up. Remember that your PRESENT is not more valuable than your child's FUTURE. So suck it up, get sober and start making good decisions for that reason. You fucked up your life, deal with it. But don't fuck up your kid.

  72. Precious says – reply to this
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    This is sad news..and how can she ever get herself together and seek help for her drug problems when it seems they keep giving her breaks.

  73. Margarita says – reply to this
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    Hey #77:
    I see things about Perez's behaviour that I don't like at times, too. But in this case, you are assuming that the conversation hasn't been edited by said disgruntled poster and that Perez actually made that statement himself.
    .
    If this person is nutty enough to plan to use a chat against Perez, and then post it all over his site, then he's also nutty enough to edit what was said to make Perez look as bad as possible.

  74. debbiecakes says – reply to this
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    Must be washed up, never heard of her. Never cared.

  75. DV Advocate says – reply to this
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    I feel bad for Mindy, I hope that she get some help and put this incident behind her and help others.

  76. KaywienyluvsPerez says – reply to this
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    Ok, someone tell this chick to fill out a DNR…then when she feels like chugging a pill coctail, pin it to her shirt and just let her go..I'm sure her child we be better off as well as society. She has definitely had time to straighten herself out, and obviously having a child had no effect. Wow.

  77. ArguinTeen ProducERRRRR says – reply to this
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    Who?!

  78. kd says – reply to this
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    Why did you reference JayZ…does he even have a long rap sheet? Why couldn't you name another country singer or someone else like Paris!!! Dickhead!!

    JayZ is a successful businessman and rapper! That bitch is neither!

  79. kd says – reply to this
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    Why did you reference JayZ…does he even have a long rap sheet? Why couldn’t you name another country singer or someone else like Paris!!! Dickhead!!
    JayZ is a successful businessman and rapper! That bitch is neither!

  80. D says – reply to this
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    According to Wikipedia? Really? Nice journalism skills there.

  81. ava says – reply to this
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    I really felt sorry for her when she made an appearance on Oprah. If memory serves, she was early into her pregnancy and the babies father had attacked her. Now looking at her record I find it hard to have sympathy for someone that has not shown any effort to change. I too have had some rough times and have to serve 60 days in jail for a DUI and a probation violation for ignoring it! This is the first and the last time I will ever do anything so stupid! She has a list of things that should scare her, it would scare me! If for noyhing else change for that baby. You can make mistake after mistake, but that is one that has a life long sentence of guilt. GET IT TOGETHER BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!