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While everyone was shocked to hear Mindy McCready had committed suicide, it is less shocking when you realize she had attempted suicide four times before.

The country singer had a dark past that involved one attempt at cutting her wrists and a number of overdoses, including one that occurred while she was pregnant with her oldest son.

Her first overdose was in 2005 and involved pills and alcohol that she took during an abusive relationship with Billy McKnight.

Mikael Wood, a Los Angeles Times music writer, revealed details about the attempt:

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This is incredibly, incredibly sad.

How many more lives is this mess going to ruin?

As everyone knows, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp media empire has been absolutely devastated since the phone-hacking scandal prompted more investigations into the immoral - and sometimes illegal - practices in which many staffers partook, which has led to News of the World being scrapped and the arrests of eleven current and former employees of The Sun on suspicion of bribery, and now, it appears that it has taken its toll mentally on at least two senior journalists, who have reportedly attempted suicide.

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This is truly disturbing.

We've just learned that Seinfeld/Super Troopers actor Daniel von Bargen is currently in critical condition in a Cincinnati hospital after shooting himself in the head.

Following the botched suicide attempt, Daniel called 911 and said the following to the operator:

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Did that just happen? Really, did that just happen?! We don't know what to do. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. But we do know one thing:

This is why we still watch Glee.

We're going to tackle our recap this week in a more serious manner, to really pay tribute to what Ryan Murphy and Co. did on their show last night. All week we've been hearing how this episode would be the most "shocking" in Glee history. While it most definitely ended on a cliffhanger to keep fans frantic for the next seven weeks, it's what happened in the first ten minutes that captured our attention more.

Consider this your SPOILER ALERT, although

Tags: car crash, competition, dave karoksky, father, gay youth, glee, gleeks, married, quinn, ryan murphy, suicide, suicide attempt, tribute, violence

Ugh! So sad!

A new study published on Monday has found that a veteran commits suicide every 80 minutes!

Since the start of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, military related suicide attempts have increased. In 2009 alone, 1,868 veterans of those wars attempted to take their own life!

It's not just the veterans either. Researchers found approximately one service member committed suicide every 36 hours between 2005 and 2019.

Study authors Dr. Margaret C. Harrell and Nancy Berglass concluded:

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Ruth Madoff has been through SO much.

During a new interview with CBS Evening News, Bernie Madoff's wife Ruth admits to the world that she and her husband tried to kill themselves after the ponzi scheme was revealed.

Here's what she had to say about it:

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We hate to even say it, but we really hope he doesn't end up like Amy…

Less than a month ago, 33-year-old Jonathan Rhys Meyers had to be taken away by an ambulance after an apparent suicide attempt in which he reportedly took an overdose of pills.

Now, a recent video has surfaced (above) in which

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